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    Rinses/Pastes

    Product Report

    June 27, 2014
    Dr. Fresh recently launched its Reach Complete Care Triple Angle toothbrushes, which provide three different angles of bristle cleaning -- left, straight, and right.
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    Patient Care

    Nimble scaler, camera, children's book

    June 27, 2014
    Don't let the whimsical name of this new scaler by Paradise Dental Technologies fool you! The Jack B. Nimble is a real workhorse designed specifically to allow positive lateral...
    Oral Pathology

    How Goldilocks saves careers

    June 27, 2014
    Dental hygiene can be a demanding profession, both mentally and physically. Working with patients while maintaining good physical health can present challenges to hygienists.
    Infection Control

    Checklists in Infection Control

    June 27, 2014
    My life would be a lot more frustrating if I did not have checklists. I have a checklist for packing my suitcase when I go to a speaking engagement, one for the things I need ...
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    Prosthodontics

    Back to Basics

    June 27, 2014
    I have witnessed numerous ways of scaling teeth over the years, both teaching in dental hygiene clinics and during volunteer programs where I helped assist colleagues.

    More content from Volume 34, Issue 6

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    Oral Pathology

    Oral Lymphoepithelial Cyst

    June 27, 2014
    Your patient today is Andy, a 20-year-old college student. Andy has noticed a white to yellow swelling on the right side of his tongue that does not go away and has been present...
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    Patient Care

    How sleepy are they?

    June 26, 2014
    In recent years, the diagnosis of sleep apnea has led to a collision of the dental and medical professions. How many patients during an average clinical day do you see that have...
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    Students

    Your role before, during, and after orthodontic treatment

    June 26, 2014
    For a hygienist in general practice, watching a patient undergo orthodontic treatment can actually be a fun and interesting process.
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    Patient Care

    Local anesthesia options during dental hygiene care

    June 25, 2014
    Options always exist in executing dental hygiene care, including the administration of local anesthesia. But smart dental hygiene practitioners look to evidence-based outcomes...
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    Career & Profession

    In search of the ultimate prophy

    June 25, 2014
    As a hygienist, I often wonder what it feels like to go to the dentist on a routine visit as a patient.
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    Influx of Baby Boomers

    June 25, 2014
    Baby boomer patients have been a fixture in dental operatories in general and specialty dental practices since the late 1950s, and they're getting closer to retirement.
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    Career & Profession

    Are you a proactive partner?

    June 25, 2014
    Every dental team member plays an important role in the practice's success. While team members have their specific areas of expertise, it's important for each department ...
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    Career & Profession

    Finding meaning in dental hygiene

    June 24, 2014
    The quest for the meaning of life is as old as civilization. In the Western philosophical tradition, Greeks were among the first thinkers to pursue these values.
    Career & Profession

    Be careful what you say

    June 24, 2014
    By the time we enter junior high, we've all heard the phrase, "Be careful what you say." Traditional social norms used to set standards on behavior.
    Patient Care

    Happy learning on the web

    June 24, 2014
    In my March column, I highlighted places where one could take university quality courses online for free. The response was much more than expected from such a topic.
    Career & Profession

    Networking to solve problems

    June 24, 2014
    You are going crazy, pulling your hair out because of problems in the practice that no one in the office knows how to solve. Engagement is lacking; the doctor, staff, and patients...
    Career & Profession

    Governor's Report

    June 24, 2014
    The new year brought us an exciting development in the public health arena. In January, the National Governor's Association (NGA) published a report that focused on the utilization...
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    Students

    A committed command

    June 24, 2014
    Last August, hygiene student Sara Keedy of Wheeling, W.Va., met her new partner in life, Noel. It was a match made in heaven. He accompanies her everywhere, even into the clinic...
    Career & Profession

    Time Dilemma

    June 24, 2014
    I have been a hygienist for three years. But I swear, the stress is making me old before my time! I work with a great doctor and co-workers. That's not the problem.
    Oral Pathology

    Speaking Words of Wisdom

    June 24, 2014
    "If I keep doing what I always did, I will get what I always got." This line played over and over in my head this week. I asked myself, how can I link this with the topic of dental...
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    Talking about dental hygiene research

    June 24, 2014
    Over the course of the last five years, the National Center for Dental Hygiene Research and Practice has offered two global research conferences.
    Career & Profession

    Editor's Note

    June 24, 2014
    Within the last few years, serious journalists at The Wall Street Journal have somewhat mockingly timed the action at football and baseball games.
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    Students

    Spotlight

    June 24, 2014
    On a daily basis: She worked with a holistic dentist for five years. She switched to the dental practice for Dr. Kathleen Carson (Westlake Dental Arts) in 2013.