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    Patient Care

    Celebrating Colleagues

    Feb. 13, 2015
    I'm always delighted to write about products innovated and created by our colleagues. Read on to learn about a dentist who writes children's books, and two entrepreneurial hygienists...
    Career & Profession

    For growth and change

    Feb. 13, 2015
    So much has changed for me in the last year. The time has been filled with loss, learning, and reflection - all of which impacted my career in some fashion. Friends, family, and...
    Career & Profession

    A smile about patient satisfaction

    Feb. 13, 2015
    One of the goals of a comedian is to make the audience laugh while decreasing their resistance to discussing a topic that makes them feel uncomfortable. When an audience lowers...
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    Career & Profession

    RDHAPs in public health

    Feb. 13, 2015
    The dental hygienist spotlight this month focuses on a California registered dental hygienist in alternative practice (RDHAP) who serves those in need at her own practice and ...
    Career & Profession

    Understanding Millennials

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Years ago, as a single mom, I often referred to my sons affectionately as "the animals." At six and eight, they were energetic and busy as massive laundry generators and active...

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    Product Report

    Feb. 13, 2015
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    Career & Profession

    Don't feel stuck!

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Many career alternatives are available due to what you already know as a dental hygienist
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    The innovation of the RDHAP

    Feb. 13, 2015
    California's alternative practice hygienists find unique ways to serve those in need
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    Dearly departed dentist

    Feb. 13, 2015
    What happens after we grieve for a deceased dentist?
    Students

    Envying a colleague

    Feb. 13, 2015
    The stress of our day job can produce a wide range of emotions. From anxiety and frustration to satisfaction and accomplishment, it can sometimes feel like an emotional roller...
    Career & Profession

    Conflicted over fees

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Dear Dianne, My biggest dilemma as a hygienist is in communicating treatment needs to patients. I hate telling them that they need expensive root planing or other treatment. I...
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    Who is the dental board serving?

    Feb. 13, 2015
    The government examines whether state dental boards protect consumers or dentists
    Patient Care

    What is it about her that I don't like?

    Feb. 13, 2015
    In last month's column, I started a series about the office "drama queen." What is it about certain personalities that you love or just cannot stand? Dealing with certain personality...
    Career & Profession

    Growing a professional backbone

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Over the years, I've come to realize that three factors can put a serious damper on whether we have happy, sustainable clinical careers: isolation, developing an injury, or getting...
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    Oral Pathology

    It's not just a twist of the tongue

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Complementary and alternative treatment of oral cancer patients may offer benefits
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    Infection Control

    Give me a high five

    Feb. 13, 2015
    I have always liked Howie Mandel. His sense of humor, his comedic laugh, and his trademark fist bump reflects his courageous way of dealing with a disease that hinders many people...
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    Patient Care

    Don't lend me this ear!

    Feb. 13, 2015
    You are treating your six-month recare patient with the ultrasonic scaler. He has minimal inflammation and recession, and calculus deposits are moderate. You have scaled the anteriors...
    Patient Care

    Mouth breathing for dummies

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Being called a mouth breather used to be a derogatory term used to describe someone who was, well, here's the Urban Dictionary definition: 1. Literally, someone who lacks enough...
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    A dentist for all species

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Treating animals in the zoo environment is always fascinating. Few individuals, though, enter this domain and stick with it as long as Dr. John Scheels has. I met John in Milwaukee...
    Pediatrics

    Patience with the kids

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Pediatric pain control involves quick thinking to put kids at ease
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    Infection Control

    Fluoride-free products that patients will love

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Five fluoride-free products help maintain healthy saliva and facilitate remineralization
    Patient Care

    Keep on perio charting

    Feb. 13, 2015
    A recent headline from a dental journal intrigued me, and I couldn't help but read further. The title said, "3 reasons why a Modern Millennial Hygienist does NOT perio chart."...
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    Why the RDH is a critical member of the health-care team

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Dental hygienists are a vital link in the multi-disciplinary team addressing heart disease
    Patient Care

    Stop Premedicating!

    Feb. 13, 2015
    We have faced this issue in practice too many times to count. Your patient has a hip or knee replacement, and the orthopedic surgeon recommends antibiotic premedication for life...
    Pediatrics

    Editor's Note

    Feb. 13, 2015
    WITH EVERY PASSING year, dentistry edges away from any Norman Rockwell portrait of a Caucasian dental hygienist showing a Caucasian child how to brush, demonstrating with an oversized...
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    Students

    Spotlight

    Feb. 13, 2015
    Amanda Stottlemyer, RDH, South Charleston, WestVirginia