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    Patient Care

    Understanding your numbers: The dental hygienist's role in business success

    May 19, 2015
    Dental practices, as businesses, are comprised of three main departments: the business desk, the restorative department, and the hygiene department. In this article, we will focus...
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    Patient Care

    Using smart technology to outsmart patient challenges

    May 11, 2015
    Premier's Enamelon gel offers a home-care solution to, well, just about everyone in your operatory
    Patient Care

    Triclosan Revisited: Did you miss the good news about reduction in root caries and mucositis?

    May 11, 2015
    In December, I did what many of you across the country did. I attended the Science To Cities Educational Tour hosted by Colgate. What motivated me to leave home and attend a program...
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    Patient Care

    Products from Chicago Midwinter: Remin Pro’s role in preventive care

    May 11, 2015
    The Chicago Midwinter is always a great meeting, and one of the things I like best about it is getting to see firsthand all of the new and improved products being released.

    More content from Volume 35, Issue 5

    Patient Care

    Partnerships: Calibrating Novice to Advanced Instrumentation

    May 11, 2015
    Oral health has emerged as a nationwide concern. With our changing healthcare system, we need to explore various avenues to provide effective preventive health services and programs...
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    Patient Care

    Lichen planus pemphigoides: Diagnosis should be followed by referral

    May 11, 2015
    Lichen planus pemphigoides (LPP) is a rare, blistering disease that exhibits clinical and histological features of lichen planus but subsequently develops a subepithelial separation...
    Patient Care

    Appointing after SRP: Reader prefers to see patients sooner after quadrant scaling

    May 11, 2015
    I understand that after I complete periodontal scaling on my patient, the next step is three-month maintenance. However, here is where I have a problem.
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    Career & Profession

    Donning and removing PPE: Directions are included (CDC and OSHA)

    Personal protective equipment (PPE) keeps you and your patients safe, but not if you don't know how to use it. Know and follow guidance from the CDC and OSHA.
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    Students

    Ocular Incidents: Safety glasses prevent eye injuries among dental patients

    May 11, 2015
    Safety glasses prevent eye injuries among dental patients
    Patient Care

    The power of testimonials: Just remember that what works for a dental colleague may not work for you

    May 11, 2015
    Two decades ago, it was odd for dental hygienists to purchase their own equipment; now it is a relativity common practice. Three factors have fueled this change.
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    Oral Pathology

    Mission with prevention in mind: Charitable trip to Belize champions minimally invasive dentistry

    May 11, 2015
    Charitable trip to Belize champions minimally invasive dentistry
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    Career & Profession

    Dental Impact 2015: RDH Under One Roof seminar plans to serve the Homeless

    May 11, 2015
    Bitter desert cold rose off the black asphalt, hitting my face, quickly sending me to shivers, and chapping my unprotected face. I found it hard to think about someone living ...
    Patient Care

    The most wonderful time of the year: RDH Under One Roof is the dental hygiene holiday

    May 11, 2015
    With deference to Andy Williams, "the most wonderful time of the year" for dental hygienists is July 15-17, 2015. Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, is the place, and RDH Under One Roof...
    Career & Profession

    When jealousy is directed at you: Let your job, dental patient care, continue to shine

    May 11, 2015
    In the February 2015 issue of RDH, I wrote about how to handle your own envious feelings toward a coworker. While I received many positive responses, there was also quite a bit...
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    Career & Profession

    Keep your job secure: Competence in dental hygiene is often not enough

    May 11, 2015
    Whether you're looking for a position in private practice, community health, or corporate dentistry, the job search and process of getting hired is hard work. From start to finish...
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    Searching for hygienists: An experiment with Internet search terms leads to different perspectives about profession

    May 11, 2015
    Social media is buzzing with dental hygienists' concerns and questions about changing the status quo for our profession. Several topics are a part of every thread I read online...
    Career & Profession

    Learning through observation: Different generations offer differing viewpoints during dental office transition

    May 11, 2015
    Different generations offer differing viewpoints during office transition
    Career & Profession

    Show gratitude to patients: Learn to respect the unmotivated dental patient

    May 11, 2015
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    Students

    The proximity of telehealth: Technology connects dental professionals in offsite locations

    May 11, 2015
    It seems unfathomable in our country - especially in this day and age when we have so many resources available - that many children do not have access to oral health care.
    Career & Profession

    Editor's Note

    May 11, 2015
    RDH eVillage conducted a "career satisfaction" survey earlier this year. One question asked dental hygienists about how often they think about changing careers. Of the 1,125 who...
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    Students

    Spotlight

    May 11, 2015
    As a student: "Andi" graduated from the Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 2009. "I started working as a chairside trained dental assistant in 2004...