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    • Volume 39, Issue 4

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    Water Safety

    A practical guide for testing dental unit waterlines: Part 3

    Noel Kelsch, MS, RDHAP
    May 20, 2019
    Dental infection control expert Noel Kelsch goes through what you should do when your dental unit waterlines fail testing. If you know your system and your products, the solution...
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    Rethinking the conversation around older patients

    Dorothy Garlough, MPA, RDH
    April 22, 2019
    We will all grow old someday, or love somebody who grows old. Isn't that reason enough to rethink the negative mindsets about older patients we may bring to our work as clinicians...
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    Periodontitis

    The oral-systemic link between perio and Alzheimer’s: Are we educating our patients?

    Jamie Collins, BS, RDH-EA
    April 22, 2019
    Discussing Alzheimer's risks with patients, particularly when weighing treatment for periodontitis, continues to be supported in new research.
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    Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders

    Nonnutritive sucking: How pacifiers and thumb and finger sucking negatively affect babies’ teeth and mouths

    April 22, 2019
    Babies are born with the need and desire to suck. However, nonnutritive sucking with pacifiers and digits can have harmful effects including malocclusion, orofacial abnormalities...
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    The most relaxing hour of the day: Re-envisioning the dental hygiene appointment

    Amber Metro-Sanchez, BA, RDH
    April 1, 2019
    Amber Metro-Sanchez, BA, RDH, offers some suggestions to make dental hygiene appointments more relaxing.

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    Rinses/Pastes

    The neglected duty

    April 1, 2019
    Over half the bacteria in the mouth is located on the tongue, and bad breath is one of the most common patient complaints. And yet how often are we as dental hygienists discussing...
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    Patient Care

    Ultrasonic instrumentation in the dental hygiene curricula: Are we teaching to competency?

    April 1, 2019
    In this first of a three-part series on ultrasonic instrumentation, Marianne Dryer, MEd, RDH, focuses on current trends in ultrasonic instruction in US dental hygiene programs...
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    Radiology

    What are the implications of residual root sockets?

    April 1, 2019
    Nancy W. Burkhart, EdD, BSDH, AFAAOM, explains what dental hygienists need to know about residual root sockets.
    Radiology

    Dental considerations of neuroendocrine tumors and carcinoid cancer . . . really?

    April 1, 2019
    If you made it past the title, perhaps you’ve heard of this rare cancer. Otherwise, you’re just curious. I was introduced to this cancer when, 10 years ago, my husband received...
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    Ask Our Authors: Tools that take your hygiene appointment above and beyond

    April 1, 2019
    Dental hygiene products are only one part of the equation, but they can help keep clinicians safe and patients healthy, happy, and loyal to the practice. Here are some recent ...
    Patient Care

    What are my privacy rights?

    April 1, 2019
    Dianne Watterson addresses an episode that embarrassed this dental hygienist and violated her privacy rights in front of a patient.
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    Compensation

    Dos and don’ts when asking for a raise

    April 1, 2019
    Julie Whiteley, BS, RDH, presents the dos and don’ts of effective negotiations for a raise in the dental office. If you don’t explain your worth, your employer may never realize...
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    Patient Care

    State Spotlight: New York

    April 1, 2019
    This dental hygienist found her calling at Floss Bar in New York, where she’s able to provide care to patients where they are.
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    Presenting the 2019 Heart to Hands Award winners

    April 1, 2019
    Their inspiring, heartfelt stories showcase the power and compassion of the dental hygiene profession. Meet our 2019 winners here.
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    Patient Care

    In-office membership plans 101

    April 1, 2019
    Jessica Raymond-Allbritten, BASDH, CRDH, explains how an in-house dental membership plan can help develop loyal patients, remove barriers, and increase treatment acceptance.