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    Clinicians should consider the link between oral and mental health. It will serve you and your patients well.
    May 1, 2019
    We frequently have patients with special positioning needs due to injuries, arthritis, and the like. But that can lead to bad ergonomics for us. Katie Melko, MSDH, RDH, shares...
    May 1, 2019
    Vacuum system cross-contamination, or “suck-back,” has been proven. Patients are getting the backwash from other patients.
    May 1, 2019
    Laurie Rowland, MS, RDH, tried for years to educate her patients about periodontal pockets. One day she finally discovered the trick. Here's her secret.
    May 1, 2019
    What’s behind our resistance to changing clinical technologies, and how can we overcome this? A change…(A change would do you good)…would do you good(A change would do you good...
    May 1, 2019
    Nancy W. Burkhart,BSDH, EdDWhat is Heck’s disease?Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is often associated with oropharyngeal cancer known to be correlated with the HPV 16 virus...
    May 1, 2019
    A relaxing, spa-like experience while having periodontal treatment may sound like an oxymoron, but Nicole Fortune, MBA, RDH, has created one in her operatory at Chamberlain Periodontal...
    May 1, 2019
    I’ve always had a fondness for word origins. Knowing a word’s history can reveal the essential insight that led to its birth, and it can also help us understand its different ...
    May 1, 2019