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Volume 37, Issue 1
Volume 37, Issue 1
Volume 37, Issue 1
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E Cigarettes, Vaping and Chairside Education
Jan. 16, 2017
A Peer-Reviewed Publication Written by Jennifer S. Sherry, RDH, MSEd, Norine M. Blackstad, and Kasey S. Wheatley, RDH, BSDHAbstractThe use of nicotine vaporizers (vaping) and ...
Patient Care
Similar appearances in oral pathology: Is it a peripheral ossifying fibroma or a pyogenic granuloma?
Jan. 16, 2017
Nancy Burkhart, RDH, reviews a case where the diagnosis in oral pathology could be either a peripheral ossifying fibroma or a pyogenic granuloma.
Personal Wellness
The pet peeves of RDHs: From cell phones to swallowing, dental patients can disrupt care
Jan. 16, 2017
Eileen Morrissey, RDH, examines habits of dental patients that are pet peeves for dental hygienists.
Sterilization
Letting dirty dishes wait: Enzymatic presoaks 'delay' sterilization process for more important tasks
Jan. 16, 2017
Noel Kelsch, RDHAP, explains how enzymatic presoaks help 'delay' sterilization process for more important tasks during infection control routines.
Personal Wellness
Bridging generation gaps: Ishimoto seminar encourages getting 'along with everyone who is not me'
Jan. 16, 2017
Ann-Maria DePalma reviews a CE course by Cindy Ishimoto that helps explain generational differences between dental office team members.
More content from Volume 37, Issue 1
Public Health
What's new with SDD? Tetracycline antibiotics still provide therapeutic benefits for dental patients
Jan. 16, 2017
Karen Davis, RDH, refreshes readers about how dental patients are still benefitting tetracycline antibiotics.
Patient Care
Safety of x-ray units: Hygienist needs reassurance about handheld radiation devices
Jan. 16, 2017
Dianne Watterson reassures dental hygienist who is concerned about radiation from handheld x-ray devices.
Career & Profession
My eye's on you: Are dental professionals using safety glasses while rendering care?
Jan. 16, 2017
The authors examine whether dental professionals are using safety glasses while rendering care.
Career & Profession
Common FAQs about choosing dental equipment for ergonomic health
Jan. 16, 2017
Anne Guignon, RDH, explains how to evaluate dental equipment for better ergonomic health.
Patient Care
Another CDC resource: Monthly report can be helpful to dental hygienists
Jan. 16, 2017
Christine Nathe, RDH, explains how dental hygienists can benefit from a monthly report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
Patient Care
10 reasons why we must take dental patients' blood pressure
Jan. 16, 2017
Linda Lawson, RDH, reminds dental hygienists about reasons why they need to resume taking the blood pressure of dental patients.
Patient Care
In an ethical dilemma? Untreated dental disease remains difficult to reconcile
Jan. 16, 2017
Jannette Whisenhunt, RDH, suggests untreated dental disease remains one of the most difficult ethical issues to reconcile.
Compensation
The starfish effect: Volunteering in dentistry helps you make a difference in a healthy way
Jan. 16, 2017
Kyle Isaacs reminds professionals in dentistry benefit from volunteering by feeling more healthy too.
Patient Care
The power of purpose: The purpose statement reflects personal and dental team objectives
Jan. 16, 2017
Dorothy Garlough, RDH, believes in a spirit of collaboration among dental team members in developing a purpose statement.
Patient Care
Welcome Back to RDH Under One Roof: UOR stops at a familiar place for 2017 conference
Jan. 16, 2017
The RDH Under One Roof conference returns to Chicago in 2017.
Patient Care
Think different: The crazy round pegs in square holes! Can they make dental hygiene better in 2017?
Jan. 16, 2017
JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, says dental hygiene should be proud of its members who dare to think differently.
Compensation
Feeling better about job market? Are dental hygienists at ease with the availability of more jobs?
Jan. 16, 2017
Mark Hartley summarizes the sentiments of dental hygienists who responded to the 2016 salary survey.
Periodontitis
In 2012, I had my last correspondence with Dr. Esther Wilkins, concluding with "I hope our paths cross again."
Jan. 16, 2017
Our paths never crossed again.