Volume 42, Issue 12 (December 2022)

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The great disruption: Dental hygiene education during the pandemic

Kevin Ohashi Lopez, MHA, BSDH, RDH

Jan. 31, 2023

Hygienists Kevin Lopez and Katrina Sanders look at how dental hygiene education was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest ways to adapt from here on out.

Chairside Impact: The Dental Pain Eraser

Lauren Amaral, RDH

Jan. 5, 2023

Pain has to be a top reason patients fail to seek dental care. The Dental Pain Eraser from Synapse has been called “magical” due to its ability to reduce, and in most cases eradicate...

Chairside Impact: Tongue Sweeper Hygienist Pro

Angela Grover, MA, BASDH, RDH

Jan. 4, 2023

Tongue Sweeper USA is making moves with the Tongue Sweeper Hygienist Pro, an upgraded tongue scraper “…designed by hygienists for hygienists” according to Ron Onslow, president...

Career & Profession

4 "green flags" to look for in a dental hygiene job

Brittany Glauz, BSDH, RDH

Dec. 27, 2022

When you’re looking for a new job, don’t focus only on the red flags. Instead, look for these four green flags that can make a meaningful difference in your career.

Patient Education

The translocation of bacteria: Inflammatory bowel disease

Anne O. Rice, BS, RDH, CDP, FAAOSH

Dec. 22, 2022

In a meta-analysis of six eligible studies, results validated that periodontitis was significantly associated with IBD, but the mechanism was still undetermined.

More content from Volume 42, Issue 12 (December 2022)

Infection Control

X-ray safety: Are your processes what they should be for patients and staff?

Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH, CDIPC

Dec. 18, 2022

Is the way you're taking x-rays a risk to patients and staff? Learn how to ensure safety of patients without sacrificing the diagnostic benefits of x-rays.

Patient Care

Why GERD matters to the dental hygienist

Tom Viola, RPh, CCP

Dec. 15, 2022

What do you know about GERD, and how does it affect dental treatment? Take a look at the symptoms, causes, and treatments for your hygiene patients who have GERD.

Patient Care

What fingernails say about oral-systemic health

Dec. 12, 2022

COVID nails? Muehrcke’s lines? The things you can learn about a patient with a look at their nails will surprise you.

Katrina Klein, RDH, demonstrates her saddle stool.

Seating

Saddle stools: Don’t buy until you try

Katrina Klein, RDH, CEAS, CPT

Dec. 8, 2022

If you sat on and didn't like a saddle stool, it might be time to try again. Take it from Katrina Klein. At first she didn't like it, and now she can't practice without it.

Career & Profession

DSOs: What I never knew (but wish I had)

Christine Diehl, BGS, RDH

Dec. 5, 2022

Learn why this hygienist with 30 years of experience thinks a career in a DSO can offer opportunities that private practices can't.

Entrepreneurs Tina Mavriyannakis, RRDH, left, and Kelly Tanner, RDH.

Alternative Practice

The entrepreneurial hygienist: Changing how care is delivered

Melissa Turner, BASDH, RDHEP, EFDA

Nov. 8, 2022

These hygienists have an entrepreneurial spirit and are changing the world as founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs. Here's how they're doing it.

Career & Profession

A written standard of care: Your dental office must-have

Connie Simmons, MA, BSDH, RDH

Nov. 1, 2022

Is your standard of care really standard? Learn why it needs to be, and check out this 10-part sample standard of care document you can adapt for your office.