Author’s note: This is part one of two. The next part of this series will discuss pain prevention, pain management, and therapy due to pain. We are all familiar with what often happens when a dental patient calls the office with a complaint of pain, right? Routinely, the patient is […]
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Chiropractors can help alleviate pain from dental hygiene: Fact or crack?
Editor’s note: This article is a capstone project from three students at Pacific University in Oregon. Watch for more capstone projects in future issues of RDH eVillage. Submitted by Miranda Cooper, BSDH(c), Megan Hess, BSDH(c), Morgan Slippy, BSDH(c), and Lesley Harbison, MS, RDH, EPDH. Do you remember when you applied to dental hygiene school and how […]
Revolutionary system transforms dental hygiene in Aberdeen
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Now’s the time for dental hygiene license portability
Editor’s note: This article is a capstone project from three students at Pacific University. Watch for more capstone projects in future issues of RDH eVillage. The professional licensure process for dental hygienists has been complex throughout the profession’s 109-year history. To obtain a license and practice dental hygiene, a clinician […]
Taking your hygiene department to the next level: Services beyond varnish
We’ve all treated patients with 6 mm of clinical attachment loss who miraculously have no sensitivity. In contrast, we have treated patients with localized 1–2 mm of clinical attachment loss who rocket launch out of the chair when we ever so gently probe the area. I see this often as […]
How yoga therapy can help you get that “hygiene smile”
Working as a dental hygienist is hard work. Besides the clinical aspect, our profession can be challenging physically, mentally, and emotionally. Day in and day out, patient after patient, we treat, educate, and inspire people to take care of their oral health. One challenge hygienists have is trying to put […]