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    Reach
    Rinses/Pastes

    Product Report

    June 27, 2014
    Dr. Fresh recently launched its Reach Complete Care Triple Angle toothbrushes, which provide three different angles of bristle cleaning -- left, straight, and right.
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    Patient Care

    Nimble scaler, camera, children's book

    June 27, 2014
    Don't let the whimsical name of this new scaler by Paradise Dental Technologies fool you! The Jack B. Nimble is a real workhorse designed specifically to allow positive lateral...

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    Prosthodontics

    Back to Basics

    June 27, 2014
    I have witnessed numerous ways of scaling teeth over the years, both teaching in dental hygiene clinics and during volunteer programs where I helped assist colleagues.
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    Oral Pathology

    Oral Lymphoepithelial Cyst

    June 27, 2014
    Your patient today is Andy, a 20-year-old college student. Andy has noticed a white to yellow swelling on the right side of his tongue that does not go away and has been present...
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    Patient Care

    How sleepy are they?

    June 26, 2014
    In recent years, the diagnosis of sleep apnea has led to a collision of the dental and medical professions. How many patients during an average clinical day do you see that have...
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    Students

    Your role before, during, and after orthodontic treatment

    June 26, 2014
    For a hygienist in general practice, watching a patient undergo orthodontic treatment can actually be a fun and interesting process.
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    Patient Care

    Local anesthesia options during dental hygiene care

    June 25, 2014
    Options always exist in executing dental hygiene care, including the administration of local anesthesia. But smart dental hygiene practitioners look to evidence-based outcomes...
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    Career & Profession

    In search of the ultimate prophy

    June 25, 2014
    As a hygienist, I often wonder what it feels like to go to the dentist on a routine visit as a patient.
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    Career & Profession

    Are you a proactive partner?

    June 25, 2014
    Every dental team member plays an important role in the practice's success. While team members have their specific areas of expertise, it's important for each department ...
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    Career & Profession

    Finding meaning in dental hygiene

    June 24, 2014
    The quest for the meaning of life is as old as civilization. In the Western philosophical tradition, Greeks were among the first thinkers to pursue these values.
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    Students

    A committed command

    June 24, 2014
    Last August, hygiene student Sara Keedy of Wheeling, W.Va., met her new partner in life, Noel. It was a match made in heaven. He accompanies her everywhere, even into the clinic...
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    Students

    Spotlight

    June 24, 2014
    On a daily basis: She worked with a holistic dentist for five years. She switched to the dental practice for Dr. Kathleen Carson (Westlake Dental Arts) in 2013.