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  • Volume 36, Issue 11

    • Volume 36, Issue 11

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    Students

    Keep your gentle touch alive: 5 steps to overcoming the challenge of being a gentle hygienist

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Amber Metro-Sanchez outlines five steps to overcoming the challenge of being an effective, gentle hygienist.
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    Career & Profession

    Finding the perfect job out there: Does your attitude impact a search for a happy dental home?

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Jannette Whisenhunt, RDH, explains how attitude impacts a job search for a happy dental home.
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    Xerostomia

    The elderly and dental tooth creams: Creams help protect enamel and control sensitivity

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Dr. William Paveletz reviews tooth creams for how they control sensitivity in elderly patients.

    More content from Volume 36, Issue 11

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    Patient Care

    Does leishmaniasis go undiagnosed? Lesions resulting from sandfly infection require prompt response

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Nancy Burkhart, RDH, discusses a a case involving a patient who presents with leishmaniasis.
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    Patient Care

    Magnetostrictive vs. Piezoelectric: Survey compares merits of ultrasonic scalers

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Karissa Sebero, CRDH, and Rachel Kelly, CRDH, analyze the results of a survey regarding ultrasonic scalers.
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    Students

    Out of balance: Workplace postures, along with digital devices, wreak havoc on clinicians' bodies

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Anne Guignon, RDH, notes how digital devices influence workplace postures in dentistry.
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    Patient Care

    Oral prehabilitation for cancer patients: Anticipating needed care for oral health issues

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Kris Potts, RDH, outlines a "prehabitation" oral health strategy for cancer patients.
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    Career & Profession

    The CDE option: Dental hygienists are naturally suited to become certified diabetes educators

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Authors explain why dental hygienists are naturally suited to become certified diabetes educators.
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    Radiology

    Products to see: Greater New York

    Nov. 15, 2016
    RDH magazine encourages readers to visit these exhibitors during the Greater New York Dental Meeting on Nov. 27-30 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
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    Compensation

    Purchasing power: Survey pinpoints trends in the dental market, and dental hygienists are buying

    Amelia Williamson DeStefano, MA
    Nov. 15, 2016
    Amelia DeStefano analyzes a survey about the purchasing power of dental hygienists.
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    Career & Profession

    Dental hygienists are discovering the benefits of owning their own equipment

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Anne Guignon, RDH, discusses the benefits of dental hygienists owning their own equipment.
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    Career & Profession

    Firing on all cylinders in National Harbor: The RDH Under One Roof conference elevates attendees

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Dorothy Garlough, RDH, writes about how the RDH Under One Roof conference was inspirational to her.
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    Patient Care

    Finding the silver lining in flossing fiasco: Home care tools lead the fight in biofilm disruption

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Anne Guignon, RDH, counters report about flossing to point out alternatives in biofilm management.
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    Career & Profession

    One kind-hearted mentor: Online post reminds author about the value of mentoring in dental hygiene

    Nov. 15, 2016
    Eileen Morrissey, RDH, spots an excellent example of mentoring in an online dental hygiene forum.
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    Career & Profession

    Anxious patients: Understanding the causes of apprehension can foster a positive dental experience

    Oct. 18, 2016
    Anne Guignon, RDH, says that understanding the causes of apprehension from patients can foster a positive dental experience.
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    Patient Care

    Product review: Dentsply's new Cavitron, plus a children's book and an ashy home-care solution

    Oct. 18, 2016
    Kim Miller, RDH, reviews Dentsply's new Cavitron, as well as a children's book and an ashy home-care solution.