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  • Volume 36, Issue 12

    • Volume 36, Issue 12

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    Patient Care

    Additives in prophy paste: More than a stain remover, today's prophy pastes serve multiple purposes

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Amber Auger reviews changes and benefits found in the prophy paste used by dental hygienists.
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    Patient Care

    Protected by a safe RDA: Setting the record straight about toothpaste abrasivity

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, discusses research behind toothpaste abrasion.
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    Patient Care

    Why was it pink? Glass ionomer dental sealants continue to fare well as an option for caries control

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, discusses glass ionomer dental sealants an option for caries control.

    More content from Volume 36, Issue 12

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    Patient Care

    The win-win of whitening pens: Whitening pens tap into a market that's crazy for a nicer smile

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Karen Davis, RDH, describes how whitening pens tap into a dental consumer market that's crazy for a nicer smile.
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    Patient Care

    To disclose or not to disclose? Routine use of disclosing agents helps the dental clinician out too

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Karen Davis, RDH, explains how disclosing agents help the dental professional during treatment too.
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    Career & Profession

    Watterson: New hygienist in an overcrowded hygiene department pads her production figures

    Dec. 13, 2016
    New hygienist in an overcrowded hygiene department pads her production figures
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    Patient Care

    Core values: Although difficult to establish, the values reflect the essence of a dental office

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Dorothy Garlough, RDH, explains how a dental office should establish its core values.
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    Career & Profession

    All eyes on digital: While life in a dental practice becomes easier, seek a smoother transition

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Jamie Collins, RDH, discusses steps to take when ensuring a smooth digital transition in a dental practice.
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    Career & Profession

    The art of customer service: No getting around it, dental patients return for the 'service'

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Elicia Lupoli, RDH, discusses the importance of customer service to dental patients.
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    Water Safety

    Name calling, naming rights: Dental patients want to be respected when you say their name

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Anne Guignon, RDH, points out that dental patients, like everyone else, want to be respected when you say their name.
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    Patient Care

    Working together as a team: Communication skills that help create a healthy dental office

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Jannette Whisenhunt, RDH, discusses the communication skills that help create a healthy dental office.
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    Personal Wellness

    ADHA updates strategic plan

    Dec. 13, 2016
    If you think ADHA's Strategic Plan is a document that lies dormant on a shelf for a handful of people to use (or if you don't think about it at all), it's time to take a fresh...
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    Patient Care

    Bringing love to senior smiles: Kansas program trains nursing home staff about oral health needs

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Kansas program trains nursing home staff for oral health needs of patients
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    Career & Profession

    A case for hospital dental hygienists: Hospitalized patients need routine dental care too

    Dec. 13, 2016
    JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, argues that dental hygienists can take care of hospital patients too.
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    Patient Care

    A call to action: Remove a barrier to dental care for patients with developmental disabilities—you!

    Dec. 13, 2016
    Candace Hsu, RDH, calls out for better dental care among patients with developmental disabilities.
    The author thanks Carol Perkins, RDH, BA, who interviewed Verrill and provided images. Carol practices in the San Francisco area.
    Patient Care

    Living to 100: Data about centenarians provide valuable oral health information

    Nancy W. Burkhart, EdD, MEd, BSDH, AAFAAOM
    Dec. 11, 2016
    Nancy Burkhart examines data about centenarians, and how this provides valuable oral health information. Find out what one interesting lady in particular did to take care of herself...
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    Patient Care

    Probe selection: A hygiene team's review of periodontal probes considers several factors

    Dec. 8, 2016
    Periodontal probing in the hygiene operatory is one of the most common methods used in diagnosing periodontal disease. Although critical for accurate diagnosis, periodontal probing...