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Volume 37, Issue 5
Volume 37, Issue 5
Volume 37, Issue 5
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Students
Yoga is a dental hygiene lifestyle you can take to work
May 1, 2017
Dorothy Garlough, RDH, describes her journey with yoga, incorporating it into her dental hygiene lifestyle.
Patient Care
Creating balance: is it a choice? Every individual hygienist decides what the balance will be
May 1, 2017
Linda Meeuwenberg, RDH, discusses how each dental hygienist must choose the best work-life balance.
Patient Care
Prevent an awkward situation: Hygienists should be careful when doctors dismiss suspicious lesion
May 1, 2017
Eileen Morrissey, RDH, cautions dental hygienists to be careful when reacting to a dentist's dismissal of a suspicious lesion.
Patient Care
The broad definition: Sharpen your dental hygiene diagnostic skills after reviewing ADHA standards
May 1, 2017
JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, examines how dental hygiene's diagnostic skills are shaped.
Home
A ballpark estimate: On 8,064 days of my life, I have read at least one dental article.
May 1, 2017
I feel like I should qualify for some sort of elite airline status.
More content from Volume 37, Issue 5
Patient Care
Do we have it backwards? Whole body health depends on input for periodontal treatment
May 1, 2017
Jannette Whisenhunt, RDH, reviews a documentary that advocates medical and dental cooperation in treating periodontal disease.
Rinses/Pastes
Product Report in May 2017 RDH: New products from Mydent, GSK, and others
May 1, 2017
The Product Report from May 2017 issue of RDH provides information on new products from Mydent, GSK, and others.
Patient Care
Listening to the KOLs: Liz Graham assembles a speaker lineup consisting of key opinion leaders
May 1, 2017
Ann-Marie DePalma, RDH, reviews courses managed by Liz Graham, who will recruit a speaker from among key opinion leaders in dentistry.
Patient Care
The paperwork behind learning: Sarah Thiel describes her journey with CEZoom
May 1, 2017
Christine Nathe, RDH, interviews Sarah Thiel of CEZoom.
Public Health
Dental study points out reduced risks for aspiration pneumonia through more dental care
May 1, 2017
Noel Kelsch, RDHAP, notes how study confirms that dental care reduces risk for aspiration pneumonia.
Patient Care
Choumps and cultural tooth tattoos: Gold adornments penetrate enamel
May 1, 2017
Nancy Burkhart, RDH, describes concerns about choumps, a gold adronment that penetrates the enamel of a tooth.
Patient Care
The power of the dental hygienist is a formidable force in patient care. Or not.
May 1, 2017
Karen Davis, RDH, advocates the power of the dental hygienist in providing excellent patient care.
Patient Care
Dental intervention: Collaboration can prevent tobacco use among students
May 1, 2017
Ada Adaugo, RDH, examines how dental hygienists can be a part of the collaboration that discourages tobacco use among teens.
Patient Care
Tailored appointment times: Effectively reaching each individual dental patient
May 1, 2017
Katie Melko, RDH, offers suggestions for tailoring a dental hygiene appointment based on the type of dental patient.
Personal Wellness
Accountability for your actions: Building a dental team culture that matures from its mistakes
May 1, 2017
Dorothy Garlough, RDH, explains how to weave accountability into a dental team in a positive way.
Students
Fones and Nightingale: Understanding the evolution of education in nursing and dental hygiene
May 1, 2017
Christine Nathe, RDH, traces the paths of education for both dental hygiene and nursing students, noting how the two professions differed.
Compensation
The peril of self-doubt: Impossible standards can drain a hygienist's self esteem
May 1, 2017
Dianne Watterson, RDH, advises a dental hygienist who experiences self-doubt about her clinical skills.
Patient Care
Transitioning to dental hygiene educator: Resources can help recast a career into a faculty position
May 1, 2017
Laura Webb, RDH, outlines a variety of resources that can enable dental hygiene professionals to advance into a career as an educator.
