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  • Volume 41, Issue 3 (March 2021)

    • Volume 41, Issue 3 (March 2021)

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    Career & Profession

    The DSO Hygiene Excellence Diplomat Program: Diplomacy and Teamwork

    Christine Diehl, BGS, RDH
    March 15, 2021
    We need to step out of our comfort zone and use diplomacy and teamwork to promote dental hygiene within dentistry and health-care.
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    Infection Control

    Chemical indicators: A must for proper sterilization

    Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH, CDIPC
    March 1, 2021
    There's no process more vital to patient well-being than the sterilization process. Chemical indicators are a thorough, effective visual cue dental professionals can use to confirm...
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    Patient Care

    Tipping the balance toward remineralization

    Allison Dooley, MHS, ADT, RDH
    March 1, 2021
    Within each person's oral biome, there's a sort of equilibrium between dental demineralization and remineralization. Authors Allison Dooley and Nick Coller detail contributing...
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    Career & Profession

    RDH Evolution: Why it is for you

    Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH
    March 1, 2021
    RDH Evolution is on its way! Discover new opportunities inside and outside the operatory in this two-day virtual experience. Register now to gain clarity for yourself and your...
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    Patient Care

    Voice-activated periodontal charting: Solution to a common problem

    Karen Davis, BSDH, RDH
    March 1, 2021
    There is a solution to the many difficulties of single-user collection of periodontal data, and it's not complicated or expensive. Why aren't more practices using it?

    More content from Volume 41, Issue 3 (March 2021)

    Covid Ppe
    Infection Control

    How PPE for COVID-19 impacts patient communication

    Kyle Isaacs, BHS, RDHEP
    March 1, 2021
    Masks and other personal protective equipment worn as infection control protection can have a profound effect on how you communicate with your patients. Kyle Isaacs, BHS, RDHEP...
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    Career & Profession

    Let’s stop practicing "halfway hygiene"

    Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, CDIPC
    March 1, 2021
    Is something preventing you from practicing wholehearted hygiene? Is it the dentist? Coding? Burnout? The patients themselves? Ultimately, it can come down to how we see ourselves...
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    Patient Care

    Cultural competence: Developing and implementing best practices in dentistry

    Nichole Jarnagin, BSDH, RDH
    March 1, 2021
    By embracing cultural knowledge, sensitivity, and competence, we will improve quality of care for all patients, including the immigrant populations that bring tradition, diversity...
    Anne Duffy
    Career & Profession

    RCC Spotlight: Dental entrepreneur Woman (DeW)

    Kirsten Brancheau, BA, RDH
    March 1, 2021
    Women make up a large percentage of the dental workforce but don’t always receive the appreciation and respect they deserve. DeW Life magazine empowers, inspires, and supports...
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    Patient Care

    Outcompeting microbes: Understanding the future by looking at the past

    Anne Nugent Guignon, MPH, RDH, CSP
    March 1, 2021
    Our knowledge of how oral microbes affect overall health increases as we learn more about the oral microbiome. Anne Nugent Guignon, MPH, RDH, CSP, investigates the development...
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    Loupes

    Chairside Impact: Sitting pretty with ErgoPrism loupes by LumaDent

    Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, CDIPC
    March 1, 2021
    Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, shares her experience with an innovative loupes design that allows her to sit completely upright, reducing occupational strain on her body, while getting...
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    Disinfection

    Wipe out! It's time to employ single-use devices in dentistry

    Kelly Donovan, EdD, RDH
    March 1, 2021
    Kelly Donovan, EdD, RDH, discusses single-use devices that promote safety and efficacy in high-volume evacuation and saliva ejector valve maintenance.
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    Career & Profession

    RDH magazine celebrates 40 years!

    Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH
    March 1, 2021
    Did you know that RDH magazine is celebrating 40 years of partnership with you? Here’s a look at some of the changes we’ve made to better serve hygienists in all walks of life...
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    Career & Profession

    The evolution of Beyond Oral Health

    Jamie Collins, BS, RDH-EA
    March 1, 2021
    A sister to DentalCodeology, Beyond Oral Health offers coding, CE courses, and networking, and it encourages medical-dental integration. Here's why you should check it out.
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    Imperfect
    Inspiration

    Learning to let go of perfectionism

    Carol Jahn, MS, RDH
    March 1, 2021
    Maybe being a perfectionist is not what's best for you and your career in dental hygiene. While many RDHs believe perfectionism is what drives them, there are other, less stressful...
    This is the portable setup Brooke Crouch, RDH, uses to integrate care at New Horizons Healthcare Center on its pediatric medical floor. Crouch uses the equipment to examine children who come in for their well-child checkups.
    Teledentistry

    Mobile, portable, and teledentistry’s critical role in public health hygiene

    Brooke Crouch, RDH
    March 1, 2021
    Three emerging delivery methods are mobile, portable, and teledentistry services. Brooke Crouch, RDH, has experience with them all. She thinks it's important for dental hygienists...