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    • Volume 41, Issue 4 (April 2021)

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    Early intervention through identification of the oral manifestations of MRONJ, patient education, and preventive oral care can preserve the quality of life for at-risk patients...
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    Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a really simple way for patients to improve their home care and make our lives as hygienists easier at the same time? It is possible, with a ...
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    Do your adult patients know that the prevalence of dental caries increases with age? Fluoridated mouthwash is an affordable, simple way to prevent painful and costly dental events...
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    COVID-19 pandemic aside, many people are unable to get to traditional brick-and-mortar dental offices. Find out how you can reach more patients by being part of the exciting trend...
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    Figure 1: Lightly discolored “pink spot.”
    Have you ever noticed a lightly discolored “pink spot” on a tooth and wondered what it was? You are looking at lesions that occur either internally or externally due to a resorptive...

    More content from Volume 41, Issue 4 (April 2021)

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    Jeanine J. Stabulas-Savage, MPH, RDH, investigates some of the oral signs and symptoms of COVID-19 that dental professionals may detect in their patients.
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    In part two of this series, Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, suggests five steps to take on your path to practicing “wholehearted” dental hygiene.
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    Human papillomavirus is very common, but also very stigmatized. Because of this, patients often feel undue shame on top of the emotional weight of their diagnosis. How can we,...
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    Dental professionals are charged with fighting a host of invisible or barely-visible threats with an allowance of the tiniest margin of error. Science + personal circumstances...
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    Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH, chief editor of RDH, says April is about recognizing how integral we are to our patients’ overall health and wellness.
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    Pay Raise
    There's no getting around it: asking for a raise is tough. Dianne Watterson, MBA, RDH, has been there, and she has some advice for those hygienists who must tackle this age-old...
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    Amanda Hill, BS, RDH, wears pandemic-era PPE. She is wearing a type of loupes (ErgoPrism by LumaDent) that allow her to sit upright and keep plenty of distance between her and the patient. This image first appeared in the March 2020 issue ('Chairside Impact: Sitting pretty with ErgoPrism by LumaDent').
    Ergonomics have always been vital to the safe and successful practice of dental hygiene, but the pandemic has highlighted how strongly they can affect the mental and physical ...
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    Cancer treatments set off a cascade of oral side effects, including oral mucositis, dry mouth, caries, osteoradionecrosis, perio, and more. Here's how SDF can be used to support...