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Patient Care, Continuing Education

Course Notes: Xylitol, the 'Sugar' that Packs a Punch
By Young Dental on April 12, 2021

Each week, Young Innovations hosts a free CE course for dental hygienists, covering a variety of topics taught by clinicians from all walks of the profession. Whether you missed the live...

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News

We're Back!
By Young Dental on February 9, 2021

You may have noticed that Hygienicated took a little bit of a break in 2020. It’s pretty easy to guess why.Back in March and early April of 2020, the world collectively braced itself to...

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How-To

Does Your Disinfectant Kill COVID-19? How to Find Out
By Young Dental on March 27, 2020

If you’ve ever looked closely at a disinfectant product label, you may notice a very long – and very specific – list of microorganisms it’s proven to disinfect. So when a new pathogen...

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Patient Care

[Infographic] Vaping and Your Mouth
By Young Dental on February 19, 2020

Downloadable Infographic - How do e-cigarette vapors enter the body? Through the mouth! So what exactly does that mean for your teeth, tongue and oral cavity as a whole? This downloadable...

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How-To

Neck and Shoulder Stretches for Dental Hygienists [Download]
By Young Dental on November 20, 2019

Have a minute between patients? Waiting for the autoclave to finish up? Do your neck and shoulders a favor with a few of these quick exercises.Scroll down to view the exercises or download...

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How-To

Could Your Neck Use a Break? Tips for Avoiding a Common RDH Injury
By Young Dental on November 13, 2019

Have you ever caught yourself falling out of your basic clock positions, or craning your neck just to peek at the distal of #2? If you nodded yes and felt a little twinge of pain in your...

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Lifestyle

How Much Sugar is in Your Favorite Halloween Candy? [Infographic]
By Young Dental on October 24, 2019

Wait, that fun-size candy bar has how much sugar? Celebrating Halloween with a list of candy bar sugar contents is no fun ... unless you're a dental hygienist! To give you some context, 1...

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How-To

Fluoride Varnish: A Post-Care Guide to Eating and Drinking
By Young Dental on September 23, 2019

You’ve probably heard this question after a fluoride varnish application: How long do I have to wait before I can eat and drink? Well, that depends. If patients want to make the most of...

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Humor

Side-Splitting Social Roundup
By Young Dental on August 15, 2019

We want to make sure you live your days to the fullest, dental friends. So read on, laugh loud and enjoy this side-splitting social roundup.

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How-To

How to Get Fluoride Varnish Out of Scrubs
By Young Dental on May 28, 2019

Fluoride varnish: the notoriously sticky substance that's probably ruined a pair or two of your scrubs 😡 How on earth do you get varnish stains out? We put several popular treatments to...

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