This operatory isn’t fit for hygiene! How many of you have uttered these words? I know I have numerous times. For the past few years I have been working full-time as a dental hygiene...
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This operatory isn’t fit for hygiene! How many of you have uttered these words? I know I have numerous times. For the past few years I have been working full-time as a dental hygiene...
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No dental professional wants to interrupt a procedure because a handpiece fails to do its job. That’s why it's important to regularly clean and sterilize corded handpieces. Correct...
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Preventive Care, Continuing Education
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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Tween and teen patients can be the highlight of my day. But that changes when they smile and reveal plaque-caked orthodontic wires and brackets. The inflamed gingiva from the host response...
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Do you remember your first few dental visits as a child? I do. Vividly. They were painful and I couldn’t wait to get out of the chair. Once, I even bit down on the drill thinking it would...
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We teach people how to treat us, whether we mean to or not. Many of us in the healthcare industry love helping others and making a difference. Oftentimes we will allow our desire to please...
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Ah, the dreaded orthodontic patient. Hardware galore, severe gingivitis and enough leftover food impacted around the brackets to sustain the patient for a week. Nothing is easy and the...
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According to the United States Department of Labor, there were 207,900 dental hygiene jobs in 2016. Also in 2016, almost all dental hygienists worked in dental offices, and more than half...
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How-To, Patient Care, Preventive Care
As dental hygienists, many of us have had countless conversations with patients about in-office fluoride treatment recommendations. Usually the conversation goes something like this:...
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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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