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Melissa van der Werf, RDH, BS

Melissa has a strong foundation in educating hygienists and dentists on treating chronic periodontitis, implant maintenance, and implementing periodontal programs within a practice.

Lifestyle

Rejection in the Workplace
By Melissa van der Werf, RDH, BS on November 8, 2018

We’ve all had it happen. It’s humiliating, it’s disheartening and it’s discouraging.

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Tiny Tips

Tiny Tips No. 4
By Melissa van der Werf, RDH, BS on November 6, 2018

Working in dentistry can be tough. Patients have fears and anxieties that make our jobs difficult – but they don’t have to be. Try these tiny tips to ease anxiety and increase patient...

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Tiny Tips

Tiny Tips No. 3
By Melissa van der Werf, RDH, BS on October 30, 2018

Working in dentistry can be tough. Patients have fears and anxieties that make our jobs difficult – but they don’t have to be. Try these tiny tips to ease anxiety and increase patient...

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Tiny Tips

Tiny Tips No. 2
By Melissa van der Werf, RDH, BS on October 23, 2018

Working in dentistry can be tough. Patients have fears and anxieties that make our jobs difficult – but they don’t have to be. Try these tiny tips to ease anxiety and increase patient...

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Tiny Tips

Tiny Tips No. 1
By Melissa van der Werf, RDH, BS on October 17, 2018

Working in dentistry can be tough. Patients have fears and anxieties that make our jobs difficult – but they don’t have to be. Try these tiny tips to ease anxiety and increase patient...

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How-To, Patient Care, Career

How To Survive The Day From Hell
By Melissa van der Werf, RDH, BS on October 3, 2018

You don’t have to be in the dental field for long before you have one of those days where every patient needs more than just a little TLC. That’s the nice way of saying that every patient...

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