Oral-Systemic Health (and How Desiccation Technology Can Help)
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It's not hard to convince clinicians and dental hygienists that poor oral hygiene has a detrimental effect on oral health and a patient's overall health. After all, dental professionals see evidence of this link in health at each dental appointment.
Bacteria in the mouth develop a protection system in the form of biofilm to grow and thrive in a number of situations. Biofilm plays a significant role in not only the development of health complications but also in the exacerbation of many oral and bodily diseases.
Improving Treatment Plan Compliancy with Dental Patients
What if every "yes" saved a patient's tooth? Creating a treatment plan that resonates with your patients that will yield a "yes" indeed relies on knowing the "why?" Every resonating treatment plan is made from knowing the "why" of the…
Increase Hygiene Production in the Dental Office
Hygienists accomplish vast patient care in their allotted appointment time, but sometimes we struggle with reaching productivity goals. When one-on-one with a patient, we're not always thinking about our "Revenue Generator" capes blowing…
Introducing Young® PerioDT™: Desiccate Bacteria and Plaque Biofilm in Seconds
In a significant leap forward for periodontal care, we are thrilled to announce the launch of PerioDT, a novel dental product designed to desiccate biofilm and transform our approach to oral hygiene.
How Sharpen-Free Instruments Improve Patient Comfort
I love an excellent hygiene topic. Let me tell you what I see in this title: “sharpen-free” and “patient comfort,” a.k.a. the recipe for a great day as a dental hygienist. Even better, there’s only one thing we need to acquire these…
The 6 Types of Patients You'll Encounter During Your Career
They don't tell you in hygiene school that you're also going to be a psychologist, a travel agent, a teacher, or a referee. As rewarding as a career in dental hygiene may be, a day of work also ranges between mental exhaustion and…
When to Grab It: Blackjack
As dental hygienists, we spend so much time mastering our training in various dental instruments. Hygiene instruments vary by category, and most are site-specific. If you find yourself ever wondering—wait, what does this one do again? —…
How to Transition from Stainless Steel to XP Sharpen-Free Instruments
Did you ever learn the nursery rhyme; Make new friends, but keep the old; Some are silver and the others are gold? This pops up in my mind whenever I’m due to order some new instruments for the hygiene department. And slowly but…
Hand and Wrist Strengthening Exercises for Dental Hygienists
The human hand consists of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles and over 100 ligaments and tendons, as well as many blood vessels and nerves. This complex and elaborate structure enables us to perform a vast range of movements with strength and…
How Does Instrument Weight Affect Ergonomics in Dental Hygiene?
How many of us adapt to our working environment without making provisions for our long-term health? Research shows that this is certainly the case for many dental professionals, who are at greater risk of work-related musculoskeletal…