There is a great article called "What Every Woman Should Know" by Steve Offenbacher, director of oral and systemic diseases at Chapel Hill. It is on the...
This is interesting . . Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the...
Has your office experienced a slow down? are patients cancelling and not re scheduling? are they putting off treatment needed? What are you doing to get the...
Some dental healthcare workers have developed hypersensitivity to proteins derived from natural rubber latex used in certain medical and dental devices,...
Did you know you need to wait 6 mos after a heart attack to have a prophy done? its is because there is an increased risk of reinfarction during this period. ...
Do you know if you have to abstain from prophys while undergoing chemo and radiation? Linda From: RDHTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RDHTalk@yahoogroups.com] On...
I am a registered dental hygienist who works for P&G (Crest). I would like to add to the conversation about Crest Pro-Health Rinse (CPHR). CPHR is a high...
I did some research and found a 2002 article at http://jada.ada.org/cgi/reprint/133/suppl_1/37S.pdf. It states the reason for patients not to receive care for...
Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed." She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next...
A piece of history we need to remember, or perhaps become aware of, told in a brief and moving way. I never knew this anyway. This is the story of our...
I've had pts both abstain and/or use pre med - on medical advice. Depends on platelet count. With monthly radiation, best just before next tx and pre med -...
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It is not always the best of jobs It is not always the cleanest of jobs It is not always the happiest of jobs BUT It is the one job that is from the...
f your mother can send you lolcats, you are part of a trend. Being a parent means that using the Internet is practically a requirement, and according to three...
I work in a very outdated office...several employees have complaints about back pain, wrist pain, numbness, etc. Bascially are entire set up is positioned to...
... I prefer to do my own charting...it seems like it takes more time to have someone chart for me. I don't have to call out numbers or worry about whether or...
-I actually don't floss my patient's teeth at all. I do demonstrate the proper way to floss though. We were taught to scale all teeth to remove the plaque...
-Why exactly are patients not supposed to have a prophy during chemo or radiation? Stacy Griffin ... Depends on platelet count. With monthly radiation, best...
Good article to read: "Oral Cancer: It you don't look for it, it will find you!" by Paul Bergman, DDS Dental Economics, April 2008, p.36 Please make time to...
stacy, i agree with you. i like to tell my pts flossing is their job and under the gums is my job. i hope to instill  teamwork between the two of us. having...
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because their white cells, platelets, general resistance to infection is likely totally compromised - only way to know is platelet count. ... From: stacy...
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Being a Mom We are sitting at lunch one day when my daughter casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family." "We're taking a ...
I just read the line about flossing seeming redundant after scaling. ????? Sometimes while scaling, you've removed the deposits, but perhaps not removed all...
I floss at the end because that was how my teachers would check my work, and I've gotten to a point where I can determine roughness with my floss...so yes I do...
the interesting thing is that the new office designs go back to the setup you're complaining about...I'm in a brand new office where the whole set up is behind...
I have to agree and when scaling you still are not getting all the way between the teeth like you can with the floss.I do think this is an important service to...
This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way, no one would have done it!!!! POSITION : Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy, Momma, Ma JOB DESCRIPTION : Long...
For anyone who was either a mom or raised by a mom, this is funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXT6Hs113ZA Linda in Folsom thinking about mothers day...
I check my work with my explorer, just as my teacher did in school. I guess there is more than one way to skin a cat as they say. Stacy ... work, and I've...
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