Modern Hygienist

What resolutions did you make in this New Year? Make sure that you include your patients' health in your to-do list!

3m hosts first annual oral health council exploring how to serve the oral care needs of underprivileged.

Kara RDH answers 5 questions you had, ranging from frustrations with dentists to advice about assisted hygiene.

A new gingivitis code with help you to provide your patients with the full care they deserve.

Here are five dental related New Year’s resolutions that will not only help improve oral health, but will help improve overall health as well.

How the Canary System helps solves a common clinical challenge by detecting caries around the margins of amalgam restorations.

A hygienist shares how Air-Flow® technology made her a believer in the benefits of air polishers.

How offering same-day dentistry can have big returns for new dentists.

Here are five important facts you need to know about the new code.

Kara Vavrosky, RDH answers some of the most interesting questions hygienists had for her this month.

We take a look at the most popular Modern Hygienist articles from 2016.

The second part of a series showcasing the top 50 dental products chosen by the DPR editorial team.

Kara RDH shares some of the questions dental hygienists asked her recently and then provides helpful and encouraging answers.

A summary of the effects of socioeconomic status, showing all health care professionals the daunting task they have in tackling poverty.

Introducing the latest innovations from DEXIS for its award-winning, zero-radiation caries detection device. With this latest CariVu software release, significant enhancements build on the value of DEXIS’ ground-breaking transillumination caries detection device.

Dental Products Report explores the technologies dental professionals need to know in the coming year.

A Dental Hygiene case study showing how The Canary System can move your practice into the future.

A Dental Hygiene case study showing how The Canary System can move your practice into the future.

Letting children speak for themselves at dental appointments can help hygienists glean valuable information.

Most dental practices assess the dental history of their patients at intake. Some go a step further and take a complete medical history for each patient. However, if your practice is truly concerned with the health and wellness of your patients, you should also be conducting dental risk assessments.

Dentists closely watch their bottom line. As practice owners, the first priority is patient care, followed by keeping overhead down. So when hygienists ask for a raise, doctors immediately think, “How much is that going to cost me for the year and is it really worth it?”

Take a moment to ask yourself, do you really need disability insurance? If you think not, unfortunately you’d be wrong.

Ranir LLC, a leading global manufacturer of store brand oral care products and value branded oral care products under the Plackers and REMBRANDT trademarks, today announced it has acquired BrushPoint, a Toronto-based manufacturer of store brand manual and power toothbrushes. The acquisition of BrushPoint is highly complementary to Ranir’s current portfolio of products and allows Ranir to leverage its innovation platform in the development, manufacture and marketing of store brand oral care products.

Hu-Friedy, a global leader in the manufacturing of dental instruments and products, today announced the addition of the Sickle Scaler designs to its line of EverEdge 2.0 hand instruments designed to help clinicians achieve the best clinical outcomes. Leveraging decades of instrument making experience, Hu-Friedy developed EverEdge 2.0 using a proprietary heat treatment process and enhanced finishing techniques.

Dental hygienists are often discounted in their role as healthcare professions by the public. Nor is the public aware of the schooling it takes to become a dental hygienist. Even further, many don’t understand how physically demanding dentistry is, despite the fact it looks like we are just sitting there.

While dental amalgam has been the most popular dental filling material for a century and a half, new research is introducing an exciting alternative that could actually help repair teeth damaged by caries.

In order to become a dental hygienist there are many steps you must take. One of these many steps is completing dental hygiene school, which takes a lot of hard work, sweat and tears. If you want to stay on top, you should follow these top five survival tips for dental hygiene school.

A response to the recent article that stated flossing did not help gum health.

The ADA Foundation and 3M today announced that 3M will donate 3,000 introductory sealant kits to the ADA Foundation for use during the 2017 Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) program. The donation, which has an estimated fair market value of $250,000, will help Give Kids A Smile volunteers place more than 400,000 sealants on underserved kids’ teeth in 2017.

Ensuring your entire team has the necessary education and training to follow and understand oral cancer detection protocols can be crucial to effective patient care.