Hygiene

Saving Lives in the Dental Office

When you were in dental hygiene school, did you ever imagine that one day...

How Home Care is Essential to Ensuring Successful Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes

t is important for the orthodontic practice to promote good oral home care by...

Teeth First, Oral Fitness, and the Oral Theory of Everything

As a former bodybuilder, fitness trainer, and practicing dentist with 18 years of experience,...

Frustration: Educating Dental Professionals to Provide Care to People with Special Needs

More than 50 million United States residents have a developmental, physical, or mental disability...

Changes in Thought for Dental Hygienists

The practice of dental hygiene is ever-changing as the scientific community allocates more time...

The Staff’s Role in the Sale of a Practice

How many times have I heard the retiring doctor say, “When I sell my...

The Manual Toothbrush and Oral Hygiene

Americans say they can’t live without them. What could they be talking about in...

Compensation From All Angles

It’s staff review time again, and while you have been busy trying to understand...

Treating the “Whole Patient” Builds the Practice

Considering the advances in technology over the last 10 years, dentistry today is much...

Ulcer Management – “I Just Want It To Be Gone!”

Two frantic calls from patients. When will it ever end? The first patient, Jamie,...