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Anxiolysis in General Dental Practice

In this age of anxiety, pain control and sedation have become important aspects of...

Eight Steps to HIPAA Privacy Compliance

Step aside OSHA, CDC, EPA, FDA, and BDE. The federal law for the Health...

Professional Standards, Personal Responsibility

One of the best parts of being a hygienist in a dental practice is...

Conservative Aesthetic Treatment of Dark Necrotic Teeth: Efficient Internal Bleaching

In dental school, in the mid-1980s, we learned of the “walking bleach technique.” A...

Digital Photography Enables Better Soft Tissue Screening, Diagnosis, and Case Acceptance

Figures 1 to 3. Pretreatment and immediate post surgical digital photographs taken with the...

New Age, New Meals, Old Problem

Whether it’s in a cup or a can, today’s “meals-on-the-go” are risky. As adults...

Save a Life in 3 Minutes

How often have you wondered what you could do to contribute to the lives...

Protecting the Next Generation: The Dental Hygienist’s Role in Managing Periodontal Disease as a Risk Factor for Low-Birth-Weight Babies

How do you serve your pregnant patients? Do you serve them at all? Do...

Right on the Money: Stimulate Cash Flow With Software That Suits Your Practice

Except for the occasional diehard who’s still hanging on to the “paper” practice for...

Lifestyle Modifications and the Management of Hypertension

There is evidence suggesting that hypertension affects nearly 50 million Americans.1 A study reported...