Hygiene
Oral Healthcare for Patients With Disabilities
The federal Healthy People initiative has provided a framework to address health disparities and...
Management
The eleven Essentials of Effective Staff Meetings Part 3
As we begin this final article in the “Staff Meeting” series, I suggest a...
Infection Control
Preparing Instruments for Sterilization
Many local home centers offer short courses on a variety of repair and remodeling...
Hygiene
Maximum Hygiene
As hygienists, we worked for years doing “bloody” prophies. In many cases, when we...
CE Articles
Protecting Electronic Health Information as Part of HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) calls for standards for administrative, physical,...
Infection Control
The Role of the Infection Control Coordinator
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the lead federal agency for...
Management
How Bad Ads Can Undermine Good Practices: Get Your Message in Print Properly and New Patients Will Follow
“No Pain, No Gain!” the headline bellows. If the clichéd message in this ad...
Treatment Planning
The Treatment Planning Consultation: The Doctor/Technician Partnership
New laboratory-fabricated restorative materials are being introduced to doctors and dental laboratories at a...
Implants
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for Implant Placement
Eight years ago, Dr. Gordon Christensen told me, If you can do molar endodontics...
Infection Control
New CDC Infection Control Guidelines for Dentistry
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the lead federal agency for...