Interview Topics – Lisa’s background – Current position with WaterPik — How did you find this position? — Do you provide Lunch and Learns? How often? — How do you market your services to dental offices? — How are you paid by WaterPik? – Research behind the WaterPik Water Flossers — How it compares to…
Introduction In Trisha’s own words, “My name is Trisha O’Hehir and I am one of the three founders of the university that bears my name. OHU provides a degree completion program designed specifically for diploma, certificate and associate degree dental hygienists who want to complete their bachelor’s degree. In the near future, a master’s degree…
Imagine you were offered a two week dream vacation anywhere in the world, all expenses paid. You know, the kind of vacation you only fantasize about. But there’s only one catch. You can only eat 500 calories of plain white rice per day and you can only drink water during the whole vacation, nothing else,…
Introduction Lewis Meyers is the Sales & Marketing Manager (US/Canada) for American Eagle Instruments(AEI), Inc. He can be contacted at lmeyers@am-eagle.com Interview Topics – Transition from his 20 years on the medical side of things to his current position at AEI – Hygienists buying their own instruments – History of AEI – History and development…
Doug Perry is the owner of GetHiredRDH.com and co-author of Landing a Great Dental Hygiene Job, 2nd edition. In this video interview we discuss the following topics. – Doug’s background in Marketing and Communications – The story behind his decision to apply his extensive skills to the dental hygiene job market – The importance of…
I’ve been using the eBay Air Polisher (shown below) for a few years now and overall it has performed relatively well, except for one major problem. The problem is that one of the o-rings wears out very quickly and causes water leakage. To fix the problem you will only need to replace the o-ring with…
Google Hangout Video Interviewee: Daniel Lopez, RDH Daniel Lopez is a dental hygienist currently working at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York. He has extensive training in the management and treatment of HIV/AIDs patients. Topic We discuss how Daniel’s current position is different (and the same in many ways) from a typical private…
Both instruments are great, high performing sickle scalers that can be used in all sextants. The design and function of both instruments are essentially the same. So what is the difference? The key differences for me come down to price and the need to sharpen. Price Montana Jack = $30 BlackJack = $50 Sharpening Montana…
Parkell Burnett Power Tip (magnetostrictive) This tip is longer and thinner than your typical universal tip, and it’s more powerful. It can safely be used at the highest power level on your ultrasonic scaler. I rarely have to go beyond half power. At least 80% of my scaling needs, on average, can be completed with…
7 ways hygienists can help dentists complete the exam 1. Take quality radiographs and have them displayed. – They should be displayed for you anyway, so this really shouldn’t be an issue. – Ask yourself this question every time you take radiographs, “If I were 100% responsible for diagnosing everything would I be satisfied with…