To enter for your chance to win this month’s prize all you have to do is share your current sealant protocol in the comment section. The winner will be chosen on Thursday, October 15th, 2015. Good luck! Links https://konaadapter.wordpress.com My current sealant protocol: 1. Place Isolite for isolation, retraction and evacuation 2. Clean the tooth…
There’s no doubt that we hygienists are highly trained, college educated dental professionals. We bring a lot to the table. Our primary focus in dentistry is prevention, education, and non-surgical periodontics (often times, we know more than the dentist in these areas since he or she has so many other areas to keep up with).…
Practicon’s new Lock-On Saliva Ejector Tips solve a common problem we hygienists have probably all experienced at some point in our career. Many standard saliva ejector valves, probably most, have a rubber tip. The rubber tip is the part where the disposable saliva ejector gets inserted. That rubber part of the valve sometimes falls off…
In this video podcast, I share my story of failing the NERB clinical board exam back in 2007. Andrew Johnston, RDH and I also discuss possible alternatives to this exam, the ethical issues with the exam, and some advice for dental hygiene students who will be taking the exam in the future. Links Why One-Shot…
Frances and Peggy both own independent perioscopy businesses. In this video podcast, we discuss the following topics. Video Timeline 0:00 What are you currently doing with the perioscope? 2:40 How did you first discover the perioscope? 7:22 What was your path to perioscopy and what were some of the challenges you experienced along the way?…
Prize – Two ContactEZ Hygienist Strips. I haven’t tried this product yet myself, but it looks promising. I’m receiving some samples in a few weeks from Practicon Dental, so I decided to just make it this month’s giveaway prize. Here’s the description from the manufacturer, “ContactEZ Hygienist Strips are non-abrasive, flexible, stainless steel strips that…
RDH Roundtable Participants – Mark Frias, RDH (http://MarkRDH.com) – Daniel Lopez, RDH (http://www.guygienist.nyc) Note: Daniel is not blogging yet : ) – Andrew Johnston, RDH (http://andrewjohnstonrdh.blogspot.com) Topics discussed 1. Is it okay to polish first? 0:00 2. Commission vs. hourly vs. salary. 9:24 3. Power scaling vs. hand scaling. 26:57 4. What are your thoughts…
American Eagle’s posterior Double Gracey instrument combines two instruments into one. It combines both the Gracey 11-12 instrument and the Gracey 13-14 instrument. The anterior Double Gracey version is the 1/2 Gracey, but it has the 1/2 angle on both sides of the blade, as opposed to just the one found on the traditional Gracey…
Links – http://www.isolitesystems.com – http://dryshield.com – http://www.zirc.com/mrthirsty/ Video Photo
Introduction – This blog post is a point by point comparison of the IsoVac Isolation system and the DryShield Isolation system. It does not include an overview of each system. If you need an introduction of each system please check out the links below. This comparison focuses only on performance and cost. Links – My…