On May 22nd I received an e-mail from CorrLinks (photo below) and assumed it was another e-mail from Cherie, but it wasn’t. It was an automated e-mail from CorrLinks informing me that Cherie no longer had access to the system. A few months before, Cherie told me she was scheduled to…
Kona Adapter Iso-OR I recently created a Kona Adapter to attach Zyris / Isolite mouthpieces directly to surgical tubing (1/4″ ID). The DryShield version is coming soon. Note: This version does not replace the current Kona Adapter Kits I sell that attach the mouthpieces to the standard HVE valve. When dentists work in the…
Tom Segura: I know someone with a prominent dead tooth and you just want to be like. Why do you have a car? You should fix this first! Joe Rogan: Yeah, yeah. Dead teeth are weird, right? It’s like…there’s something about it that signals to you that there’s something wrong with that person. …
One of the books I’m currently reading is Booker T. Washington’s autobiography Up From Slavery written in 1901. I read two passages in the book that discuss his intriguing views on the toothbrush. As a dental hygienist, I found the passages quite interesting and just needed to share. Below are the two passages prefaced…
Like most teenage boys who grew up in the 1980’s, I wanted to be muscular and shredded. My go to example? Sylvester Stallone in the 1985 movie Rocky IV. I challenge you to watch those training montages and not want to lift weights! But achieving that goal would have required me to do two things:…
The other day, out of curiosity, I googled “Do dental sealants save money long term?”. I wanted to see what my fellow dental folks had to say about the topic. I scanned the search results and found the following excerpts from two dental office websites, a dental insurance company website and an oral hygiene product…
When I graduated from dental hygiene school in 2007, the job market in my area (Massachusetts and Rhode Island) was pretty favorable for us hygienists. If you had a license (and a pulse) finding a job was relatively easy. But then the 2008 recession hit and the strong demand for hygienists suddenly dropped. And the…
A few weeks ago, while browsing my Facebook feed, I came across a news story about a male dental hygienist who recently had his license revoked. The reason for losing his license? He was guilty of “sexually abusing” a patient. What did this monster do you may ask? According to the article, he had the…
1. Treat your hygienists like professional colleagues Let’s be clear. I’m not saying your hygienist’s formal education is equal to your formal education in scope or depth. All I’m saying is that hygienists are well educated individuals who see themselves as dental professionals and want to be treated that way. Treat your hygienist the same…
1. “Do” most of the exam for the dentist and relay your findings when he or she arrives. I’m not saying you should legally “diagnose”. I’m saying you should, to use the current buzzword, “co-diagnose”. For those who hate buzzwords and prefer plain language like myself, just make the exam easier for the dentist! We…