American Eagle XP Technology I’ve been a big fan of American Eagle’s XP instruments since I started using them about 3 years ago. What makes the XP instruments so great is that they require NO SHARPENING for the life of the instrument. Yes, you heard me correct, no sharpening, and that’s no BS. My XP…
I’ve been using the Isolite product since 2008 and it has become an integral part of how I do what I do in hygiene. I can no longer live without it. If you tried taking it away from me at this point, along with a few others products like loupes, I would probably have to…
In a recent blog post, “Does the market really want college educated dental hygienists?”, I mentioned in a side note that Alabama dental hygienists earn the lowest wages in the United States. The implication of that side note was that the existence of the Alabama Dental Hygiene Program (a one year program) is one of…
The E-Prop is a bite block that holds a saliva ejector firmly in place for you, hands free. Overall performance is good. I recommend the product. By the way, this product was designed by a dental hygienist : ). Links Purchase E-Props at Practicon.com Total Comfort saliva ejector vs. standard saliva ejector Video Photos …
Are you a dental hygienist looking to take your dental skills outside the traditional clinical setting? Can I really replace my dental hygiene income outside the clinic? Where do I start? What skills do I need? Who do I contact? In this video podcast, Elijah Desmond, RDH shares the path that took him to a…
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?…