Why did you become a dental hygienist?

RDH Roundtable Participants – Mark Frias, RDH (http://MarkRDH.com) – Trish Walraven, RDH, BS (http://www.dentalbuzz.com) – Daniel Lopez, RDH (http://www.guygienist.nyc)  Note: Daniel is not blogging yet : ) – Andrew Johnston, RDH (http://andrewjohnstonrdh.blogspot.com) Video End

Should all dental hygienists use loupes?

RDH Roundtable Participants – Mark Frias, RDH (http://MarkRDH.com) – Trish Walraven, RDH, BS (http://www.dentalbuzz.com) – Daniel Lopez, RDH (http://www.guygienist.nyc)  Note: Daniel is not blogging yet : ) – Andrew Johnston, RDH (http://andrewjohnstonrdh.blogspot.com) Video End

Kona Adapter 2.0 with surgical tubing – Sound Comparison

The Kona Adapter 2.0 can be used with standard surgical tubing (in place of the Tube Kit).  The only negatives are it’s a little difficult to slide on the tubing (just use lube) and the suction is weaker (but still performs pretty well).  The video compares the Kona Adapter 2.0 with surgical tubing, the Kona…

Should dental hygienists be considered “specialists”?

RDH Roundtable Participants – Mark Frias, RDH (http://MarkRDH.com) – Trish Walraven, RDH, BS (http://www.dentalbuzz.com) – Daniel Lopez, RDH (http://www.guygienist.nyc)  Note: Daniel is not blogging yet : ) – Andrew Johnston, RDH (http://andrewjohnstonrdh.blogspot.com) Video End

Little Beaver Elite 2.0 Scaler – My initial thoughts

Summary I’ve used this scaler maybe 10-15 times so far.  Overall performance is good. Quality is mid-range. Pretty good scaler for the price. The three negatives so far: 1. Foot pedal is too small 2. Even though it is designed to work with both 25k and 30 inserts, I’ve found the 25k inserts to be…

Perioscopy – Suzanne Newkirk, RDH Interview

In this interview, Suzanne and I discuss what a Perioscope is, why it’s beneficial, what training is involved to use it effectively, and much much more. Links – Perioscopy Professionals – Suzanne’s YouTube Channel – Perioscopy Incorporated Photo Video Interview Cool video showing the perioscope doing it’s thing

Inventor of the Dental Rat – Becky Logue, RDH Interview

Becky Logue, RDH is the inventor of the Dental Rat, which is essentially a large foot mouse that allows you to complete periodontal charting without an assistant.  In this interview, we discuss how the Dental Rat works, how it compares to other charting methods, and much much more. Links – http://dentalrat.com – http://boomerthefootmouse.com – Dental…

Why One-Shot Clinical Exams for Dental Hygiene Licensure need to go.

  This is a paper I wrote back in 2009 for a course I was taking at the time (only slightly modified from the original version).  My story of failing the clinical exam, summarized at the beginning of the paper, will be a future podcast topic.  I will go into the story in much more…

I was recently a guest on the Howard Speaks Podcast.

I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Dr. Howard Farran on the Howard Speaks Podcast.  The interview can be watched below, or you can listen to the audio only version on iTunes (link below).  We get into the story behind my product, the Kona Adapter, and many other topics.   LINKS – iTunes (audio…