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A Dental Assistanta��s Guide to the Evolution of Dental Implants
A dental implant is a surgical component that goes into the jaw and then attaches to a dental prosthesis such as a crown, bridge or denture. Ita��s pretty safe to say that in todaya��s day and age, therea��s a lot of stigma attached to having missing teetha��nobody really wants to walk around with a gap in their smile. Todaya��s dentists consider dental implants to be the most advanced and effective solution for missing teeth and
The Dental Hygienista��s Guide to Foods that Promote Dental Health
We know that what we eat affects out oral health, and ita��s pretty easy to think of foods one should avoid in order to keep their teeth healthy and strong. Candy comes to mind, along with soda and sugary cereals. But did you know that there are also foods that we can eat that contribute to a healthy smile? While a healthy diet promotes good overall oral health, there are a few foods that can
Discover the Good Turn Week at Our Dental Hygienist School
Scout’s Canada started a yearly initiative called the ?Good Turn Week to promote a better sense of community, friendship and compassion around the world (Scouts n.d.)?. This year, April 25 to May 3 is good turn week. During this time the scouts ask that you help others without expecting any compensation or recognition for the act of kindness.
Dental Hygienist: A Guide to Successful Dental Impressions
Dental professionals generally use impressions to create exact replicas of their patients’ teeth. Impressions form a negative mold or imprint of the patient’s teeth and gums, and this mold is later used to make a positive model of the teeth. Of course, the process of actually taking a dental impression can be quite complicated, and sometimes dental hygienists will have to perform the task several times before getting an accurate representation of the patient’s teeth.
Quality Assurance and Dental Hygiene
Quality assurance is any systematic process of checking to see whether a service is meeting specified requirements. The service in this case is dental hygiene care.A� As many other professional regulatory bodies, the College of Dental Hygienistsa�� of Ontario (CDHO) implements a quality assurance program as a standard.A� The delivery of the quality assurance program may vary among professional healthcare colleges.A� Examples of quality assurance programs include a point system or the use of a
Tooth Whitening Products For Dental College Grads
As part of their daily duties, dental assistants as well as dental hygienist school graduates provide patients with information on tooth care products and how to use them. One of the most common products used at home by dental patients are tooth whitening products. Since most patients dona��t have dental assistant training themselves, advising them on what products to use is key to them getting the results they want. But with so many products on
Effective and Long-term Teaching Techniques
According to economist and scholar Abu Rizvi, academic institutions and their faculty are faced with the task of providing students with effective and long-term teaching. In order to achieve this, he provides the following advice (as cited by Tomorrowa��s Professor 2015, p.7): Teach for further use, not for recall or display. Too often we ask that students simply recall their knowledge. They succeed when they can reproduce information. But disciplinary understanding is a tool to
Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures After Dental Hygienist School
Students in dental hygienist school and those taking dental assistant training, are preparing for careers which will help improve the oral health of patients by preventing setbacks like gum disease and cavities. There is, however, another form of tooth and mouth care that dental assistants may find career options in: cosmetic dentistry. With this type of dental work, the focus is shifted from tooth health and functionality to appearance. While cosmetic dentistry isna��t an official
World Oral Health Day
If you didn’t already know, oral health is globally recognized each year on March 20. This day has been designated ?World Oral Health Day?. As indicated on their website, a wide range of awareness-raising activities take place on this day. The global recognition of oral health on this day is a platform for the oral health community to take action and help reduce oral disease. When the world is your stage, you have a huge
Researchers Discover a Biomaterial Cure to Tooth Sensitivity
One common affliction that all dental assistants will treat in their lifetime is teeth sensitivity. Many patients come into the dental clinic in a day complaining of a sharp pain in their tooth, often when eating cold or acidic foods. Some describe the pain as if they are a�?biting a forka�?, a shooting sensation straight from the tooth into the gums. While dentists have devised ways to combat this affliction (such as sensitive toothpaste), these
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