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5 Worst Sweets for the Teeth for a Dental Hygienist to Know
As a dental hygienist, one of your primary responsibilities is advising patients on dietary choices that impact oral health. Sweets, while enjoyable, can be particularly detrimental to teeth, especially for young children. Educating patients about the worst candy for their teeth can help them make smarter decisions to protect their oral health. 1. Worst Candy For Your Teeth: Hard Candy A Double Threat Hard candies like Jolly Ranchers and Werther’s Original pose multiple threats to
The Competencies of a Dental Hygienist: The Health Promoter
The eighth and final program learning outcome adopted from the national competencies for an entry-to-practice dental hygienist is the dental hygienist as a health promoter….. According to the ‘Entry-To-Practice Competencies and Standards for Canadian Dental Hygienists January 2010’, “Health promotion: The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health. It not only embraces actions directed at strengthening the skills and capabilities of individuals, but also action directed towards changing social,
The 5 Worst Habits For Your Teeth
A habit is a routine that we just cana��t break. A�Nail biting, procrastinating and watching too much TV are all examples of bad habits many people find hard to change. And the hardest thing about habits is that they are usually unconscious! We may not even realize we are grinding our teeth, but anyone who has taken a dental assistant course will notice right away from the wear on the tooth enamel. A�While any habit,
Considering Dental College? Learn 10 Fun Facts About Teeth
You might already know a lot of things about teeth, like the fact that there are approximately 32 of them in everyone’s mouth, or that you’ll get cavities if you don’t brush properly. But there’s much more to your chompers than meets the eye. Continue reading to find out ten things you probably never knew about teeth! Tooth Enamel is the Hardest Part of Your Body Underneath the enamel lies all of the connective tissue,
What Our Dental Hygienist School Donated to the Shoe Box Project
The Canadian Academy proudly donated 50 shoeboxes to the Shoe Box Project – an amazing charity that helps women in shelters.A� Here is their thank you note: Many thanks to each and every one of you who has contributed to the success of the 2014 Shoebox Project for Women in Shelters. We are in awe of the beautiful boxes we received and your success in engaging family, friends, clubs, organizations and companies to fill shoeboxes,
In Dental Hygiene School? Dental Hygienists are Teachers too
The seventh program learning outcome adopted from the national competencies for an entry-to-practice dental hygienist is the dental hygienist as an oral health educator.a�� According to the a�?Entry-To-Practice Competencies and Standards for Canadian Dental Hygienists January 2010a��, a�?Education: The application of teaching and learning principles to facilitate the development of specific attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behavioursa�? [4] with particular emphasis on oral health and its relationship to general health. This competency is important in that
Tooth-Friendly Holiday Treats in Dental Hygienist Training
What do candy canes, eggnog, rum balls and chocolate all have in common? They are treats indulged in heavily by most people during the winter holidays. We all know theya��re not great for our health, as they tend to cause tummy aches and weight gain if consumed in large amounts – but did you know that they can also do serious damage to your pearly whites? Though holiday sweets taste great, they tend to have
Join Our Bikram Yoga Seminar for a Stronger Career
Research has proven that those with a strong body posses a strong mind leading to a more successful life.A� Yoga is one form of exercise that can benefit anyone: “you’re never too old, never too bad, never too late and never too sick to start from the scratch once again.”, Bikram Choudhury. The Canadian Academy of Dental Health & Community Sciences is proud to be sponsoring a special 2-day yoga clinic run by Esak Garcia,A�a
Dental School Students Make an Impact with Operation Shoebox
In an effort to help our community, for the second year in a row, the faculty, staff and students of CADH launched wholeheartedly into a�?Operation Shoebox modea�? beginning in early November, 2014 and what an a�?operationa�? it was!! Weeks of collecting everything from mittens to socks to toiletries to chocolates culminated in the accumulation of enough lovely little things to fill 59 beautifully wrapped shoe boxes for Mississauga area womena��s shelters!A� A�Our donation was heart-warming
The 5 Best Electric Toothbrushes
If youa��ve heard it once, youa��ve probably heard it a thousand timesa��you have to brush your teeth effectively to prevent cavities and tooth decay! Though graduates of dental hygienist schools would recommend brushing three times each day (once after every meal), many people just dona��t have the time. However, it is important that you brush at least twice daily; you do want to maintain those pearly whites (and fresh breath!). With so many options crowding
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