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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
Preventing Oral Disease with CARE in Dental Hygienist School
Ita��s true that dental hygienist training prepares you for a fulfilling career, but dona��t think for a second that ita��s an easy one. When you become a Dental Hygienist, you will provide the first line of defense against dental caries (cavities, tooth decay), periodontal disease and oral cancer. Prevention will be your first and most important job. Youa��ll need to ask the right questions, evaluate the responses and assess the risk facing each individual patient.
High Tech “Fillings” Put an End to the Dreaded Drill
A trip to the dentista��s office shouldna��t bring fear to the hearts of patients, but in many cases it does – usually because of one piece of equipment: the drill. In dental hygienist school students learn that dental phobia is a legitimate condition that causes some patients to skip out on important check-ups, allowing oral problems to go untreated.A� It is truly a vicious cycle of avoidance and deteriorating mouth health. For some of us,
Happy Halloween
No wonder the dental hygiene community is fearful of this spooky time of year! Candy, as we all know, is detrimental to oral health but according to Maureen Howes at Aspen Dental Management Clinic,”No one is saying not to enjoy Halloween or hand out candy,but there are some more tooth-friendly candies out there. For example, chocolate is a better choice than sour, sticky gummy candy.a�? This knowledge is universal in oral health care but below
Explaining Oral Hygiene to Children
If you like working with children and already have plans to become a dental hygienist, one specialization to look into is pediatric dentistry. Pediatric dentists care for patients from birth through adolescence. Oral health constitutes an important part of our overall wellbeing, and it is well-known that diseases of the mouth can have adverse effects on the rest of the body. For children, oral health should be taught very early on, starting at the first
The Dental Hygienist as a Clinical Therapist
The sixth program learning outcome adopted from the national competencies for an entry-to-practice dental hygienist is the dental hygienist as a clinical therapist. According to the a�?Entry-To-Practice Competencies and Standards for Canadian Dental Hygienists January 2010a��, a�?Clinical therapy: The primary, interceptive, therapeutic, preventive, and ongoing care procedures that help to enable people to achieve optimal oral health that contributes to overall health.a�?[1] This competency is the one that may be viewed as having the greatest
Inter-professional Collaborative Practice as a Dental Hygienist
Dental hygienists are the primary dental healthcare professionals working alongside a dentist. With new legislation coming into the oral health sector and a wider availability of workplaces outside of the dental office, dental hygienists are finding more collaborative practices for their specialization. Those today who become a dental hygienist will work not only in a dental office, but in hospitals, special therapy clinics, in schools and around the world. Few people recognize that oral health
In Dental Hygienist School? A Guide to Proper Nutrition
In your dental hygienist training, one of the first things you will learn about dental hygiene is that foods high in sugars and starches increase acid production, which eats away at tooth enamel and causes tooth decay. There are some hidden sources of starches many people are unaware of like in alcohol, and hidden sugars like in rice, which can be the cause of cavities. Sometimes problems are caused by eating too many of these
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