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Tips For Prioritizing Safety After Dental Hygienist Training
What does a�?Safety in Dental Hygiene Carea�� mean?A� This phrase applies to many areas of dental hygiene care.A� The examples that follow are not an all-inclusive list, but a great start! Infection Control Before a client actually sits in the dental chair to receive dental hygiene care (or any other form of dental treatment), it is essential that the area where the treatment will be taking place be disinfected and thus guarded from contamination transfer
Dentistry Techniques to Minimize Pain
Statistics tell us that a number of North Americans voluntarily delay going to the dentist because they are fearful of the dental experience. One major association people have with pain in the dental office is the fear of injections. To ease the pain, dentists have developed techniques like shaking the cheek while dispensing the anesthetic that greatly facilitates the process. Moreover, there is now a wideA�array of medications and techniques, used alone or in combination,
Mindfulness-A New Trend or A New Way of Living?
As I do sometimes, I perused the magazine section in my local bookstore looking for something to catch my eye, something a little different.A�A�A�The difference this time was that the largest sub-title onA�TIME magazine was one pertaining to a topic that seemingly didn’t “fit” yet is getting increasing attention on many levels of government and in many “Fortune 500” companies (including Google, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, the veryA�companies that increase our level of distraction by
The Secret to a Successful Dental Hygienist Training at CADH
Since 2001A�CADH has been educating students for a profession in the field of dentalA�hygiene-a long time. Analysis after analysis has led to some interesting observations with respect to determinants of student success and the wordA�”motivation” has become a “common denominator”A�in CADH vocabulary.A�A� Motivation can be defined as a a�?force or influence that causes someone to do somethinga�? or a�?the condition of being eager or acta�? (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, nd). In my experience as an educator, I
Dental Care for Special Needs
Poor oral hygiene and dental disease may be more prevalent in patients with disabilities due to the effects of their condition and extra considerations regarding medication. To help patients with special needs maintain good oral health, a dental professional or intra-oral dental assistant must put together a daily preventive program thata��s effective, simple to use, and low in cost. Some patients can have a difficult time reaching their mouth with a toothbrush, which can have
Dental Hygiene Care: Lifelong Learning After Dental School
Clients may think that once the actual removal of the hard or soft deposit has been completed, this concludes the process of care.A� This is not the case. The final stage of the Process of Care is the Evaluation Phase; a stage that is just as important as all of the rest, though sometimes the most difficult appointment to convince a client to attend. An evaluation can be ongoing or after a specific period of
The Evolution of Dental Hygiene Careers in Canada
Dental hygienists are valued members of your oral healthcare team. For over 50 years, theya��ve played a vital role in Canada in the promotion of the oral health and wellbeing of the public. Dental hygienists can occupy a variety of roles. They can be clinicians, educators, an intra-oral dental assistant, researchers or even administrators. Their work environment may include: private dental practices professional dental hygiene associations universities and community colleges homecare or outreach programs community
If You’re a Certified Dental Assistant, See How Ontario is Supporting People With Physical and Mental Illness
Unfortunately, despite regular progress in the realm of mental illness, the subject still attracts a stigma in our culture. Even though mental illness is one of the most common forms of illness and affects an incredibly large amount of the population at some point in life, we still stigmatize illnesses like depression and schizophrenia. The Ontario provincial government is aiming to change that however, with a push for increased services for those afflicted with mental
Understanding the Implementation Phase After Dental College
In the eyes of many clients, it is the next phase of treatment that is the most relevant during the visit with the dental hygienist.A�A�This may be because of what happens during this phase.A�A�The client is most impacted during this phase, known as the Implementation Phase, since they leave the clinical session with the dental hygienist with the outcomes from the visit, or a a�?cleaner feeling moutha��. The Implementation Phase is the phase where the
Dental Hygienist School Grads Beat Provincial Certification Board Average Again
The Canadian Academy of Dental Health and Community Sciences (a�?CADHa��) is proud to announce that its Dental Hygiene students, once again, scored higher than the provincial average of all public and private accredited Dental Hygiene college students. Specifically, 89% ofA�CADHA�dental hygiene students passed the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board exam compared with an average pass rate of 85% amongst all public and private accredited Dental Hygiene Colleges. CADHa��s state of the art facility, including digital
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