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Updated on 1/12/2024

How Do Hygienists Feel about the Industry, Their Jobs and What They Want for Their Professional Future?

We recently surveyed just over 900 dental professionals (92% of whom are hygienists) to find out how they feel about the industry, their jobs and what they want for their professional future.

How to deliver the best care while keeping your patients relaxed

In any health care environment, patient comfort is incredibly important. While hygienists are highly trained with this in mind, technology can make it even easier to ensure your patients are relaxed when in the chair. In fact, when dental offices stay up to date on the latest technological advancements, it assures patients they’re getting the highest level of care and comfort.

The Future of Dental Unit Waterlines

With the state of Washington changing its dental waterline testing requirements as of Dec. 1, the writing is on the wall: Scrutiny around waterline quality is tightening and the monitoring of procedural water in dental practices must be considered part of regular dental infection and prevention control office practices.

Regardless of where your practice is located, all dental professionals have an obligation to ensure that their treatment water meets current potable water standards.

From body positioning to ergonomic instrumentation, here are a few options To help relieve pain.

National Dental Hygiene Month gives us all the opportunity to celebrate the dedicated and hardworking dental hygienists across the country. The latter often gets overlooked. Dental hygiene has always been a taxing profession both on the mind and the body. And hygienists who scale by hand instead of using ultrasonics may be noticing a few more physical aches and pains, especially if hand scaling.

Have Proactive Conversations to Help Patients Feel Safe

With the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients continue to be reluctant to visit dental offices. Over 10% of patients – both adults and children – have delayed health care, including dental care, despite admitting the need for care.

Exploring the Complete Black Line Collection

In the world of dentistry, small improvements can make a big difference. The same can be said for dental instrumentation - a small detail may have a major impact on your ability to conduct a procedure with ease and efficiency. Consider the decisions you make when selecting the appropriate hand instrument for a procedure – the shape of the working end is certainly important, but so is the weight of the instrument, the surface of the handle which you feel while gripping it, and more.

How Hormonal Changes Throughout a Woman’s Life Can Increase the Risk of Gum Disease and Tooth Decay

Being a woman at any age means contending with certain unique health risks. As a dental health care professional, you can help your female patients manage these risks by refamiliarizing yourself with the direct connections between a woman’s oral health and her overall health.

Guidelines, best practices, and options available

Now that the CDC aggregates and reports COVID-related hospitalizations instead of COVID transmissions, dental professionals could be at risk. By the time a dental practice is alerted to a COVID outbreak in their area, transmissions could already be at concerning levels.