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Oct 16, 2024 | 
rdhmag.com | Annie Walters
Kortni Davis has been promoting Proclaim because she’s seen the results firsthand. Patients are open to this new way of keeping their mouths healthy, and the results have been proven. It’s ideal for patients who aren’t able to floss, such as dementia patients. Even patients who try hard and think they’re doing great usually don’t reach all the areas of their mouth.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
rdhmag.com | Annie Walters
If you want to know about the hoopla around the Hoopla at Zyris, you’ve come to the right place. I had a chance to talk with Rolando Mia at Zyris, makers of the Isolite system. Many dental hygienists use and love the Isolite system, and provided the company with some feedback. Zyris listened to our concerns, and they created the Hoopla retracting system that goes inside the mouth and lifts everything out of the way … no more weird positions required.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
rdhmag.com | Annie Walters
The standard of practice and management of periodontal disease is continually evolving. Dental hygienists are keenly aware of the oral-systemic connection and the critical role we serve in helping our patients get healthy.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Annie Walters
Now more than ever, dental providers, patients, and product companies are looking to environmentally conscious ways to deliver oral health-care services. Between personal oral hygiene products and supplies used in the dental office, significant amounts of waste that are unable to biodegrade are produced.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
rdhmag.com | Annie Walters
I was reading a powerful book titled The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life., and a quote stood out to me: “The single best way to build your willpower is to voluntarily put yourself into conditions of discomfort.”1 Someone’s willingness to achieve a goal or dream shines through in times of discomfort. This quote made me think about how many professionals wish their careers were different. But are these people willing to embrace change?
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
rdhmag.com | Annie Walters
Oil pulling originated in India as a holistic, Ayurvedic medicinal practice dating as far back as 3,000–5,000 years.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
rdhmag.com | Maryam Shamuel |Annie Walters
For those who may not know, guided biofilm therapy is (GBT) is a less invasive way of doing dental hygiene. GBT reduces the amount of instrumentation used, and it focuses more on biofilm management. Maryam Shamuel came across an office that practices GBT when she moved to Las Vegas a few years ago. During her search for an office that aligned with her priorities, she noticed some that stressed GBT. She was hired in one, and has been a fan of GBT ever since.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
rdhmag.com | Kimberly A. Erdman |Annie Walters
Much of the mandatory education dental hygienists receive about child abuse can be applied to elder abuse, explains Kimbery Erdman. This abuse can be sexual, physical, emotional; but there's can also be an aspect of exploitation, often in the form of financial abuse, and often from family members. Of the 50 states, 38 have laws that specifically list dental providers as those who must be reporters if they suspect elder abuse. Of the 38, 14 list dental hygienists specifically.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
rdhmag.com | Annie Walters
Annie Walters, RDH, sat down with Irene Yoku to talk about Philips Sonicare teeth whitening kits and other whitening options for patients. She notes that having conversations about their needs, coupled with science and technology and efficacious treatment planning, is the best way keep patients coming back. Building strong personal relationships ultimately leads more clinical treatment.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
dentaleconomics.com | Annie Walters
SponsoredCDA Anaheim: Philips Sonicare teeth whiteningIn this video, Annie Walters, RDH, talks to Irene Yoku about Philips Sonicare teeth whitening kits and other whitening options for patients. She notes that having conversations about their needs, coupled with science and technology and efficacious treatment planning, is the best way keep patients coming back. Building strong personal relationships ultimately leads more clinical treatment.
