Beth Parkes

Dec 10, 2024 | oralhealthgroup.com | Beth Parkes

Collectively, periodontal disease and dental caries are among the most common diseases worldwide and are leading causes of tooth loss.1 They not only diminish quality of life and systemic health but also impose significant burdens on public health systems.2,3For decades, clinicians have relied predominantly on visual assessment tools to detect and classify periodontal disease.

Nov 14, 2024 | oralhealthgroup.com | Beth Parkes

Dental hygiene instrumentation is a skill initially developed in dental hygiene school but is continuously refined and perfected throughout a dental hygienist’s career. The strategic selection, precise adaptation, and safe, effective use of instruments and ultrasonic tips and inserts is a refined art, polished over years of practice.

Oct 23, 2024 | resurgence.org | Susan Clark |Yasmin Dahnoun |Jan Goodey |Beth Parkes

In this issue of Resurgence & Ecologist, we explore the meaning and experience of deep listening. The more we listen, the more we learn from the stories we hear back. We introduce the pioneering work of Pauline Oliveros who recorded the ambient sounds around her deep in a cave, and who coined the term ‘Deep Listening’ as a practice.

Sep 13, 2024 | oralhealthgroup.com | Kerry Lepicek |Beth Parkes

The battle against periodontal disease is not for the easily shaken. It demands strength, endurance, grit, and grace. As we know, the recent CDC report states that 47.2% of adults over the age of 30 have some form of periodontal disease and that this increases to 70% over the age of 65. This discouraging statistic places an immense calling on us as dental professionals.