Kerry Lepicek

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.

Sep 13, 2023 | rdhmag.com | Kerry Lepicek |Andrew Smith |Kathy Forbes |Kirsten Brancheau

Do you take a proactive approach to your patients' oral health, or do you just perform the basics—scale, polish, and floss? The incidence of bleeding gums and decay has been normalized, and we must adopt a different approach to change this mindset. Dental hygienists are more than just teeth cleaners … we’re oral health specialists. Identifying a patient's level of risk has never been more important.