Letitia Hill

Apr 11, 2024 | dentistryiq.com | Maryam Khan |Bethany Montoya |Letitia Hill |Pamela Maragliano-Muniz

As dental practitioners, we are always looking ahead to set ourselves up for success. Toward the end of the workday, we are typically consumed with tasks to ensure that the next clinical day will run smoothly. So how do you prepare? Does your task list include a chart audit? Do you have a checklist for the next day? Why chart auditing is so importantThe most important task should be auditing charts for the next day.

Mar 18, 2024 | dentistryiq.com | Nina Garlo-Melkas |Letitia Hill |Amelia Williamson DeStefano |Bethany Montoya

Periodontitis, a global health crisis impacting up to half of the world's population,1 frequently goes unnoticed owing to its asymptomatic nature. To tackle this serious gum disease, researchers propose the adoption of an aMMP-8 rapid test, comparable to home pregnancy and COVID-19 antigen tests.

Mar 15, 2024 | dentistryiq.com | Tracee S. Dahm |Edward Shellard |Letitia Hill |Amelia Williamson DeStefano

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, teledentistry has become increasingly popular.1 In 2021, 23% of dental practices were using teledentistry to help treat their patients.2 However, now that the pandemic has ended, the question arises: What happened to teledentistry? Dental practices across the country have reopened, restrictions have been eased, and we have gone back to face-to-face dental treatment.

Mar 14, 2024 | dentistryiq.com | Letitia Hill |Amber Auger |Nina Garlo-Melkas |Brenda McNulty

Recently, I entered a transition period in my career that led me on a job hunt. As I started this venture for the first time in three years, I was surprised to find that working interviews were no longer being offered by potential employers. Initially, this was a concern for me. How could I accept a position without knowing how I would work in the environment, with the staff, or with the dentist? For me, working interviews are a necessity to consider a position in a dental office.

Jul 28, 2023 | dentistryiq.com | Amanda Hill |Elizabeth S. Leaver |Letitia Hill |Amelia Williamson DeStefano

Is your dental team doing everything to keep you safe? The COVID-19 pandemic brought awareness of infection prevention everywhere. Clinicians started wearing more personal protective equipment (PPE), and an uncovered cough was met with a sneer. Many patients hesitated to return to the dental office for fear it wasn’t safe to remove their masks for treatment. Infection control is serious business in the dental space.