Postings on Oral Hygiene Materials

 
  • dheater

    Flouride and Other Marketing Missteps

    Author: Denise Heater, RDH, MSEd Date: 06.02.2010

    Did you catch the purposeful misspelling of 'fluoride' in the title? Can I share with you that my most recent product evaluation was for a prophy paste that displayed its active ingredient misspelled in large bold font on the outside packaging? More importantly, that same misspelling was emblazed across the product web site. I was embarrassed for the manufacturer that someone responsible for marketing the prophy paste had let such a huge error slip by.

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  • lizniesrdh

    For Your Patients

    Author: Elizabeth Nies, RDH, AS Date: 06.02.2010

    Believe it or not, the people who come into your office for a cleaning are there because they want to keep their teeth, not just because their insurance covers it. They not only want you to clean their teeth, but to have you share insights on what they can do at home to keep their teeth. If the first thing your patients say to you is a confession of “I have not flossed at all since my last appointment,” then you have got to find something they are willing to do.

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  • dheater

    Selective Polishing

    Author: Denise Heater, RDH, MSEd Date: 05.20.2010

    My approach to coronal polishing has changed over the course of my dental hygiene career of 30+ years. In dental hygiene school, every patient received a coronal polish following calculus removal, period. The thought of skipping that finishing step didn’t cross my mind in the early years of clinical practice. And surely wouldn’t the patient have a reasonable grievance with a hygienist who didn’t polish? What hygienist that was truly concerned about the patient would choose to provide incomplete care?

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