LUMIBRITE Professional Chairside Whitening
How To Use LUMIBRITE Professional Chairside Whitening What is Lumbrite? Lumbrite Professional Chairside Whitening system is designed to comfortably and quickly whiten patients’ teeth. Why use it? The...
DIAGNOdent
How to use the DIAGNOdent What is DIAGNOdent? DIAGNOdent is electronic device that aids in accurate and reliable caries detection. More and more patients place value on healthy and attractive teeth. DIAGNOdent aids in the...
Prophy Jet Air Polishing Technique
Prophy Jet Air Polishing Technique What is Air Polishing? Air polishing is another important tool in our armamentarium. It also helps minimize hand, wrist, neck and eye fatigue like a cavitron tip, by helping to remove stain quicker than scaling and polishing...
Taking X-rays on Gaggers
Getting X-rays on Gaggers Patients that have a sensitive gag reflex are very common in the dental office. This can be very challenging when you are trying to perform dental procedures. What causes gagging? Gagging can be due to psychological factors, or...
Sharpening Instruments
Techniques for Sharpening Instruments Why sharpen? Sharp instruments are essential to effective and efficient patient care. They increase tactile sensitivity, lessen the pressure needed to scale, and reduce the chances of burnishing calculus deposits. The...
Using a Periodontal Probe
Techniques for Using a Periodontal Probe What is a Periodontal Probe? A periodontal probe is the most reliable instrument used to consistently determine the depth of periodontal pockets. Periodontal probes vary in design and are distinguished by the...
Laser use in Dental Hygiene
Laser use in Dental Hygiene Laser technologies are changing dentistry as we know it with new breakthroughs technologies. What is a laser? A Laser is a device that converts electrical or chemical energy into light energy. The word "laser" is an acronym for...
ViziLite Oral Cancer Screeining
ViziLite® Plus with TBlue What is Vizilite? ViziLite Plus with TBlue is oral lesion identification and marking system that is used as in conjuctuin with conventional head and neck examination to identify, evaluate, monitor and mark abnormal oral lesions...
How to Use Arestin
How to Use Arestin What is ARESTIN? ARESTIN® is the first locally administered time-released antibiotic, encapsulated in Microspheres that effectively kills the germs that cause periodontal disease or periodontitis. ARESTIN® Microspheres contain (minocycline...
Hands Only CPR
Hands Only CPR What is it? Hands-Only CPR is chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breaths. It is recommended for use by people who see an adult suddenly collapse in the “out-of-hospital” setting (like at home, at work, in a park). When performed by a...
Premedication For Dental Treatment
Administration of Premedication for Dental Treatment What is Premedication? Premedication is medication which is administered in advance of invasive dental or medical procedures. Premedication in the dental office is usually a prescribed dose of antibiotics...
Ergonomics in Dental Hygiene Seating
Dental Hygiene Ergonomics in Seating What is Ergonomics? Ergonomics is the study of workers and their relationship with their work environment figuring out how to work smarter and more efficiently and to reduce discomfort and fatigue to your body. Why is...
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