Reconnecting Practicing Hygienists with the Nation's Leading Educators and Researchers.

New Subject Matter Expert Added to Online Forum

...can submit questions online at: dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com/​​asktheexpert to be answered by experts in the field. Dimensions is pleased to announce the addition of another subject area—patient education—to the Ask the…

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...tree sap aftertaste. (800) 445-3386; www.omniipharma.com. Ergonomic Handled Toothbrush Sunstar Butler, Chicago, converted its GUM® specialty toothbrush line to new ergonomically designed, colorful handles. The new handle comes with…

July 2017 Product Spotlights

...from the effects of acid erosion* For more information, visit dentalcare.com. *Acid erosion effects: Acids in everyday food can soften and thin enamel, leaving teeth less white, weaker and sensitive....

Preventing Child Abuse

...March 17, 2010. Mid-Atlantic PANDA. About PANDA. Available at: www.midatlanticpanda.org/html/about.cfm. Accessed March 17, 2010. Prevent Abuse and Neglect Through Dental Awareness. Available at:…

Avoid Low Back Pain

...at: http://www.iasp-pain.org/Content/NavigationMenu/GlobalYearAgainstCancerPain/20092010MusculoskeletalPain/FactSheets/default.htm. Accessed January 13, 2011. Hedge A. Back care for dentists and surgeons. Available at:…

Maximize the Benefits of Mouthrinse

...Candida albicans when compared to sodium fluoride.8 ESSENTIAL OILS Phenolic compounds, such as essential oils, reduce plaque and gingivitis. Essential oil mouthrinses usually contain a combination of thymol, eucalyptol, menthol,...

Xerostomia Management

...which often have synergistic effects. For 50% of older Americans, routine drug use is commonplace. The higher the number of prescriptions used, the greater the likelihood of decreased salivary flow.16,17...

Sedation of the Pediatric Patient

...Shamo R, Bosack R.Inhalation anesthetic agents. In: Bosack RC, Lieblich S, eds. Anesthesia Complications in the Dental Office. Ames, Iowa: Wiley Blackwell;2015:143–149. From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. March…

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