...distance education in dental hygiene programs. J Dent Educ . 2002;66:1136-1145. ADHA Education and Careers. Available at: www.adha.org/careerinfo/degree.htm. Accessed September 6, 2006. Northern Arizona University-Distance Learning…

...your expert communication skills! Six months have passed and the patient returns with the same gingivitis, biofilm, stain, and calculus. You ask if she used the therapies you recommended six...

...for Vulnerable Populations. Availableat: www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13116. Accessed May 23, 2012. HHS Oral Health Initiative 2010. Available at: www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/clinical/oralhealth/hhsinitiative.html. Accessed May 29,…

...is an easy-to-use, premixed, complete procedure kit. This nonlight activated in-office treatment is completed in just one visit and contains 35% hydrogen peroxide gel. Fluorescent take-home whitening comes in syringes,...

...sickle are the small SHG (Goldman) 6/7 and the larger SH 6/7. When compared to the U15 Towner, the SHG 6/7 and SH 6/7 have thinner blades and slightly offset...

...calculus, from the root surfaces in periodontal pockets.1,2 Gracey curets are key to the process of instrumenting a tooth surface to completion in order to achieve tissue health.2–4 While Gracey...

...an average of 10 tablets to 20 tablets of hydrocodone/acetaminophen, a supply intended to treat 2 days to 5 days of post-operative pain.22 Dentists are in a unique position to...