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The Happy Flosser RDH Billie Lunt RDH MSDH
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The path to becoming a Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) can be a challenging journey. There is such a vast amount of specialized information that you need to know to be successful on your national and state board exams. We will cover a wide variety of information that you can easily review in short sessions. My hope is to help you with some of the basic concepts and challenges that you face as a student in the dental hygiene program and beyond.
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#160: "Helpisode" Grow and Evolve as A New Grad with Ashlie Mardis
Ashlie Mardis a.k.a @redhead.rdh is a recent graduate who has paved her way with passion and purpose. She has followed her heart into the field of dental hygiene and is inspiring others to practice with compassion and empathy "putting the patient first"
Ashley shares some great tips for the new graduate to make the transition from school to the real world. Here are a few words from Ashlie: My name is Ashlie Mardis but I go by Ash. I am from Idaho Falls, ID and I am a wife and mother to 3 boys. I started off my dental career through dental & hygiene assisting. After having my children I went back to school & I graduated as a registered dental hygienist during the pandemic in 2020 and have been practicing for 4 years. I am known as RedheadRDh on my Instagram social handle @redhead.rdh. I started this page expressing my passion for scrub-life hairstyles as well as, sharing all things toothy to help prevent burnout in my career, hopefully build a small business, and help mentor others in the dental hygiene field. While I still share scrub-life hairstyles on my page, over time, my page has developed being geared towards my career as a redheaded dental hygienist, providing tips and educational content as well as humorous funny content.
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#159: NSPT: The Reevaluation Process
After performing NSPT on our patient, what is the next step in the process of care? How will we know our patient has healed from the treatment we have provided? What are the indicators of successful outcomes? How are we measuring this success? In this episode, we will look at the process of reevaluation for our periodontally involved patients.
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#158: The Balance of Decay and Prevention
As a dental hygienist, it is important for us to understand the process of how decay happens in the mouth. We are prevention specialists charged with providing our patients with the information, knowledge, and skills required to mitigate the risk of dental decay. The selection of topicals and at home products continues to grow and expand. It is important to keep an eye on the research to properly align your patients needs with the appropriate products. I am excited about where the field of dental hygiene prevention is going. Those who know will grow.
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#157: Performing an Effective Chart Audit
For every recare patient you treat, there should be a comprehensive chart audit that takes place prior to the patient walking into the office. Are you prepared with all the necessary information about your patient?
Performing an effective chart audit provides you as the provider with the essential foundational information you need to maximize your efficiency during the appointment sequence to provide your patient with an experience that is of high quailty. Patients feel as if you understand their needs and are well informed about their specific needs as a dental patient.
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#156: Local Anesthesia: Basic Pharmacology
Providing patient local anesthesia is a gift from the advocacy gods of the profession! Never take it for granted that you are able to provide this for your patients. In this episode we will take a look at one of the most important considerations of using local anesthesia on a patient - vasoconstrictors, specifically your good friend epinephrine! It is important to understand the workings of epinephrine as well as the precautions for use.
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#155: "Helpisode" Smartweight Technology with Marna Pacheco
Many of our dental patients present in the office with some level of dental anxiety. Often times it takes a bit of time working with our patients to discover the level of anxiety they have or the source behind their dental anxiety.
Marna Pacheco is the owner of CapeAble. She has developed weighted products that align with current neuroscience using smartweight technology to optimize more nerve contact. Simply put, the product works!
In this episode, I speak with Marna and learn her story of how CapeAble was formed. I just love her story and could not wait to share her story and her product development. I have personally used her products in the clinical setting and can't say enough about the benefits of use! I started working on sharing language with patients and found that "Comfort Shield" worked the best to produce an inviting and open mind to the use of these products with patients. I hope you open your mind to discovering how this product can help you with your patients.
To contact Marna or learn more about her company:
CapeAble.com
marna@capeable.com
Marna will be at RDH Under One Roof 2024 at booth #1220 Stop by and say hello! CODE: RDH2024 to receive a discount on your order
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Additional resources: Study Sheets: https://thehappyflosserrdh.etsy.com/
Other Podcasts: blog.feedspot.com/dental_hygiene_podcasts/
Take a look at a recent product I have tried and recommend. bit.ly/thehappyflosser promo code: HAPPYFLOSSER
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