Status: Currently finishing her final semester in our Dental Hygiene Program
Hometown: Corner Brook, Newfoundland
1. You came from Newfoundland to study at Oxford College. How has this transition been for you and your family?
The transition has been easier than I expected. Toronto has a lot to offer and its only temporary. So I know its not [...]
Led by Dr. Miriam Rosin, the British Columbia Oral Cancer Prevention Program (BC OCPP) is a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and scientists with a broad range of skills, experience and expertise, focused on a common vision of the prevention of oral cancer through the development of a Province-wide strategy for BC. The initial focus is [...]
Students and members of the public will be interested in checking out the following website: www.thedentalinsider.com. Developed by a group of American dentists and dental hygienists, the site offers dental skeptics and patients alike an insider view into the world of dentistry. There they can educate themselves on dental symptoms, safety, recipes, technology, procedures, [...]
Your mother always told you to floss. And like it or not, she was right, says dental hygienist Heather Mayhew. “Floss, floss, floss,” Mayhew said when asked for her three best dental care tips.
With that in mind, Mayhew has opened the doors to Floss Dental Hygiene Services. A soothing spa-like atmosphere greets patients at the [...]
Course Description: Students will study histology and embryology as it relates to dental hygiene. Components and development of tissue, teeth, membranes and the oro-facial complex will be explained. Students will understand the eruption process.
Course Description: This course will allow students to develop their didactic skills and apply the knowledge they have acquired from their theory courses. Students will begin to practice instrumentation technqiues in this course. In this final Pre-Clinic course, students will demonstrate the application of the dental hygiee process of care on a peer.
Course Description: Students will study the importance of plaque control for the periodontal client. Therapy options, including surgical and non-surgical periodontal therapy, are explained.
Course Description: Students will study the etiology and progression of periodontal disease in this course. Stages of periodontal disease play a large role in the clinical assessment and treatment planning for client treatment.
Course Description: The theoretical background for the techniques used in clinical practice will be provided in this course. The areas that will be covered are restorative services, local anesthesia, administering nitrous, prosthetic services, endodontic services, surgical services, services, and geriatric clients.
Course Description: This course will allow stuents to continue to implement and perfect the skills they learned in their pre-clinic and Clinic I courses. Students will provide dental hygiene interventions following the scope of practice standards set by the CDHO and CDHA.
