A recently published article has given interesting new details about the dental hygine profession across the world. International Profiles of dental hygiene 1987 to 2006: a 21-nation comparative study, was published in the International Dental Journal, Vol.59:2 (2009).
Written by Dr. Patricia M. Johnson, the article examines trends and changes in the dental hygiene profession in [...]
Wanda Fedora, President of the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association, announced last month the results of a vote from members on whether or not to change the association’s name to Dental Hygiene Canada. More than 2,400 members case vote, and the results were very close, 52% to 48%, with the final decision to be to retain the name “Canadian Dental [...]
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 [...]
Comprehensive Approach Urges Action to Protect Public’s Oral Health
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), the only voice exclusively for the general dentist, reminds legislators that dentistry is very different from the practice of medicine and these differences must be taken into consideration in any effort by Congress to enact an overhaul of the health care [...]
From the Edmonton Journal (April 8, 2009): Seniors are the fastest-growing segment of the population. More than 60 per cent of seniors have some or all of their own teeth. Yet Alberta has no standards for managing seniors’ oral health in long-term care, where most depend on help for their personal care.
The provincial government has [...]
From the Calgary Herald (April 8, 2009):
Those 10 Hershey chocolate Kisses sitting in front of you are mighty tempting. And you know that by the time the evening is over and CSI Miami’s Horatio Caine fiddles with his sunglasses one last time, those Kisses will be gone. What you may not know, however, is your [...]
Researchers detail in ‘A 2-year community-randomized controlled trial of fluoride varnish to prevent early childhood caries in Aboriginal children,’ new data in life sciences. “To measure the effectiveness of fluoride varnish (FV) (Duraflor), 5% sodium fluoride, Pharmascience Inc., Montréal, QC, Canada) and caregiver counseling in preventing early childhood caries (ECC) in Aboriginal children in a [...]
From the Calgary Herald (April 8, 2009):
Getting any kind of care for their mouths and teeth is “a huge issue” for many people, while a number of groups and agencies are trying to fill what one worker calls “a huge gap out there. Kathy Sperling teaches dental hygiene at the University of Alberta, and also spends [...]
