To continue A Tale of Two Hygienists’ implant series, Michelle spoke with a 20-year dental hygiene veteran who knows that maintaining dental implants requires a significantly different skill set (and set of tools) than conventional natural tooth cleaning. Melissa Obrotka works as a … [Read more...] about Dental Implant Care with Melissa Obrotka, RDH – Episode 229: A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast
Retrospective assessment of dental implant-related perforations of relevant anatomical structures and inadequate spacing between implants/teeth using cone-beam computed tomography: Science Sunday
Retrospective assessment of dental implant-related perforations of relevant anatomical structures and inadequate spacing between implants/teeth using cone-beam computed tomography Dental implants are quickly becoming the preferred method of replacing missing teeth. With a remarkably high success … [Read more...] about Retrospective assessment of dental implant-related perforations of relevant anatomical structures and inadequate spacing between implants/teeth using cone-beam computed tomography: Science Sunday
Dental Implant Placement – What You Need To Know with Dr. Sully Sullivan, DDS – Episode 227
Please Leave Us a Review Here!!! Interview starts: 7:23 It’s a new month and A Tale of Two Hygienists is launching a new series! If you’ve ever had questions about all things implantology, then make sure you’re subscribed and buckle in for May and beyond. Sully Sullivan, DDS, is … [Read more...] about Dental Implant Placement – What You Need To Know with Dr. Sully Sullivan, DDS – Episode 227
Nonsurgical Therapy for Teeth and Implants – When and Why?: Science Sunday
Nonsurgical therapy for teeth and implants – when and why? Determining the proper protocol for periodontally involved patients can feel overwhelming at times. Until the mid-1980s surgical periodontal therapy was included for all periodontally involved patients. So much so that it was considered … [Read more...] about Nonsurgical Therapy for Teeth and Implants – When and Why?: Science Sunday
TePe Oral Care (Implant Care Kit): Chairside Chat
Sponsored by TePe Oral Health Care Are you seeing patients with dental implants? Well, TePe has the perfect starter kit to set patients up for success with their at-home biofilm management! In this kit, there are products that can be tailored to the specific implant case and ability of the … [Read more...] about TePe Oral Care (Implant Care Kit): Chairside Chat
Maintaining Dental Implants with Michelle Strange, RDH – TIPisode: (December 2019)
We are switching it up this week and bringing you a tip from Michelle. She has a huge course on maintaining dental implants in-office and at-home and for some reason hasn't shared that info with you guys. This week she has some tips on how to assess a dental implant and when you should scale … [Read more...] about Maintaining Dental Implants with Michelle Strange, RDH – TIPisode: (December 2019)
Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Rinses After Periodontal or Implant Surgery – A Systematic Review: Science Sunday
Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Rinses After Periodontal or Implant Surgery: A Systematic Review Many hygienists have a distaste for chlorhexidine, no pun intended. The stain, the taste, the increase in calculus accumulation, and the well-documented interactions with healing are all reasons to loathe … [Read more...] about Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Rinses After Periodontal or Implant Surgery – A Systematic Review: Science Sunday
Maintenance Therapy for Teeth and Implants: Science Sunday
In a review article published in February 2019 in Periodontology 2000, Dr. Andrea Mombelli highlights maintenance therapy guidelines. There are three components to maintenance therapy post periodontal therapy and implant therapy. These components include preventative measures taken by the … [Read more...] about Maintenance Therapy for Teeth and Implants: Science Sunday
A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 124 (Dr. Robert Vogel, DDS Unique Dental Codes!)
Interview starts at 9:34 Dr Vogel joins us on AToTH to share about his business model and how we can be better about coding. He loves his implant only practice and his employees. He loves using his team to the fullest of their abilities. Please see attached PowerPoint that he shares with all of us. … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 124 (Dr. Robert Vogel, DDS Unique Dental Codes!)
A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 110 (New Dental Tech with Dr. Bryan Laskin, DDS!)
Interview starts about minute 12:30 Come listen to Dr. Bryan Laskin, DDS. Dr Laskin has been working on building out software to make our lives easier as clinicians. Using existing hardware (iPads, Apple Watches, Samsung Devices etc) the dental team can communicate quickly and effectively to … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 110 (New Dental Tech with Dr. Bryan Laskin, DDS!)
