July/August 2007

Business
Cell phones are a part of life today, but answering them during a dental visit distracts and takes time away from the treatment. How would you handle patient cell phone interruptions?
Children can be very cooperative patients, but let the parent in the operatory and you might be in for trouble. Experience with this issue has led to some effective office protocols for parents in the operatory.
Clinical
By Trisha E. O’Hehir, RDH, BS, Editorial Director, Hygienetown Magazine
Working and Living Pain Free
Do you routinely schedule SRP for all 4mm sites? The prospect of this new program raises ethical issues for some hygienists. How do you decide when it’s time for periodontal therapy?
In April, 2007, the American Heart Association (AHA) released new guidelines saying most patients no longer need to take antibiotics before dental visits.
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