by rdhapconnect | Jan 23, 2019 | Nutrition, Oral Health
I am a dental hygienist. I have practiced clinically for more than 40 years. If I have seen this scenario once, I have seen it hundreds of times. A patient who has been seen for several years comes in for routine dental hygiene care (cleaning appointment)....
by rdhapconnect | Dec 11, 2018 | Hospital care, Older Persons, Oral Hygiene
Nursing homes get some bad press. Just the name commonly conjures up a vision of someplace we do not want to be. Be they good, bad, or otherwise, our notions of nursing homes can always be improved if we take the time to visit those confined to these facilities and...
by rdhapconnect | Oct 21, 2018 | Community, Oral Health
Kathy Eldridge, RDHAP and Brenda Paquin, RDHAP educating and sharing. I was happy and sad at the same time. I hate it when that happens, but alas, it happens to everyone occasionally. On Saturday, October 20, the Care Partnership Day and Caregiver Pathways held a...
by rdhapconnect | Oct 9, 2018 | Children, Oral Hygiene, Oral Systemic Link, Special Health Care Needs
Forgive me for starting this posting with healthy snack pictures. This is really one of the answers to the tooth decay problem we have among our nation’s children. But I digress… I recently read Teeth, by Mary Otto. I knew the name Mary Otto, but...
by rdhapconnect | Aug 22, 2018 | Community, Direct Access Dental Hygienist
I was reminded that RDHAPs can actually work for dentists in traditional clinical settings. Practically speaking, this does not affect the practice or care of the clinician, but I still wanted to include this for clarity. There are many clinics through the country,...
