by Nicole Bolinger | Feb 12, 2024 | Children, General wellbeing, Nutrition, Oral Health, Schools
February is Children’s Dental Health Month. The first Children’s Dental Health Day was observed in 1949. It has since evolved from a day to a week, then the entire month of February. Like all “observance” or “remembrance” days, it seems odd that we only remember...
by Nicole Bolinger | Oct 27, 2023 | Children, Community, Direct Access Dental Hygienist, Marketing your Practice, Oral Systemic Link, Schools
One of the perks of being a member of RDHAP Connect is being featured in a member spotlight on our website and social media pages. Today we’re spotlighting Colette Fontaine, RDHAP. Below is an interview with herself and Elly Franciso, creator of RDHAP Connect. Listen...
by Nicole Bolinger | Aug 1, 2022 | Children, Community, Nutrition, Oral Health
Breastfeeding and proper oral rest posture (tongue resting on the roof of the mouth, lips together) are nature’s myofunctional therapy for babies. Mouth development in children is extremely important to their health and wellbeing. This begins at birth. Research...
by rdhapconnect | Dec 19, 2019 | Children, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
The Holidays are here. Sweets abound. We know you want to give your kids, grand kids, nieces, and nephews everything they deserve. They don’t, however, deserve cavities. Stuff stockings with toothbrushes, floss aids, and cute water bottles.Put...
by rdhapconnect | Apr 9, 2019 | Children, Oral Health
I have become a reluctant blogger. :-/ There is such need for the services of advanced dental hygiene clinicians, it is hard to ‘pick a lane’ or topic to write about services we can perform. However, today I found this article “Why Little Teeth...
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...