by Nicole Bolinger | Aug 18, 2025 | Direct Access Dental Hygienist, Marketing your Practice
For many families of individuals with unique needs, dental care often feels like an overwhelming challenge. Regular checkups that should be simple and routine can quickly become stressful, expensive, and even inaccessible. A major reason? The high cost of specialized...
by Nicole Bolinger | Jul 16, 2025 | Marketing your Practice
Balancing administrative work with patient care responsibilities is one of the biggest challenges RDHAPs face when managing their own practice. As rewarding as it is to deliver direct care to patients in need, there’s no avoiding the paperwork, scheduling, compliance,...
by Nicole Bolinger | Jun 17, 2025 | Direct Access Dental Hygienist, Marketing your Practice, Oral Health, Oral Systemic Link
As Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice (RDHAPs), we often serve those who are overlooked by the traditional healthcare system—homebound seniors, people with disabilities, residents of care facilities, and underserved communities. Yet despite the...
by Nicole Bolinger | May 12, 2025 | Children, Direct Access Dental Hygienist, Marketing your Practice, Older Persons, Pregnancy, Special Health Care Needs
One of the most common and frustrating challenges for Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice (RDHAPs) is finding and keeping a steady client base. Unlike traditional dental offices that benefit from location visibility and walk-in traffic, RDHAPs operate...
by Nicole Bolinger | Apr 28, 2025 | Direct Access Dental Hygienist, Marketing your Practice
The Dental Hygiene Board of California (DHBC) has recently enacted a regulation aimed at improving patient communication and safety. Effective March 21, 2025, all Registered Dental Hygienists in Alternative Practice (RDHAPs) are required to maintain a telephone...
by Nicole Bolinger | Jun 5, 2024 | Direct Access Dental Hygienist, Marketing your Practice
Last week RDHAP Connect received a phone call from a woman trying to find an RDHAP to provide dental hygiene care for her mother who is living in a care facility. She had been referred by In Motion Dentists. I was able to connect her with a couple of RDHAPs listed on...
