by Nicole Bolinger | May 22, 2024 | Direct Access Dental Hygienist, Member Spotlight, Oral Health, Special Health Care Needs
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 Julie Singh, RDHAP. Tell us a little about yourself. Where is your practice? Where did you attend dental hygiene...
by Nicole Bolinger | Apr 4, 2024 | General wellbeing, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Oral cancer can strike anyone. It used to be that older men who smoked and consumed alcohol were at greatest risk. That is no longer true. It turns out we are seeing oral cancers in people as young as 40 years old. The disease...
by Nicole Bolinger | Mar 27, 2024 | Children, Oral Health, Special Health Care Needs
Today we have a blog post from the Cerebral Palsy Guide about anxiety and depression within their community of children. While they are talking about those with Cerebral Palsy, we believe there are a lot of similarities between those with anxiety and depression in the...
by Nicole Bolinger | Feb 20, 2024 | Community, Diabetes, Direct Access Dental Hygienist, Member Spotlight, Nutrition, Older Persons, Oral Health, Oral Systemic Link
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 Ruth Reich Chandler, RDHAP. My name is Ruth and have been a proud hygienist for nearly 42 years. I graduated...
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 | Dec 20, 2023 | Language barriers, Oral Health
If someone you know or care for does not speak or is not fluent in English, when there is a language barrier, you know it is frustrating and challenging for them to find a medical or dental professional who speaks their language. There are many ways to work through...
