by Nicole Bolinger | Dec 28, 2022 | Community, Direct Access Dental Hygienist, Member Spotlight, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene, 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. Today we’re spotlighting Melinda “Mindy” Voigt. Elena Francisco, RDHAP and creator of RDHAP Connect, interviewed Melinda about her...
by rdhapconnect | Nov 17, 2022 | General wellbeing, Older Persons, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene, Special Health Care Needs
Oral care for the elderly is a huge concern for us here at RDHAP! Anyone who has been to the dentist in the past 20 years knows, the goal of dentistry is to retain as many natural teeth as possible, replacing those teeth that are lost. Our goal has moved from...
by rdhapconnect | Aug 16, 2022 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
We’ve put together some tips for protecting your oral health. These are simple things you can do in everyday life to keep the cavities and bad breath away! Cropped photo of young little girl happy positive smile point fingers teeth cavity stomatology isolated...
by Nicole Bolinger | Jun 15, 2022 | Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
Preventative dental hygiene care plays an important role in our overall health! Preventing something is much easier than fixing something, wouldn’t you say? I was just listening to a story on my local public radio station this morning. The show, Reveal, was...
by rdhapconnect | Nov 1, 2021 | Diabetes, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene
Photo Credit: Gadini, Pixabay Diabetes is considered an epidemic. Around 29.1 million people living in the United States have diabetes. Approximately 1.4 million new cases are diagnosed each year, and 8.1 million people living with diabetes don’t know they have it....
by Hazel Bridges | Oct 18, 2021 | Oral Hygiene
Image via Pexels. Thank you to our guest author, Hazel Bridges. hazel.bridges@agingwellness.org. Self-care fell to the back burner during the COVID-19 pandemic as families scrambled to navigate shutdowns, school closures, and other disruptions to daily life. At RDHAP...
