by Nicole Bolinger | Nov 30, 2022 | Community, Member Spotlight
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 Gerardo Reynaga Gonzalez, RDHAP, BSDH. Elena Francisco, RDHAP and creator of RDHAP Connect, interviewed Gonzalez about her...
by Nicole Bolinger | Sep 8, 2022 | Community, Oral Health, Oral Systemic Link
Last month I attended the International Symposium of Dental Hygiene (ISDH) in Dublin, Ireland. It was inspirational and energizing. It is meetings like the ISDH that remind me how lucky I am to be an oral health care provider, to be able to help people improve and...
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 Elly Francisco | Jul 4, 2022 | Community, General wellbeing
Three American flag and wooden boards I woke up this morning with a prayer on my lips and in my heart. It is a little far afield from the typical RDHAP Connect blog posts, but no less heartfelt. I pray that on this day July 4, every inhabitant of these United States...
by Nicole Bolinger | May 24, 2022 | Community, Older Persons, Oral Health
Oral healthcare providers must make some noise as we know what we do makes a difference. We see how a person’s smile will widen and their face brighten when their teeth and gums are clean and healthy. We also know we cannot perform these much-needed services if those...
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...