by Nicole Bolinger | Feb 6, 2023 | Community, Oral Systemic Link
I just read an article in a dental journal about taking accurate blood pressure. Students have been learning how to take blood pressure in dental and dental hygiene programs for years now. The article I read discusses the inaccuracies in the way we screen for blood...
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 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...
