On this Facts Facts: Pharmacology Edition Tom Viola, R. Ph., C.C.P. is talking about Macrolides which are a class of antibiotics that include erythromycin, roxithromycin, azithromycin, and clarithromycin. This series is sponsored by our friends at Elevate Oral Care! @elevateoralcare creates … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Pharmacology Episode 26 Anti Infectives 5: Macrolides
TIPisode Prevention With Povidone-Iodine
This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Steve Pardue from Elevate Oral Care to talk about antiseptic and antimicrobial agents in dentistry highlighting Povidone-iodine and its properties that fight decay. Episode Highlights Antiseptic Agents Povidone-iodine … [Read more...] about TIPisode Prevention With Povidone-Iodine
Fast Facts: Pharmacology Episode 20 “Anti – Infectives Part 1”
On this Facts Facts: Pharmacology Edition Tom Viola, R. Ph., C.C.P. starts a new series about anti-infective agents, and the small arsenal we have in dentistry to manage infection. This series is sponsored by our friends at Elevate Oral Care! Elevate Oral Care creates … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Pharmacology Episode 20 “Anti – Infectives Part 1”
Improving Oral Care for Hospitalized Patients: Choosing Appropriate Products – Science Sunday
Oral care and hygiene are very important for patients that are hospitalized as well as those with underlying systemic diseases that may land them in the hospital. Very few hospitals, if any, employ dental hygienists to lead the charge in this area of care, therefore it is imperative that dental … [Read more...] about Improving Oral Care for Hospitalized Patients: Choosing Appropriate Products – Science Sunday
TIPisode pH Regulation for your Patients
This TIPisode is brought to you by CariFree. We are joined by our very own Michelle Strange to talk to you about pH regulation for your patients. Episode Highlights: pH Saliva pH neutralizing products Quotes: “We all know the value of good healthy saliva.” “When we … [Read more...] about TIPisode pH Regulation for your Patients
Top 5 ways to think biological with Barbara Tritz, RDH, BS, MSB
This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Barbara Tritz, RDH, BS, MSB about biological dentistry. Quotes “When I first started as a hygienist, for the first year I hated it.” “I fell in love with being a dental hygienist because … [Read more...] about Top 5 ways to think biological with Barbara Tritz, RDH, BS, MSB
Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Introduction to Staging”
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition Katrina Sanders, RDH gives us an overview of the AAP staging guidelines that we will give into over the next several weeks! Quotes: “Periodontitis is characterized by microbially associated host mediated inflammation … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Perio Edition “AAP 2017 Classification System – Introduction to Staging”
Fast Facts: Perio Edition “Periodontitis – AAP 2017 Classification System”
On this week’s episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about periodontitis and its “makeover”. Quotes: “It's important for us to understand what this definition means, because within the scaffolding of this definition, we … [Read more...] about Fast Facts: Perio Edition “Periodontitis – AAP 2017 Classification System”
