Nutrition plays a huge role in our overall health but over the next several months, Machell will help connect how nutritional components impact oral health and wellness. Join us this week as we start the conversation and stay tuned to the end for an interesting … [Read more...] about Nutritional Impact on Health – Ask the Expert with Machell Hudson-Hoover
444 Perio Hygienist vs General Practice RDH with Dr. Sam Low
I have often thought about what it must be like working in a perio practice. From start to finish, patient to clinician to insurance and more... it all must be so different. And what kinds of products do they recommend and what is on their tray? Also, how does the hygienist fit within the team? This … [Read more...] about 444 Perio Hygienist vs General Practice RDH with Dr. Sam Low
Informed Refusal of Periodontal Treatment – Ask The Expert with Katrina Sanders, RDH
Have you had a patient walk into the office, find out that they need periodontal therapy, and then request for "just a normal cleaning"? This can be tough to figure out how to navigate but we do have certain legal and ethical responsibilities. Listen in for this episode as Katrina tells us … [Read more...] about Informed Refusal of Periodontal Treatment – Ask The Expert with Katrina Sanders, RDH
A New Periodontal Therapy Involving… Macrophages! – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders, RDH
A fascinating new look at treating periodontal disease using macrophages differently. Katrina Sanders, RDH takes a look at work coming from Kings College in London related to using telocytes as a regulator of M1 vs M2 macrophages! Resources: More Fast … [Read more...] about A New Periodontal Therapy Involving… Macrophages! – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders, RDH
Anti-Periodontitis Therapy and Cancer – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders, RDH
Anti-Periodontitis Therapy is a new term coined as a collective term for protocol used to lower cancer risks in patients. In this episode, Katrina examines the research study that, spoilers, shows that patients getting periodontal therapy actually lower their cancer risk. Listen to exactly what that … [Read more...] about Anti-Periodontitis Therapy and Cancer – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders, RDH
The Paradigm Shift in Non-Invasive Periodontal Therapy Part II with Katrina Sanders
In this part II, we examine the continued paradigm shift of non-invasive periodontal therapy. The question remains... do endotoxins embed themselves into the cementum and does it require aggressive root planing in order to accomplish health? If not, what is needed? Resources: More Fast … [Read more...] about The Paradigm Shift in Non-Invasive Periodontal Therapy Part II with Katrina Sanders
The Paradigm Shift in Non-Invasive Periodontal Therapy Part I – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders
In this episode, Katrina Sanders speaks to us about how the things we were taught in school could be outdated and how we need to change the way we view and treat periodontal disease. Resources: More Fast Facts: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders … [Read more...] about The Paradigm Shift in Non-Invasive Periodontal Therapy Part I – Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders
Stem Cells Role in Periodontology, Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders, RDH
In this fascinating episode of Fast Facts: Perio Edition Katrina Sanders explains the potential role and involvement of stem cells in periodontal therapies including a review of where stem cells can be harvested. Resources: More Fast Facts: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina … [Read more...] about Stem Cells Role in Periodontology, Fast Facts: Perio Edition with Katrina Sanders, RDH
