Hygiene

Dr. Cooper's professional career includes private periodontist, academician, researcher, teacher, practice management consultant, corporateÂ consultant, trainer, seminar director, board director, author, entrepreneur and inventor.Dr. Cooper has studied with masters in many disciplines, participated in formal business educational programs, and worked as an independent contractor with top-flight consulting companies. In 2011, Dr. Cooper was selected as a coach for the prestigious TED Fellows Program.The Mastery Company has been in existence since 1984. Dr. Cooper's client experience in dentistry includes solo private practice, small partnered practices, managed group practices and retail corporate enterprises. Dr. Cooper has worked with numbers of health care entities such as insurance companies, clearing houses,Â bio-technical companies and disease management companies, as well as the senior executives and boards of large hospitals and hospital systems and a number of their related physician groups. In addition, Dr. Cooper has worked with Silicon Valley start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. He has worked with dental clients in the U.S., U.K. Canada, Chile, Brazil, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and Israel.Dr. Cooper is author of eight successful books; Mastering the Business of Practice, Partnerships in Dental Practice, Running on Empty, SOURCE, Valuocity, Valuocity II, Valuocity III, and The Elder. His electronic newsletter reaches thousands of subscribers in 31 countries. Dr. Cooper also co-developed a suite of online dental practice management assessment tools.Dr. Cooper can be contacted at:info@masterycompany.com

Articles

What will dentistry look like, and how will it operate, when it is integrated with primary care?


The next big thing in dentistry is already here

Ryan Hamm is the former Editorial Director for Dental Products Report and Digital Esthetics.

How new types of zirconia are enabling better esthetics and improved patient care.  

What digital materials mean for dentistry

Jennifer Hasch, BS, RDH of Louisville, Kentucky, is the founder of the PHRDH blog RDHonamission.com. She is the 2017 recipient of the Colgate ADHA community outreach award for co-founding a mobile charity clinic in December of 2015 for Louisville’s most vulnerable populations. That program has provided more than $200,000 in free dental services for the community. She is the volunteer hygiene coordinator in addition to working five days a week as a clinician in a FQHC. She believes in collaboration versus competition and that a person’s legacy is only as large as his or her love.  

Speaking up about important issues and meeting with legislators can have a major impact on your patients’ oral health. 


How dental professionals can be advocates

The varnish is designed for patients who may require a shorter treatment time.

Using the 3M Fast Release Varnish in your practice

These innovations are already making waves in the broader world-and someday soon, they’ll have huge implications for dentistry.


6 Emerging Technologies that will Change Dentistry Forever

Ethel Hagans is a dental hygienist first, and then, the author of the book Extraordinary Dental Care. She is obsessed with motivating hygienists to raising their level of care, in order to woo their patients into patterns of great oral hygiene. Her motto: “In the end our main goal is to make sure their teeth outlast them!”






 Have you ever been in an office where the dentist wanted you to take intraoral pictures, discuss Invisalign or persuade patients into expensive dental procedures? And on top of that, discussing these dental procedures were far more important than performing your main job as a hygienist?

A hygienist says: Stop cutting into my hygiene time!

Renee Knight is a freelance writer and editor who's been covering the dental industry for 15 years. 






One doctor’s take on the benefits the Palodent Plus Sectional Matrix System from Dentsply Sirona offers his patients and practice.When Dr. Paul Bylis uses the Palodent Plus Sectional Matrix System from Dentsply Sirona in his Maryland practice, he knows he’s going to get an excellent result for his patients. The recipe the system provides just works, giving him consistent, reliable outcomes.

How Palodent Plus enables you to do what’s best for your patients

ADA members may now take advantage of special discounts on HealthFirst emergency medical kits.

ADA Business Enterprises, Inc. endorses HealthFirst






Hygienists and parents weigh in on this important-and sometimes frustrating-topic.Getting kids to brush their teeth-and to brush them properly-sure isn’t easy. It just isn’t high on their list of things they want to do in a day, and most would skip it all together if they could.

How to ACTUALLY get kids to brush their teeth

Tina is an assistant professor in the dental hygiene department with Oregon Institute of Technology. She has been practicing dental hygiene since 2001 and entered dental hygiene education in 2007. She continues with clinical care in a general dental practice. Tina is actively involved with the American Dental Hygienists’ Association serving at the local, state and national level. She has a passion for dental hygiene that is fueled by her work with students and continuing education for her peers.






Taking a look at the Anterior Middle Superior Alveolar injection and the impact it has on patient care.In the world of oral anesthesia, this injection is fairly new. If you have been practicing for more than five years, you may not have been introduced to it in your pain management course. It is gaining popularity particularly for its potential uses in cosmetic dentistry.

Patient Care