Hygiene

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This dental practice safety book will position practices to have safe infection control protocol. 

Midmark Releases Dental Practice Safety eBook

Phil Bride is deeply experienced in building successful teams and organizations. With over 30 years of business growth and development experience, he guides teams through the next stages of their business journey.

Prior to joining the Fortune Management team, Bride built and managed multiple companies from the ground up. He owns a consulting firm, Fortune Management NW, that specializes in assisting practices throughout their growth journey. his coaching approach utilizes business skill development, tracking progress, guiding strategic directions, team training, and executive coaching to help business owners develop, focus on, and accomplish worthy goals.

Bride earned his master of business administration and bachelor of science degrees from the University of Portland. He was previously the president of the international business intelligence company JRI which provided key performance indicator tools for developing businesses. He has also developed teams in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. He is certified in professional assessments (DISC, AI).

Bride’s years of experience and approach to coaching teams have created environments of growth in his clients. He focuses on the continued growth and improvements of all 5 business engines in a dental practice.

Contact Bride today to get started at 503-753-9971. You can also learn more about him at 

A powerful culture in the dental practice can withstand the onslaught of cancellations, chaotic schedules, difficult patients, miscommunications, and insurance issues.

Creating a Powerful Culture, 1 Person at a Time

Kellie Nock is the assistant editor for Dental Products Report. She graduated from Kent State University in 2018 with a Bachelor's in Journalism. Kellie enjoys multimedia content creation with a focus on audio and video storytelling. 

Hygiene products that best serve both patient and practice are always evolving, which is why it's important to embrace the best innovations in hygiene.

The Hygiene Products We've Left Behind (and What's Replaced Them)

With more than 20 years in the dental publishing industry, Kevin Henry has guided the leading publications in the industry, including serving as the former group editorial director for 

. He now works as the co-founder for IgniteDA, a community designed to empower, enlighten, and educate dental assistants, and as director of marketing for Fortune Management, a coaching community dedicated to help dentists and teams have extraordinary practices and lives. He can be reached at kevinhenry@fortunemgmt.com.

Dentists and dental teams need to be aware of a variety of emotions that children (and their parents) are experiencing after a pandemic as they make their way back into practices this school year.

What You Should Know as Kids Return to School and Your Dental Office

Ms. Newkirk received her dental hygiene degree from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, in 1981. A recognized key opinion leader in periodontal endoscopy, Suzanne has published numerous articles and co-authored several dental textbook chapters on minimally invasive non-surgical periodontal therapy with use of the dental endoscope.

Ms. Newkirk is the national and international dental endoscopy instructor for Zest Dental Solutions and is a professional speaker. Her website is: 

Lynne Slim is an award-winning dental author who has published extensively in dental/dental hygiene journals including 

Journal of the Western Society of Periodontology

. She was the periodontal columnist for RDH magazine for about 17 years and is now a columnist for 

 and is a member of their advisory board. In 2003, Lynne founded Perio C Dent, a dental practice management company that specializes in the incorporation of non-surgical periodontal therapy into the hygiene department of the general dental practice.

As a key opinion leader in the dental industry, Lynne is frequently asked to review new products and write product reviews. She participates in product development and is consulted about consumer/RDH product awareness. Lynne received the Philips Oral Healthcare “Mentor of Distinction” award at the 2012 ADHA Annual Session.

Despite dental assistants performing hands-on patient care and tasks critical to patient health and safety, inconsistent state regulations make oversight of the profession difficult. 

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Why Don’t Some Dental Boards Regulate Dental Assistants?

Robert Elsenpeter is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Dental Products Report and Dental Lab Products. He is also the author of 18 technology books, including the award-winning Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line. As such, he’s particularly interested in the technological side of dentistry.

We take a look at the top 10 best and bottom 5 worst places to be a dental hygienist in 2021.



The Top 10 (and 5 Worst) Places to Work as a Hygienist in 2021

This online platform will not only provide a space for communication and discussion, but it will also provide education on the best infection control methods. 

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention Launches New Website and Education Platform

Tina has been a registered dental hygienist for 15 years. She works at Bola.ai as Head of Clinical Affairs. She is passionate about patient care and patient education. She lives outside of Boston with her husband, adult children, and the love of her life, Myles, a very active Cavachon puppy.

The technology of Bola AI can be utilized to make things easier and more efficient for dental hygienists. 

Bola AI Keeps the Hygienist in Mind With Periodontal Charting

Videos

Host Lisa Newburger is joined by John Flucke, DDS, Chad DuPlantis, DDS, Omar Salameh, DDS,  and Jeff Rohde, DDS, to discuss what it really means to be cutting-edge.

Mastermind - Episode 6 - What Does it Mean to be Cutting-Edge?

Lisa Newburger, a master's level social worker supervisor, helps audiences find humor in talking about tough topics. Her "in-your-face" style of presentations and writing will make you smile or just shock you into taking some action. Either way, she is very effective at empowering others to reach their goals and feel better about themselves. Her entertaining workshops are available for national and international audiences. Writing for the dental industry since 2010, she uses an alterego (Diana Directive) to illustrate her points in a sarcastic but effective way. Presentations can be scheduled by contacting Lisa at www.discussdirectives.com/dental.html.

Understanding what patients dislike about going to the dentist can help inform practices on how to do better. 

Professional Development