http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/ RDHTalk Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:33:25 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3788 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3788 A new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence, has confirmed that exposure to Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:33:22 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3787 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3787 American dentists are often reluctant to open offices in rural areas, a situation that will only be exacerbated when the number of practicing dentists starts Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:30:40 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3786 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3786 Missoula woman awarded $3.2M in lawsuit against maker of bone-strengthening drug Zometa Jurors slapped a Swiss pharmaceutical company with a $3.2 million Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:28:51 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3785 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3785 Halloween Humor Q: What do you get when you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by its diameter? A: Pumpkin Pi. Q: How do you make a witch stew? A: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:28:10 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3784 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3784 http://www.extremepumpkins.com/denhyg.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:49:24 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3783 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3783 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY Very good info, watch it! Linda who is still in MX Moderator Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:10:21 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3782 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3782 Look at the ADHA web site and the local components, they should lis the CE ofered. ALso look at the dentaljobs.net web site under EDUCATION, lots of people Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:08:53 GMT bigdoggybling http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3781 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3781 Hi folks. I had retired my instruments for a few years and I'm preparing to re-emerge. Foolishly, I hadn't bothered to renew in 2007, so I must now wrestle up Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:05:55 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3780 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3780 Baking Soda: SOme patients report brushing with baking soda. I usually tell them we'd rather they used a fluoride TP, but I wonder is there actually anything Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:05:39 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3779 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3779 Unequivocally, yes, with continuous reports of same going back to 1893. There's a good literature review at the website of Dr. Dinh Bui: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:04:46 GMT croseusoa@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3778 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3778 I get a daily salary but is shows on my paycheck as hourly - which is rather funny as when my days vary so does my hourly rate. Confusing to say the least. BUT Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:03:44 GMT croseusoa@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3777 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3777 I do not chart the word 'prophy.' I write Scale and Polish in chart. Then I annotate the conditions - tissue, cal, bleeding, etc. We do 6 pt once a year and Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:03:02 GMT Kim Lovell http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3776 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3776 For the most part I will do a prophy in a generally healthy mouth--one that is free of periodontal disease. If the patient presents with 4 mm. (and/or greater Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:39:34 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3775 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3775 The RDA value ( radioactive dentin abrasion or relative dentin abrasivity) is figured for every FDA approved toothpaste. However, this is rarely mentioned in Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:38:54 GMT coolrdh2000 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3774 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RDHTalk/message/3774 Im a DH that finds herself constantly wondering what other hygienists are calling a prophy. The reason is that I spend half of my day doing PM under a prophy