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Ultrasonic scalers are a valuable tool in the dental hygienist’s arsenal. Special ultrasonic scaler tips can be used to remove tenacious supragingival or subgingival calculus or to remove heavy amounts of plaque at the gingival margin. It is also useful when cleaning around orthodontic brackets. With this valuable tools comes some routine care and maintenance, and it is important to keep this tips in pristine shape for efficiency and patient safety.

Measure Tip Length

When purchasing ultrasonic scaler inserts, there should be a length guide included for tips. It is important to regularly check that these tips are staying long enough to be efficient and when deemed too short should be replaced. A tip that has worn too much can cause ineffective calculus removal and make the scaling process much less efficient. Keeping tips at a proper length is as important as keeping hand scalers sharpened.

Replace O-Rings

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Getting dental implants might seem intimidating. You know they can help your teeth and even improve your smile, but the thought of surgery might scare you. Here is how you can create a plan and feel less nervous about getting implants done.

Talk With Your Dentist on What to Expect

Knowing how the procedure takes place can help calm a lot of your fears. Once you understand what the dentist will do to get you ready and how you’ll feel during and after surgery, you can start to plan around it. This might include taking a day off from work or getting soft food for dinner that night. Learning more about implants and why they are done can reassure you that you’ve made the right choice for your health. 

Read Up on the Procedure

Reading up on the procedure, such as though a publication like an implant dentistry journal online, … Read more

 

Building a new business is a challenging endeavor no matter what market it is breaking into. Opening a new medical practice, though, faces obstacles unique to the health care industry; federal and state regulations and protecting patient information, on top of the regular business procedures and customer service issues. Thankfully, modern medical software and the ability to have online options for patients have made the process of streamlining medicine more available than ever. It can be a balancing act to manage all of the people and information that come across a clinic desk each day, but with new, more automated systems, an office can open ready to efficiently meet the needs of the people who walk through the doors. 

Electronic Finance and Record-Keeping 

Using an electronic filing system for medical records will smooth the operation of a facility and can allow communication with hospitals and other medical offices to … Read more