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Personal Dental Care: It’s Never Too Late

Personal Dental Care: It’s Never Too Late

Personal Dental Care: It’s Never Too Late If you are guilty of neglecting or abusing your pearly whites in the early years of your life (by not brushing regularly, by smoking a lot of cigarettes, drinking a lot of caffeine, etc) you might find yourself getting a bit self-conscious when you smile. Whether your teeth are already exhibiting a yellowish-tinge or suffering from extreme sensitivity to hot or cold food and beverages, it’s never too late for you to level up your personal dental care routine. Can’t Smile Without You Most people with a “normal” or average set of teeth...

Dental Assistant Relationships with other Staff

Dental Assistant Relationships with other Staff

Dental Assistant Relationships with other Staff Having a career as a dental assistant is a great opportunity to work with others in the dental profession. The most common staff you will work with in a dental facility are Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and the Receptionist. It is very important that you forge quality relationships with the other staff you work with. The smaller the dental facility, the more important it is as everyone will have to work well together to allow the facility to function properly. Since you will be present for the procedures conducted by Dentists and Hygienists, patients will...

Dental Plans – Good Business Sense

Dental Plans – Good Business Sense

Dental Plans – Good Business Sense The many Simpsons fans among us will remember with great poignancy the episode in which Homer becomes a bigwig in the Nuclear power plant’s union. Just like almost every other episode of the classic show, there are a multitude of brilliant moments that can be carried forward into every day life, creating great annoyance among our friends as we quote the cartoon characters ad nauseam. But there is a particular moment that holds sway over those of us with oral issues – the instant in which Homer, confused as he usually is, tries to...

Learning The Dental Bonding Basics

Learning The Dental Bonding Basics

Learning The Dental Bonding Basics If you are embarrassed by your chipped, broken, or stained tooth, you need not to worry anymore. Dental bonding can restore them at a reasonable price. It can give you the repairs your teeth need at a relatively low cost and is sometimes covered by insurance. Dental bonding is a procedure in which a tooth-colored material or a resin filling is applied to the tooth, molded into shape, hardened, and then polished. It is called bonding because the material bonds or adheres to the tooth. This procedure is ideal for minor cosmetic dentistry work like...

Dental Assistant Career Colleges

Dental Assistant Career Colleges

Dental Assistant Career Colleges Now what you have decided to start looking into a career as a dental assistant you will want to consider your options for obtaining the education you need to go into your newly chosen field. There are many options to consider when deciding to go into dental assisting as a career choice. Many city and state level colleges will offer programs to help you start as a dental assistant however one of the more popular methods for obtaining a dental assistant certification is through a vocational or career training school. Some of the more popular dental...

Starting Your Baby’s Dental Hygiene Early

Starting Your Baby’s Dental Hygiene Early

Starting Your Baby’s Dental Hygiene Early First time parents are excited and always on the lookout for new developmental milestones that their babies achieve. One of these “moments” that has significant impact in babies’ health is when they start finally have their first tooth. It is one of those events that elicit glee from parents and everyone else. But there’s more to the first signs of teeth than meets the eye. As it is, emerging milk teeth pave the way how permanent teeth will align in baby’s gums. Babies with very good dental hygiene avoid dental problems like tooth decay...

Dental Insurance: A White Collar Robbery?

Dental Insurance: A White Collar Robbery?

Dental Insurance: A White Collar Robbery? Dental Insurance is a big racket– I don’t say this to offend you. It is a big racket having 32 teeth (Normally!) Still not clear on why do I call it a racket? Well, if you break a cord of the racket, only that cord needs to be replaced; the racket is in tact. Similarly, if you lose a teeth (God forbid), the loss is limited. How expensive the dental treatment is! You give your teeth to the dentist and make payment as well. Without insurance protection, dental treatment is a difficult proposition. I...

Personal Dental Care: How To Have Teeth For A Lifetime

Personal Dental Care: How To Have Teeth For A Lifetime

Personal Dental Care: How To Have Teeth For A Lifetime Thanks to better in-office dental treatments and at-home care, more people find it easier to manage their personal dental care. Although there are some conditions and diseases that can facilitate tooth loss, the products and technology today gives people more control to help keep their original teeth until they get old. The most common suggestions to have a healthy set of teeth for a lifetime is to constantly brush and floss them. Most teeth and mouth problems are triggered or caused by plaque, an icky layer of bacteria, food particles...

Dental Hygiene – If I Had Known Then What I Know Now….

Dental Hygiene – If I Had Known Then What I Know Now….

Dental Hygiene – If I Had Known Then What I Know Now…. Hello all you wonderful people out there. Have you ever thought, “If I had known then what I know now….” or “If I had my life to live over again I would change……”? Actually there is not too much I, personally would have done differently. But there is definitely one health related subject I would like to have known more about and adhered to: early childhood hygiene practices. I had problems with my teeth from the minute go. I had to have fillings, root canal work, tooth extractions....

Veterinary dental treatments

Veterinary dental treatments

Veterinary dental treatments Veterinary dental treatments are more important. If the dental structures are not being looked carefully, there are more chances for the development of periodontal diseases in dogs. Hence, the veterinary dental treatments need to be paid maximum importance during the life of your dogs. There are many advanced systems that deal with dental treatments that have come up in the market. Many systems are available with built in water spray systems, double filter systems, auto clavable clips, and more. Many Atlanta veterinarians use high speed fiber optic hand pieces with push button turbines, two hand piece water...