Do you know what it takes to strengthen and develop effective leadership, good management and create a healthy team culture? More importantly, why should dentists and office managers care? On October 23rd TempStars founder Dr. James Younger travelled to Vancouver to moderate a discussion forum on that very topic. The forum, Organized by Cleardent and held [...]
I'm excited to finally announce that TempStars, a Vancouver dental temp agency, has launched! After 2 years of hard work, we are now serving the Greater Vancouver Area. Finally the west has access to our cutting-edge mobile technology. With over 300 dental hygienist members and 100+ dental office members who trust TempStars for their [...]
It's with great excitement that I announce that TempStars, a Toronto dental temp agency, has launched! We will be serving Toronto and surrounding areas. Over 300 dental hygienist members and 100+ dental office members trust TempStars for their temping needs. TempStars dental temp agency will be serving the following areas: Toronto West of Toronto (Etobicoke - [...]
Since the TempStars dental temp agency was formed, I've had the pleasure of meeting many Vancouver temp hygienists. Some hygienists are working part-time at a dental office and using temping to fill in their week. Others are using a dental temp agency full time to work a busy week of temp placements. Either way, the [...]
Finding a good dental temp agency can be tricky. Especially true if your dental office is not in a major city like Toronto, the GTA, Ottawa, or Vancouver. When you're looking, here are a few things to look for: What To Look For In a Dental Temp Agency Does the dental temp agency have [...]
A great option for transporting the tooth to the dentist is in milk if it's available. If the tooth is clean, putting the tooth in the pouch of the child's cheek works well since saliva has a compatible pH and is osmotically isotonic with the periodontal ligament cells. There are also kits called Save-a-Tooth which some [...]
The debate between piezo and cavitron is a classic, and they can both be great ultrasonics if you follow a few key principles: Cavitron The perception that the Cavitron is more powerful is a common one. And given the eliptical tip vibration pattern, you do have more active surfaces for debris removal. For initial therapy [...]
There may in fact be some bruxism going on here, but without a full examination and history it’s hard to say if the wear facets are natural wear or due to habit. And yes, bruxers often get some dentin cupping, even without acid erosion, primarily from toothbrush (or more accurately, toothpaste) abrasion once the protective [...]
Keep an eye on those implants for residual cement: it's extremely common and doesn't always show up on radiographs, especially on the buccals & linguals. Watch for chronic inflammation, suppuration and remember your gentle probing. The current literature is promoting using only a thin film of cement around the margin when cementing implant crowns which [...]
With more and more dental implants being placed every year, you will inevitably see them in various states of health. As a dental hygienist, you are a vital part of the care and maintenance of implants and critical to optimizing long-term success - through direct hygiene therapy as well as instruction and counselling. Here are [...]
