5 Summer Foods That Make Teeth Yellow

5 summer foods that stain teeth

5 Summer Foods That Make Teeth Yellow (And How to Protect Your Smile) Summer is full of bright, colorful foods and drinks, and a lot of them are quietly staining your teeth. If you have noticed your smile looking a little duller by the end of the season, the foods that make teeth yellow are […]

How to Prevent White Spots With Braces

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  If your child just got braces, or you are wearing them yourself, there is one thing I want you to know before anything else. Those chalky white marks people get around their brackets are not something you have to accept as part of the deal. They are not normal and the very best time […]

Dental Hygienist Event NYC

Hygienist Collective

A new dental hygienist event in NYC on October 23. Real CE, real networking, and a night built for hygienists who are tired of the same old conference. Educate. Connect. Elevate.

Beyond Sugar and Cavities: What RDHs Need to Know About Nutrition and Inflammation

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Nutrition and oral health are deeply connected, and for RDHs, the signs often show up in the mouth first. A Registered Dental Hygienist and myofunctional therapy practitioner shares the deficiencies she spots chairside, why food frequency can matter more than sugar, and the one nutrition shift every hygienist should start recommending tomorrow.

Dental Hygienist Burnout is real. | Here’s the truth about it!

Dental hygiene is a demanding profession. You are constantly bent over patient chairs, using repetitive motions, dealing with patient anxiety, and managing a packed schedule with minimal breaks. It is no wonder that burnout is a real problem for so many hygienists. The good news is that burnout is preventable when you know what to […]

Why You Can’t Floss Your Bridge (And What Actually Works)

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  If you got a dental bridge and now you can’t figure out how to floss it, you are not doing anything wrong. The reason regular flossing does not work on a bridge is built into the way bridges are made. Once you understand that, the fix is simple.I’m a registered dental hygienist with over […]

Aron AI for Dental Practices: An RDH Honest Review of the All In One Platform

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After more than twenty years as an RDH, I have watched dental practices struggle under the weight of too many disconnected marketing tools. Aron AI is the first all in one platform built specifically for dental offices, and it is changing how practices grow, communicate, and protect the hygiene schedule. Here is my honest take on what it does and why it matters.

What Your Lips Are Trying to Tell You (And Why You Should Pay Attention)

What your lips are trying to tell you

What Your Lips Are Trying to Tell You (And Why You Should Pay Attention) Have you ever looked in the mirror and noticed your lips seemed a little off? Maybe they were dry and flaky, or the corners of your mouth were cracking and sore. Maybe the skin above your lips was peeling or feeling […]