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Written By April Sluiter I am the oldest child in my family, and they say that the oldest usually takes on the protective, nurturing role amongst the siblings (or..rumor has it).  I would say that it rang true for me, as I hel…

Written by Cindy Rogers, RDH   Rest assured that there are many dental practices out there that highly respect and value their dental hygienists. They support them and treat them as an important part of the overall team. They have had proper …

Written by Cindy Rogers, RDH I admit that while I was a scheduling coordinator, I was treating the schedule as if it were a video game.  I would squish and stretch appointments to make them into pretty colored boxes that all fit nice and tight…

Written by Cindy Rogers, RDH   Why is it that the older we get, the less we sleep? It is well known that the elderly in general do not sleep well at night. Many stay up late, sleep in their recliner, and get up in the morning befo…

  Written By April Sluiter   April Sluiter is many things, as we are all made up of a million tiny pieces that are sometimes hard to define. April is a woman of many thoughts, ambitions, and creative innovation. It tak…

Written by Cindy Rogers, RDH   Oh, the excuses we hear from patients on why they do not want to schedule treatment. If you were to take two weeks and write down every excuse you were to hear about why someone did not want to schedule their tr…

Today I am whole again. Sure, most days I may feel a bit overwhelmed and consumed within the dental industry, but I feel totally blessed. My days are filled with phone calls, virtual meetings, giving live presentations, touring dental clinics, and …

Written by Cindy Rogers, RDH   How Inflammation Is Associated With Periodontal Disease For starters, inflammation is right there in the name periodontitis. Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease initiated by oral microbial biof…