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Just like any other dental profession, becoming a dental hygienist requires proper training and certification. If you are considering a career in dental health and technology, check out some Dental Courses and programs available in your area.

Dental Hygiene – Is It A Good Career Option

In order to practice dental hygiene, one must pursue a recognized dental health program and has to be registered with the provincial or territorial regularity authority. The dental hygiene program aims at providing the students with required knowledge and skills in the subject. The study material includes assessment of a patient’s general and oral health, removal of plaque, dental radiography, administration of local anesthesia, stain and calculus (tartar), oral hygiene instructions, dietary counseling, and applications of preventive agents (fluoride).

On completion of the program, the graduates have to take a national written and regional clinical examination. The successful candidates are then rewarded with the license to practice. There are numerous career opportunities for the successful graduates including clinical positions in dental offices, hospitals, public health agencies, community dental clinics, research and marketing of dental products, and educational and administrative positions.

The practice of dental hygiene is unstable currently in United States of America as the national organization of hygienists is lobbying for the right to administer their own independent practices – independent of direct supervision of dentists. Presently, independent hygiene practice in U.S. is restricted to the state of Colorado. While, there is an acute shortage of skilled dental hygienists in the country.

The registered dental hygienists (RDHs) may opt for a career in community as well as clinical practice. The dental hygienists often work under the supervision of the general practitioner dentists or specialty practice dentists. There, they are trained to work independently and directly with the patients to treat the gum diseases and tooth decay. The training includes assessing tooth and gum health, preparing individual dental hygiene treatment plans, and referring the patients to a dentist for dental treatment. Also, the dental hygienists are prepared to look after the cosmetic appearance of teeth and gums and to perform complex practices like scaling and root planning to treat gum infections and other related diseases. The states like Colorado allow dental hygienists to run their own dental hygiene practice. The dental hygienists here are free to practice independently without the supervision of a practicing dentist.

The dental hygienists can also work in community dealing with the entire community on one to one basis. A hygiene dentist may have to work in coordination with different health professionals and community members. They may have to perform health surveys for different communities and work with other health professionals to plan a health program for the community. Health professionals include nurses, injury prevention coordinators, speech pathologists, dentists, physicians, and dieticians. Whereas, the community members can be school principals, teachers, coaches, parents, health advocates, day care providers, government departments, administrations of other health promotion programs in the community.

So, the dental hygienists have a vast scope of career opportunities in different areas of health departments and programs. Choosing the dental hygiene as a profession leads to a respectable position with good amount of money as a reward. Presently, the dental hygienists have to work under a practicing dentist in the most parts of the country leading the dental hygiene professionals to work under the dentist. However, the efforts are on to promote the dental hygiene professionals opting to open their own dental clinic and work as an independent entrepreneur.

By: John Brady

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Dental Hygienist: One of the Hottest Job Opportunities

If you have considered changing your career to “dental hygienist” now would be a good time to do it. The United States Department of Labor reports that this job is one of the fastest growing jobs and will continue to be that way for the next ten years. Dental hygienist is a relatively good paying job, with flexible hours and schedules which is good for working moms and it is in a respected field… Read more..

Dental Hygiene – Is it a Good Career Option For You

In order to practice dental hygiene, one must pursue a recognized dental health program and has to be registered with the provincial or territorial regularity authority. The dental hygiene program aims at providing the students with required knowledge and skills in the subject…Read more..

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This set of videos of Brickfields dental surgery in the UK gives a good insight into how digital dental radiography works. They show the x-ray equipment in actual use at the dentist’s surgery as well as the digital images output on the PC from the dental radiography equipment.

Video 1 shows Dr. Patel’s office with the set up of his surgery. 

Video 2 shows the processing room where the dental radiograph film is downloaded onto the PC.

Video 3 and 4 below show some processing of the dental film onto the PC and this gives a good insight into how dental radiography works in a real environment.  

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Dental radiography can be used to discover impacted wisdom teeth. The type of impaction can be ascertained by getting an x-ray of the area.

Impacted Wisdom Teeth

Due to several reasons, wisdom teeth can be impacted. Read on for more information about Impacted Wisdom Teeth…

Wisdom teeth are the third pair of molars that appear during the late teens or thereafter. These are 4 in number. In some people, they may not appear at all.

An Impacted Wisdom Teeth are those wisdom teeth which do not emerge completely at their expected positions, due to a variety of reasons. This may happen when there is not enough space in the jaw to accommodate these teeth, or because the angle of the tooth’s emergence is not correct.

Types of Impacted Wisdom Teeth

When the wisdom tooth is angled forward, towards the front of the mouth, it called as a Mesial Impaction of the Wisdom tooth.

When the wisdom tooth is angled vertically, it is called a Vertical Impaction of the Wisdom tooth. When this happens, the tooth sinks into the jaw bone.

When the wisdom tooth is angled horizontally, it is called a Horizontal Impaction of the Wisdom tooth. When this happens, the wisdom tooth grows below the gums, and moves towards the roots of the neighboring tooth.

When the wisdom tooth is angled so that it goes back into the jaw, it is called a Distal Impaction of the Wisdom tooth.

Reasons for Removal of Impacted Wisdom Teeth

When you have Impacted Wisdom teeth symptoms of infection often appear because of food particles being stuck into the flaps of the gum. There may also be pressure on the neighboring tooth which may cause pain. Gum disease and its relevant complications are often the main cause for the removal of Impacted wisdom teeth.

The type of impaction can be ascertained by getting an x-ray of the area.

Often the jaw may be able to contain the wisdom teeth and they may have emerged properly, but these wisdom teeth are susceptible to decay and cavities. This is because the wisdom teeth are at the absolute end of the jaw. It may not be easy or possible to clean that area of the jaw properly, all the time. This may put the nearby teeth to a great risk. In this case, a dentist may also suggest a surgical removal procedure.

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Dental Implants To Replace Missing Teeth

What are dental implants? How are Dental Implants placed? Read this article to understand the treatment used to replace missing teeth.

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DENTAL IMPLANTS

Dental implants are a wonderful way to replace one or more missing teeth.

Dental implants are very involved and time consuming, however; it is like having a natural tooth to replace the missing one. Our patients are given the option of dental implants or a bridge to replace one or more missing teeth.

If a patient has bone loss throughout the mouth and has a lower denture that is loose, we recommend dental implants which can help keep the denture in place.

We like to inform our patients of all of their options and let them make an informed decision. We do all procedures in our office without the need to refer to a specialist.

Does an insurance company cover dental implants? About half of the insurance companies are paying for dental implants. We have discovered if they say a dental implant and related services are not a benefit, they consider paying as a bridge instead. We offer CareCredit in our office to help our patients get their dental treatment with monthly payments.

In order for us to make an accurate diagnosis, we must have a current x-ray of the area. If it is determined that our patient is a good candidate, we have them watch a video, we go over the consent form, and make financial arrangements.

The steps for a dental implant:

–Surgery: the doctor makes an incision in the gum tissue, to place the implant post directly into the bone. With the current x-rays that we have, he is able to determine which implant post is the correct one. He uses a drill to make an entrance site into the bone to place the implant. An x-ray is taken to ensure that the implant is placed correctly. Surgery is less traumatic than the surgery to remove the tooth. Dr. Joe will place sutures that need to be removed by him.

–A post op appointment and a suture removal appointment are made.

–Usually three months after the initial surgery, we schedule an appointment for another x-ray to determine if the bone is healing around the implant.

–If the patient is healing well we will schedule them to uncover the implant post and attach an abutment and take an impression soon thereafter for a crown to be placed on the implant post.

–The impression is sent to the lab for a custom made implant crown.

–Three weeks later, your missing tooth is replaced with the crown and your treatment is complete.

So what does all of that mean? The implant post is placed in the bone and the gum tissue and bone heal around it, (it is essentially the root of the tooth). The abutment is the attachment that is placed on top of the implant post. The crown is made and cemented to the abutment. Your missing tooth is now replaced by a natural feeling and a natural looking dental implant and crown.

Look at our website for Before & After Photos: http://www.lakelandhillsdental.com

Leigh W.

Office Manager

Lakeland Hills Dental PC

By LEIGH WOMBLE Published: 11/30/2006

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