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7 Essential Tips for Parents to Manage the Oral Health of Their Children

Dentistry Today

Here are 7 important points Alpine Dental of Rockwall wishes to share with all parents: Dental hygiene begins with the first tooth. Initiate dental hygiene practices as soon as a child’s first tooth emerges, usually around 6 months of age.

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Nuggets of News You Can Use

Queen of Dental Hygiene

While there is no degree in “biological” dental hygiene, there are two groups that I work with: International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicolgy and the International Academy of Biological Dentistry and Medicine. How does my biological dental hygiene practice differ from a “traditional” dental office?

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A Momentous Day for Children’s Oral Health - from the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association

Denticle

With a dental hygiene workforce of over 31,000 professionals, we have the capacity to deliver essential oral health services in dental offices, school clinics, independent dental hygiene practices, and mobile practices,” remarked CDHA President Anne Caissie.

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Canadian Dental Hygienists Association Meets with Federal Health Minister

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In a virtual roundtable with select professional association leaders convened by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) underscored the importance of including preventive oral care services in the federal government’s new dental care program.

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Canadian Dental Hygienists Association Applauds Launch of Canadian Dental Care Plan

Denticle

Representing over 31,000 dental hygienists across the country, CDHA advocates for the advancement and promotion of the dental hygiene profession while maintaining a commitment to the public's oral health. For more information on oral health, visit dentalhygienecanada.ca.

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Canada’s 2022 Dental Hygiene Superheroes Unmasked

Denticle

Dental hygiene is the sixth-largest regulated health profession in Canada, with professionals working in a variety of settings, including independent dental hygiene practice, with people of all ages, addressing issues related to oral health. For more information on oral health, visit dentalhygienecanada.ca.

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Supporting the Oral Health of Kids With Cancer

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

You can read more about our collaboration project in “A Novel Oncodental Collaborative Team: Integrating Expertise for Central Line- Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in Pediatric Oncology Patients” published in JCO Oncology Practice. What do you believe the future holds for this aspect of dental hygiene practice?