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5 tips on becoming a dental hygienist

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Liz Nies RDH, BS. Thinking of becoming a dental hygienist? I highly recommend it. Dental hygienists do so much more than clean teeth. What we now know is that the link between oral inflammation and systemic inflammation and disease is direct. Educating your patients on the benefits of a healthy mouth and healthy body can give them a better quality of life and, in some cases, save their lives.

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Amid Soaring COVID-19 Cases, Austria Reinstates Lockdown

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

With more than 15,800 new COVID-19 cases diagnosed within a 24-hour period, Austria has issued a total lockdown, lasting no more than 20 days, to help stem the surge. The country of 9 million had initially instituted a lockdown only for those who remain unvaccinated, but this was not enough to calm the huge uptick in cases. Austrians will need to work at home, and only businesses deemed essential will remain open.

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Parenting practices and bullying in adolescents: what’s the link? #CAMHScampfire

The Social Care Elf

Douglas Badenoch appraises a recent cross-sectional study, which looks the associations between parenting practices and bullying in adolescents. Follow #CAMHScampfire on Twitter at 5pm GMT on Monday 22nd November for an online journal club discussing this paper. Or sign up now to join the free webinar hosted by ACAMH. The post Parenting practices and bullying in adolescents: what’s the link?

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