Anne O. Rice, RDH, BS
Anne O. Rice, RDH, BS, has been a clinical dental hygienist for over 30 years and received her degree from Wichita State University. Her oral-systemic passion led her to found Oral Systemic Seminars in 2017, in which she now devotes her time, focus, and study primarily to dementia prevention and sleep hygiene.
She completed the Bale Doneen Preceptorship for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention for Healthcare Practitioners. In 2020 Anne became certified as a Longevity Specialist with the Alzheimer’s Research and Dementia Foundation, a Fellow with The American Academy of Oral Systemic Health, and in 2021 published her manuscript Alzheimer’s Disease and Oral-Systemic Health: Bidirectional Care Integration Improving Outcomes. The perspective article was part of a research topic: Integrating Oral and Systemic Health: Innovations in Transdisciplinary Science, Health Care and Policy. Anne is a consultant with Weill Cornell Medical Center’s Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic and is a consultant with Florida Atlantic College of Medicine under the direction of Dr. Richard Isaacson.
The Benefits of REM Sleep for Dental Professionals and Patients
You can’t open a dental industry magazine or social media page without seeing some information about sleep. Sleep apnea is a health crisis that...
Patients with ALS: Don’t Let a Curveball Affect Your Hygiene Treatment
Years ago, when working for a dental practice in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I encountered my first patient diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The disease...
Dental Professionals: Their Careers Have Value Inside and Outside the Operatory
Remember the argument that has been around for years about the working Mom vs. the stay-at-home Mom? It was utterly ridiculous − the whole...
Research on Drug Suggests Future Possibilities as a Periodontal Antibiotic
While digging in the abyss of research studies, I fell across information about a potential new antibiotic that may have a chance to be...
Gene-editing Research Hints at Possible Treatment for Cold Sores
In May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that around half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion...
Spinning Rooms: Dental Practice Considerations Can Help Patients with Vertigo
Vertigo is an umbrella term for a person who has a sensation of motion when they are not moving, and inner ear problems often...
Where the Wild Germs Grow: Dental Professionals Can’t Kill Them All
Thankfully, we are learning all sorts of great information about keeping bacteria at bay in the dental office. The roadmap to cleanliness in the...
Awakening Too Early? The Solution May ‘Bee’ a Sweet Treat Away
I have a problem. OK, not just one but several. We are only addressing one today. I try every single trick for sleep on...
Recare Visits, Rumination, and Those Endless Minutes
You’re in the zone at the place after data collection before the exam ‒ the time when dental hygienists use their secret sauce to...
Coffee: When the Dental Patient Blames High Blood Pressure on Java
The Standard of care in dental offices includes taking a patient's blood pressure. This is almost step one in the dental visit following a...
Collaboration with Other Health Care Specialties? Dental Hygienists Can Blaze the Trail.
Some hygienists would like autonomy working separately from the traditional dental practice and without the restrictions of a governing body, dentists, who have control...
Telomeres: Dental Hygienists Can Influence Patients’ Longevity
When you hear about someone living into their 90s, you immediately think what a wonderful success of life. Isn't longevity the goal? If you...
Dental/Medical Leadership: Santa Fe Group Closes Health Communication Gaps
Dental providers have been talking about oral-systemic health for many years. Some may feel it falls on deaf ears, but they fight the good...
Epileptic Patients: A Dental Hygienist’s Guide in Managing & Preventing Seizures
Our brain consists of millions of neurons that are linked by synapses in an elaborate network system, and this process of activity is called...
75 Hard: Dental Hygienist Describes Vigorous and ‘Hard’ Journey
"We can do hard things" is a mantra that seems to be everywhere. Authors Glennon Doyle and Alan Packer wrote of the challenge. This...
Kirtan Kriya: 12 Minutes that Help Relieve Dental Occupational Stress
Most of us understand the basic mechanics of yoga. It is a system of physical postures and breathing exercises that promote well-being and the...
Dr. Erin Hartnett: Nurse Practitioner Advocates for Oral Health
More than two decades ago, the U.S. Surgeon General's report titled Oral Health in America was a call to action for all health professions...
Smoking Risks Higher in Women: The Dental Hygienist’s Role
It isn’t news that smoking is bad for your health. Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths each year and is the...
Dental Patient Video Messaging: Smile, You’re on Camera!
In 2018, my husband and I were interviewing college coaches for our son (and, no, not the Lori Loughlin kind of “coach”). A friend...
The Boomers: Enhancing the Dental Hygienist’s Communication Skills for the Elders
We all chose dentistry for different reasons. Our technical skills were developed and nurtured throughout college, but communication skills were never a clear focus...