Erika Spring, RDH, MEd.
Dental Coding: Finding Solutions for Ideal Dental Treatment Plans
One of the most challenging tasks dental hygienists face is taking the patient’s clinical diagnosis and trying to make it fit into an insurance...
How One Hygienist Became a Dental Hygiene Educator & Changed Her Career
Earning the title RDH is no easy task, and you can ask any graduate, surviving the 2-3 years of dental hygiene school is a...
Periodontal Maintenance: Taking the Guesswork Out of the 4910
By definition, the 4910 periodontal maintenance code is defined as the procedure following periodontal therapy and continues at varying intervals determined by the clinical...
Dental Hygiene’s Professional Reflection during Pandemic: Making Lemonade out of Lemons
To many of us, it feels like just yesterday dental hygiene schools were returning from Christmas break and focusing on upcoming board exams and...
Anchors Away: An Informative Look at the Naval Dental School
Naval dental medicine was founded in 1912 and originally established to recruit Sailors and Marines that would have otherwise been rejected from service due...
In the Eye of the Storm: Dental Professionals Help with Hurricane Relief
Nearly eight months ago, North Carolina unwillingly welcomed Hurricane Florence at our doorstep – whether we were ready or not, she was coming! For...
Polishing: Are You Spinning in Circles or Ready to Ride the Wave?
Do you remember the spring semester your freshman year of dental hygiene school? Filled with lingering instrumentation competencies, the anticipation of seeing your first...
Today’s RDH: The Winds of Change
During a recent continuing education event in Chapel Hill, NC, the speaker eluded over and over that change in dentistry IS coming to our...