by Meg Kreutziger | Feb 23, 2023 | Oral Care
February is “Heart Month”, so it’s a great time to address the connection between oral health and heart health! Gum Disease Can Be Avoided First off, Periodontal Disease aka Gum Disease is a PREVENTABLE chronic inflammatory condition of the areas in the bone...
by Meg Kreutziger | Jan 4, 2023 | Oral Care
What is Halitosis (also known as bad breath)? A fairly common problem that is caused by a few factors, such as poor oral hygiene (bacteria), periodontal (gum) disease, specific foods/drinks, tobacco use, specific medications, and medical conditions. Tips to Reduce Bad...
by Meg Kreutziger | Sep 19, 2022 | Oral Care
April is Oral Health Month! Our favourite part of it is National Dental Hygienist’s Week. Every year, we try to positively impact our community by providing oral health education sessions in classrooms, colouring contest draw, distributing oral hygiene packs to those...
by Meg Kreutziger | Aug 25, 2022 | Oral Care
Since opening my practice in 2019, Teeth Whitening or Bleaching is one of the main questions I get asked about. More so, than when I worked in a traditional dental setting. As a provider, I felt like I did not want to recommend it because I had heard such terrible...
by Meg Kreutziger | May 11, 2020 | Oral Care
I did a poll to see what people wanted more information on. I will address a few of dental treatment options that have a similar process. Veneers What are they? It can be used to make misaligned/gapped teeth look straight (as an alternative to orthodontic treatment),...
by Meg Kreutziger | May 11, 2020 | Oral Care
I had a fellow dental hygienist ask me to write on this topic. One of the main purposes of polishing is to remove extrinsic/external stain. What is Polishing In the dental hygiene codes, it’s referred to as “stain removal (00531), and in the dental codes, it’s...
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