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The LifeGuard Approach
Jan 173 min read
FINDING YOUR LIFEGUARD: BUILDING A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR WELLNESS
While learning and discovering how to be a LifeGuard for your patients, you must also focus on your health and wellness.
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The LifeGuard Approach
Mar 2, 20233 min read
TAKE TIME TO PROTECT YOUR PATIENTS DURING THEIR CLEANING VISIT
Taking the time to listen to your patients and perform screenings will improve their health and your dental practice.
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The LifeGuard Approach
Sep 15, 20222 min read
ORAL HEALTH IS CRITICAL FOR A HEALTHY LIFESPAN
Your oral health is more important than you might realize. Learn how the health of your mouth, teeth and gums can affect your general health
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The LifeGuard Approach
Jul 17, 20222 min read
HYGIENIST TRAINING: UNDERSTANDING TONGUE-TIES IN CHILDREN
Learn how to identify and help a dental patient with a tongue tie as a hygienist.
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The LifeGuard Approach
Jun 16, 20222 min read
HYGIENIST EDUCATION: UNDERSTANDING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN CHILDREN
Watching for signs of and identifying sleep apnea in children during dental visits can help prevent long-term health issues for them.
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The LifeGuard Approach
Jun 2, 20223 min read
HYGIENIST COACHING: TIPS FOR DISCUSSING MENTAL HEALTH WITH PATIENTS
Understanding how to identify and speak with a patient struggling with mental health is part of being a LifeGuard.
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The LifeGuard Approach
May 23, 20222 min read
HYGIENIST COACHING: TIPS FOR HELPING YOUR PATIENTS THROUGH DENTAL ANXIETY
Fear of the dentist and dental anxiety is very real and something every LifeGuard should be on the lookout for.
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The LifeGuard Approach
May 11, 20223 min read
HOW TO GROW PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND YOUR DENTAL PRACTICE AS A LIFEGUARD
One of the key elements needed to become an active LifeGuard™ for your patients is to develop relationships with your patients.
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The LifeGuard Approach
May 3, 20222 min read
BOOK REVIEW: THE DENTAL DIET
Learning to treat your patients, with oral health at the base, is the best way to be a LifeGuard. The Dental Diet is a great resource.
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The LifeGuard Approach
Apr 5, 20222 min read
WHY DENTAL HYGIENIST APPOINTMENTS ARE VITAL FOR LONG-TERM PATIENT HEALTH
Taking the time to examine a patient's airway or to ask questions about a patient's lifestyle will reveal underlying issues.
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The LifeGuard Approach
Apr 1, 20223 min read
UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AIRWAYS DISORDERS IN CHILDREN
Watching and listening to your patients is how you become a LifeGuard™ for them and learn to spot airway disorders in children.
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Cris Duval
Oct 25, 20215 min read
GETTING YOUR SHIFT TOGETHER: CHANGING THE MINDSET OF THE TRADITIONAL ROLE OF A HYGIENIST
If you shift your way of thinking and your message, you will have time to screen patients at every hygienist visit.
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