When was dental floss invented?
From Wikipedia:Levi Spear Parmly, a dentist from New Orleans, is credited with inventing the first form of dental floss.[4]In 1819, he recommended running a waxen silk thread "through the interstices of the teeth, between their necks and the arches of the gum, to dislodge that irritating matter which no brush can remove and which is the real source of disease."[5][6]He considered this the most important part of oral care.[4]Floss was not commercially available until 1882, when the Codman and Shurtleft company started producing unwaxed silk floss.[7]In 1898, the Johnson & Johnson Corporation received the first patent for dental floss that was made from the same silk material used by doctors for silk stitches.[7]One of the earliest depictions of the use of dental floss in literary fiction is found in James Joyce's famous novel Ulysses (serialized 1918–1920), but the adoption of floss was low before World War II. Physician Charles C. Bass developed nylon floss during World War II.[7]Nylon floss was found to be better than silk because of its greater abrasion resistance and because it could be produced in great lengths and at various sizes.[7]Dental floss - Wikipedia
Dentist or Dental Hygiene?? Married?
I am really confused about my future career. I first started out doing dental hygiene. I finished two years of community college with the prereqs for the program with a 4.0 GPA. I am going to apply soon but my parents want me to go for dentistry. I would need two more years just to complete a bachelor degree, take the DAT, apply, and hope to get into dental school. Im getting married soon and want to have kids in the future, but im scared with dentistry that I wont make it. I am stuck. Dentist or dental hygiene for a married women?
Dental Hygienist help!?
I am a junior in High School, and so I am looking about future colleges and what career to per sue in the future. I am very interested in going to school for a Dental Hygienist. I have looked into it a little bit, I know that in my state there is a Tech school in the town I live in, and also a University a few hours away from where I live that offers Dental Hygienist programs. I'm not completely sure what school I would go to if I was to per sue this. If anyone with experience in this field would help me with these questions, that would be awesome. Here are some of the questions that I have about becoming a Dental Hygienist. 1. Does it really matter if you go to a University, or a Tech school to become a Dental Hygienist, if so then what are the advantages and disadvantages? 2. If you can maybe briefly describe the 'process' of becoming a Dental Hygienist, please do so. For example, if I applied for the Tech school would I automatically get in (of course it would probably depend on grades, but if I got decent amount of grades), would I have to have certain requirements.. or would it just be like a college where you don't need to take a certain 'test' about Dental work and such to get into that certain Tech school. (if any of that makes sense :). 3. I know I have heard that Dental Hygiene School isn't that easy, but on a scale of 1-10, how bad was it really for you (personal experience). 4. After you graduate from Dental Hygiene School is it hard, easy or mediocre to find a job? 5. I guess this can kind of come back to question two, but when you are in school for this profession, what do you do.. as in are you in a classroom a good amount of time, lab time or the office. Where are you most of the time. I really don't care too much on asking the pay and such just because it really differs from place to place, and if it's the thing that I really want to go for then who cares. Right? :) I know some of my questions are vague, but if anyone with any type of experience in this career or is in schooling with it at this time, PLEASE tell me anything! You don't even need to answer my questions, any information would be very helpful. But if you can answer my questions, that would be awesome. Thank you for reading!
Should I drop out of dental hygiene school?
Wow, are you not passing because you are not interested in the work? Or just not applying yourself? Usually people who work hard to get into the Hygiene program were a dental assistant before, in fact for a lot of schools it's a requirement that one be an RDA before entering so I'm a little surprised you are so unhappy. Ask yourself what your long term goals are. Ask yourself what attracted you to the dental field in the first place. I'm an Dental Assistant with four years experience. I've enjoyed it. I am now going through an RDA program and I enjoy and love my school work. I like the work I do a lot. Now if I could pass all the required sciences to get into hygiene, I would love doing that. So, it might help you if you take a Meyers Briggs work skills assesment test. But if you don't enjoy patients or the work it takes then maybe you should consider dropping. Its a shame because it takes a lot of work to get into hygiene. People would do anything to get in.
When the dental hygienist polishes my teeth is she just using fancy tooth paste and an electric toothbrush? Is this something that can be done at home?
The dental hygienist first uses ultrasonic scalar tips that work on the vibratory principle to remove the calculus (tartar) on your teeth surfaces and in some instances, the root surfaces too. These are chunks of calculus that cannot be removed by tooth brushing or flossing. Thus a 6 month visit to a hygienist and dentist.The hygienist also uses a flavored/non flavored polishing compound along with a small rubber cup at the tip of the airotor. This cup is called the prophylaxis polishing cup. It is used to even out and polish the teeth surfaces. It is used to reduce the risk for caries and gingivitis. And this, for the children. I hope I answered your question.
Out of state dental hygiene licensure in California?
Hello everyone, I'm writing this on behalf of my wife who is dental hygienist so please excuse any ignorance on my part about the profession or terms (she works full time and I am recently without job so I'm the one with time on my hands). We currently live in San Antonio, TX but are contemplating a move to the Bay Area. Most of you reading this probably know that California does not share reciprocity with Texas and therefore my wife would need to retake her boards, file the application, and all of that. The only part that concerns her is the soft tissue curettage, nitrous oxide, and anesthesia courses that need to be taken. My questions are: Would an out of state anesthesia course suffice for California requirements (taken in Maine)? Where exactly can these courses be taken (are they offered outside California and if so, would they meet the requirements)? Are they weekend courses that can be taken over a few week period or do they require more time than that? I understand that schedules are most likely different between locations but any insight from prior experience would be greatly appreciated. Also, we did find a location offering the 3 courses as a package, their website is http://www.rdakits.com/Anesthesia.pdf. but the problem is that it's $3,800. That cost plus the $500 something for the board is fairly expensive. I'm hoping someone might know of another place that may be cheaper?
How did people maintain dental hygiene prior to toothpaste?
In rural India, People still Neem twigs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aza..., sea salt or charcoal for dental hygiene.