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S:01E:09 The Magic Number of Recare Intervals

Hygiene Superstar Podcast

When should I come back to see you? Dr Tom and Dr Mike take on recare intervals. How many months is right? Just what is the magic number?

S:01E:08 Love Goes Out to Our Heart Attack Risk Reducers

Hygiene Superstar Podcast

Dr Tom and Dr Mike discuss a study that shows us that our periodontal pathogens cause cardiovascular disease. But what it really says is that dental hygienists should be revered by all as the lifesavers that they truly are.

S:01E:07 Mouthwash: Listen, Rinse and Spit

Hygiene Superstar Podcast

So many choices. Dr Mike and Dr Tom discuss their favorite mouthrinses. Spoiler alert: they both hate Chlorhexidine.

S:01E:06 Is Perio Protect in your Bag of Tricks?

Hygiene Superstar Podcast

Dr Tom and Dr Mike look at Perio Protect for the local delivery of hydrogen peroxide. What do you have in your bag of tricks to help your patients fight periodontal disease? Should Perio Protect be there?

S:01E:05 Laser Focused on the Oral Systemic Connection

Hygiene Superstar Podcast

Focus your attention on diode dental lasers and you will be focusing on a technology that is ideal for reducing the bone ruining, heart attack causing bacteria that we want to specifically target.

S:01E:04 Dr Mike doesn't Floss

Hygiene Superstar Podcast

Confessions of a non-flossing dentist. Interdental cleaning with floss alternatives is discussed, challenging the status quo of oral hygiene recommendations along the way.

S:01E:03 Finding the root cause of the Root Cause Documentary

Hygiene Superstar Podcast

Our hopes were high when we saw a documentary featured on Netflix called Root Cause. As hygiene superstars, we love to get to the root cause of not only dental problems but overall health issues as well. This episode we explore our disappointment and now we can use this much-watched movie to help us initiate a conversation on inflammation reduction.

S:01E:02 Alzheimer's Disease and our unforgettable foe- P. gingivalis

Hygiene Superstar Podcast

Add Alzheimer's disease to the growing list of medical conditions that are looking to dentistry for a solution. Could we cure Alzheimer's by controlling the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis?

S:01E:01 The battle for great health has found you. Yes, you the Dental Hygienist are the solution to our healthcare crisis.

Hygiene Superstar Podcast

Saving a tooth... good, saving a life...Better! Dental hygienists and preventive dentists stand right in the middle of a growing healthcare crisis holding in their hands and brains the solution.

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