Shhh! Can you keep a secret? Word around town is that dentists love candy too! In fact, they may or may not have a shareable size bag of Skittles in their bag at this very moment. But don’t worry, they also love healthy smiles! With candy season right around the corner, everybody here at
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Now, what we’re going to do with the laser disinfection is we’re going to make sure that it’s noted in the clinical notes what you did, what is encompassed in that. And so there has to be some verbiage in the clinical documentation that you actually did do this. Now, will it be covered?
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This week, we are going to shrink down and magic school bus into a furcation. For all my millennials out there, we all learned science with Ms. Frizzle, and today we’re going to learn about the science of furcations by shrinking down and really exploring what we know about furcations.
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During the month of October, Coast Dental shows our support for those affected by breast cancer. We raise awareness of the disease by wearing pink, participating in runs and walks, volunteering, and donating to breast cancer charities. We’re able to better empathize with family and friends by understanding some of the life changes they experience
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This week, I am going to unpack for you a weird fact, a fun fact that some of you might know, but I found just kind of weird. We are now starting to see some incredible data coming down indicating that in other countries, they are utilizing statins as an adjunct to scaling and root planing.
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Today we’re going to talk about D0171, which is a follow up code. It’s a post op evaluation code that is so criminally underutilized. I like to say that about this code, it’s criminally underutilized. Same thing with adult fluoride. One of those codes that just is there, and I just think it could be used more.
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Fast Facts: Perio Edition Episode 79 [Andrew Johnston, RDH] Welcome back everyone! You are listening to another episode of Fast Facts- Perio Edition brought to you by A Tale of Two Hygienists in partnership with DentistRX. And now, please welcome your host, Katrina Sanders. [Katrina Sanders, RDH] Hello, and welcome to Fast Facts
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Pregnancy is generally thought of as the time when a woman strives to be particularly aware of the need for better health. Many women, though, may not be aware of the link that exists between their oral health and their systemic (general) health, as well as the impact this can have on a developing child.
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While you may think that some loss of teeth is inevitable as we age, it is actually possible for all of your teeth to last a lifetime. One of the ways you can achieve this goal is to avoid periodontal disease (“peri” – around; “odont” – tooth), which is caused by bacteria that attack the
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Fast Facts: Perio Edition Episode 78 [Andrew Johnston, RDH]Welcome back everyone! You are listening to another episode of Fast Facts- Perio Edition brought to you by A Tale of Two Hygienists in partnership with DentistRX. And now, please welcome your host, Katrina Sanders. [Katrina Sanders, RDH]Hello, and welcome to Fast Facts Perio Edition.
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Today, let’s talk about evaluation codes. Well, what are these codes? You will find them in the beginning of the CDT code book under the diagnostics section. Now, most of you are familiar with evaluation codes, D0140 & D0120 but there are other ones. So you have D0145, which is for the little kids, three and under.
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Fast Facts: Perio Edition Episode 77 [Andrew Johnston, RDH]Welcome back everyone! You are listening to another episode of Fast Facts- Perio Edition brought to you by A Tale of Two Hygienists in partnership with DentistRX. And now, please welcome your host, Katrina Sanders. [Katrina Sanders, RDH]Hello, and welcome to Fast Facts: Perio Edition.
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