The current pandemic has turned life upside down and everyone is holding on the best way they can. Our livelihood is threatened due to economic changes as a result of the stay at home order. Many businesses remain closed. Small businesses like restaurants and hair salons are challenged to make ends meet. Dental offices that …
Our team met today on Zoom. We have been having team meetings every Wednesday to discuss dental visits during COVID-19, dentistry’s new protocols, discuss team building activities and other work related topics. Today we worked on putting together our new protocol. That included creating a questionnaire for patients, discussing our log book for our team, …
I met my husband back when I was selling real estate. I walked into his pizza place and bellied up to the counter to place my order to go. A man with a horizontal striped shirt bee lined it to the counter from the kitchen to take my order. He was very friendly, loquacious, with …
Like many people today, my little mother is 80 years old and unable to leave her house due to her age and vulnerability. I have had to come up with some creative way to shop for her, and in doing so discovered creative ways to save money and eat well. All that said, I follow …
I was T-boned in a car accident and had practiced dental hygiene with poor ergonomics for 20+ years. I suffered with anxiety and chronic pain. In my quest to find relief without prescription medication I discovered Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a slow meditative type dance that slows down the body and brain, promoting deep …
The world has turned upside down and people are scrambling. Especially those in the dental field. After years of practicing hygiene, many are considering changing careers. What will we do? In another blog post I wrote about making money remotely through writing. In this post I present more ways we can make money outside of …
Probably like most of you my hours have become erratic. Some nights I am awake at 2:30 AM and napping at 3:00 PM. Last night while I was up at 2:30 AM I checked my phone. Jimmy Fallon was in my twitter feed. With the current stay at home situation his show is featuring a …
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” Bryant H. Mcgill As a dental hygienist who works in community research, our team is temporarily on hold due to COVID-19. During this downtime we learned about room number 108. When we are working, our research team goes …
With most of us staying home it would be nice to do something other than cook, eat, sleep, watch Tiger King and repeat. Thankfully most of us have access to the internet so we are not as oppressed as it may seem. There are countless options of things we can do; all we need is …
The Dental Hygiene Chronicles was born on February 4, 2020. It was created by a dental hygienist for dental hygienists about all things dental hygiene and beyond. The heart of The Dental Hygiene Chronicles is dental hygienists and their stories. We all love a good story, especially told by a dental hygienist. It inspires and …