Robert Elsenpeter is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to Dental Products Report and Dental Lab Products. He is also the author of 18 technology books, including the award-winning Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line. As such, he’s particularly interested in the technological side of dentistry.

Articles

Here is the annual list of the top 10 and bottom 5 cities for dental hygienists to live and work in 2022.



The Top 10 (and Bottom 5) Cities for Dental Hygienists in 2022

SmartMouth Kids formulated to eliminate and prevent bad breath for 24 hours with just 2 rinses a day and features a kid-friendly grape flavor to encourage good hygiene among children.

SmartMouth’s New Activated Mouthwash Formulated for Kids

Best practices for surface disinfection in dental practices.

Surface Disinfection 101

Kelly Tanner, PhD, RDH, is a dental and leadership industry educator, and helps organizations reach goals through understanding employees and behavioral drivers. She works with all sizes and types of organizations, including dental organizations to strategically align people with outcomes and improve the psychological ownership of organizational goals. At a micro level, she helps individuals become high-performance leaders by developing emotional intelligence which directly affects their impact as leaders and as members of an organization and teams. 

There is a wide variety of technology that can be implemented in everyday, dental hygiene practice, and here are just a few to get started. 

Talk Techy to Me: Incorporating Technologies into Your Dental Hygiene

Podcasts

This week, we cover new products from Planet DDS, Ortek Therapeutics, & Admetec.

ProductBites Episode 19

Here is the annual list of the top 10 and bottom 5 cities for dentists to live and work in in 2022. 

The Top 10 (and Bottom 5) Cities for Dentists in 2022

These soft chews are designed to deliver nutrients to support tooth enamel and healthy bones.

Ortek Therapuetics Launches Prebiotic Chews

Lynne Slim is an award-winning dental author who has published extensively in dental/dental hygiene journals including 

Journal of the Western Society of Periodontology

. She was the periodontal columnist for RDH magazine for about 17 years and is now a columnist for 

 and is a member of their advisory board. In 2003, Lynne founded Perio C Dent, a dental practice management company that specializes in the incorporation of non-surgical periodontal therapy into the hygiene department of the general dental practice.

As a key opinion leader in the dental industry, Lynne is frequently asked to review new products and write product reviews. She participates in product development and is consulted about consumer/RDH product awareness. Lynne received the Philips Oral Healthcare “Mentor of Distinction” award at the 2012 ADHA Annual Session.

The dental chair can be key in recognizing signs of abuse and intervening on behalf of the patient.

Intimate Partner Violence: A Lack of Awareness in Dentistry

New measures for health plan providers in 2023 put the focus on inclusivity and health equity.  