In This Section by Trisha O’Hehir, RDH, MS Editorial Director, Hygienetown


New Year's Resolution:
Stay on Schedule


by Trisha O'Hehir, RDH, MS Editorial Director, Hygienetown

It's the time of year for reflecting back at the past year and looking forward to the new year. New Year's resolutions confirm the desire to improve, do better or generally change. Popular resolutions include eating healthier, getting into shape, saving money, helping others and getting organized, but let's face it, most resolutions are just wishful thinking with no hope of being accomplished. They're dreams that seem unattainable. By the end of January, gym attendance is back down to pre-holiday levels and pizza is again on the menu. To accomplish New Year's resolutions, they must be measurable and attainable. They need to be small changes that when added up make a big difference over time.

It's usually bad habits like smoking, drinking or overeating that trigger New Year's resolutions. There are even bad habits in the hygiene department that could lead to New Year's resolutions. Running behind schedule can be a chronic bad habit founded on good intentions that actually makes for the foundation of measurable and attainable resolutions. Small changes made within each visit can impact the entire day's schedule and the overall health of the patients.

This month's feature lays out two steps to take during routine dental hygiene visits to avoid spending unnecessary time providing subgingival instrumentation. Two more suggestions for patients to follow will help them take control of their own oral hygiene and return with less calculus and less bleeding. Incorporating these simple steps into routine dental hygiene visits will make it easy to keep that hygiene department resolution to stay on schedule.

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