Sarah Eller, RDH, IPDH

A program to teach Dental Professionals the art of mindfulness and stress-management as they pertain to the stressful nature of a career in dentistry. Interactive and hands-on the audience will utilize these techniques throughout the program, learning to implement them in their daily lives. Understand the personal stress profile of the individual and how to apply management techniques to your patients in clinical practice. Objectives: Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of stress and define the different types of stress Actively break down the individual stress profile Utilize different stress-management techniques and mindfulness to improve career and life quality Apply techniques to your patients to assess their stress and physical manifestations of stress Understand the seriousness that the effects of stress have on the workforce through statistics Learn to face fears, take control of your mindset, & center your emotions

Do you ever have the patient that appears to be doing everything right with their homecare, but can’t escape the cycle of decay? Or the patient that proudly admits their lack of home dental care, but always seems to be healthy? Sometimes, looking in the mouth you can tell things just don’t make sense, but why? These patients are in our presence every single day, and while something just doesn't add up, it can be difficult to understand exactly what is happening, why it's happening, or how to address it. This course will evaluate these situation and how oral pH plays a major role, but is most often the missing puzzle piece. Learn how to approach creating a change, which involves a paradigm shift from our traditional 'brush more, floss more, use more fluoride' type of thinking. Are you ready to discover the missing pHuzzle piece? ​

We all know well the typical outline of a hygiene recare appointment - radiographs, scaling, OHI, reappoint. One could argue that this is also the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results... Clearly, it is time for a change in how we practice preventie care and emerging practice methods that can help create this change are finally available. These methods will completely change the outline of the hygiene appointment reflecting new and necessary technologies and treatment methodologies that lead to better clinical outcomes. Take a step closer to proficient practice!