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Do you get con­fused about what you need when you go to the den­tist.  Are the den­tal isles in stores over­whelm­ing to you.   Does the thought of going to the den­tist make you cringe?  You are not alone.  Many peo­ple are con­fused about prod­ucts and den­tal anx­i­ety is very common.

Den­tal Fear

The den­tal office pro­vokes fear, anx­i­ety and down­right ter­ror in some peo­ple. I am here to help you man­age these with infor­ma­tion. What the heck is scal­ing and root plan­ing? Why do you need an oral can­cer screen­ing? What is all this stuff that I am sup­posed to use at home. Prod­ucts like med­icated rinse, flu­o­ride, tooth­paste, antibi­otic treat­ments and the over­whelm­ing selec­tions of tooth­brushes and floss can be con­fus­ing. I explain it so you understand.

How Can the Help Me Hygien­ist Help You?

My name is Lori and I am here to help you.  I am a Reg­is­tered Den­tal Hygien­ist with a Bach­e­lors Degree in Psy­chol­ogy.  Work­ing with patients with Den­tal anx­i­ety is my strength.  I see patients every day that are ner­vous going to the den­tist, some are down right ter­ri­fied.  It is my job to make patients feel safe enough to begin treat­ment.  In many cases patients have had bad expe­ri­ences in the past.  I find that edu­ca­tion is the best tool in help­ing peo­ple through their fear and into the chair.  Not every patient is afraid, but every­one deserves to be informed.  I am here to help you.

Through­out this site you will find infor­ma­tion related to den­tal hygiene pro­ce­dures, den­tal anx­i­ety and den­tal prod­ucts.  I have placed links to as many of the prod­ucts as I could find to help you improve your oral health.  I even have a store page with elec­tric tooth­brushes, tooth whiten­ing aids and many other prod­ucts that I like so you can avoid some of those trips to stare at the den­tal isle in your local store…you know what I mean.  It is easy to walk into the isle just look­ing for a tube of tooth­paste and be stared back at by what seems like a mil­lion choices.  Before you know it you have been stand­ing there for half an hour with an empty cart and want­ing to run away.  If I haven’t men­tioned a prod­uct you are won­der­ing about send me a mes­sage and I will look into it.  I try to add at least one well researched arti­cle a week to build the site but I am will­ing to take your lead on what to write about.

How Can You Help the Help Me Hygienist?

Ask Me Questions!

If you have a ques­tion there are many oth­ers who have it too. Tell me what you want to know about and I will get the infor­ma­tion. If I don’t know the answer I will find it for you. If you have a story you want to share send it to me. If you have sug­ges­tions, go ahead and sug­gest them. My goal is to make this a site you want to rec­om­mend to the peo­ple you care about.

Com­ment on my arti­cles.  If you have used a prod­uct that I wrote about I would love to have you leave a review.  It will be help­ful to oth­ers and I will be grate­ful for your feedback.