Instrumentation Basics
Basics of Grasp, Clinician Positioning and Patient Positioning
Grasp and Adaption
In order to extend the life of your dental hygiene career its important to periodically check in and make sure you are holding the instrument correctly.
Follow our latest series made just for clinical instructors and teaching the basics of instrumentation.
In dental hygiene school you often hear to get a 70-80 degree angle with you instrument but sometimes no one tells you what that actually looks like!!
Exploring
How to figure out which working end for anterior teeth and tricks to adapt.
Exploring Posterior Teeth www.hygieneedge.com
Probing
Periodontal Probing
How to probe the entire mouth!
Mirror
4 primary ways to use a dental mirror.
Tips for retracting the mirror pain free.
Basic Instruments
How To Use The Barnharrtt
Tips on how to figure out the correct working end on an H6/7 Sickle Scaler and examples of how the anterior scaler is used.
Tips and tricks for effective (non messy) polishing www.hygieneedge.com
How to use an air-water syringe
How to gently floss and some tips and tricks for the hygienist and patient to not shred floss
Power Driven Scalers
How to setup and use a piezo.
How to set up and effectively use the Ultrasonic. Stay up to date at www.hygieneedge.com
Sharpening
Everyone sharpens different this is ONE way you can do it. Shown are the anterior sickle (instrument with tip) and Barnhart 5/6 (Instrument with a Toe)
For dental professionals use only.
For use of dental professionals only.
Test to see if you are sharpening effectivly.
Basic Techniques
Uploaded by Hygiene Edge on 2015-12-05.
How to correctly check mobility.