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SAVVY SUCCESS

Achieving Professional Excellence and

Career Satisfaction in the Dental Hygiene Profession

First Edition

Volume III of Three Volumes

Christine A. Hovliaras, RDH, BS, MBA, CDE

President, Professional Savvy, LLC

Flanders, New Jersey

Adjunct Faculty

Department of Dental Hygiene

New York University

College of Dentistry

New York, New York

Dedication

The first edition of SAVVY SUCCESS – Achieving Professional Excellence and Career Satisfaction in the Dental Hygiene Profession Volume I of Three Volumes is dedicated to my loving parents, Ruth Ann and Crist Dimetrios Hovliaras and the biggest blessing of my life, my son, Jarod Crist Delozier.

The biggest dedication goes to my wonderful mother and best friend who passed away on Memorial Day in 2008 from metastatic breast cancer after she was a cancer survivor for 26 years. I want to thank her for everything she did for my sister, Pamela, and me during our lifetime together with her. She encouraged us to set goals, take opportunities that would come our way and to get a college education. She encouraged us to be truthful and respectful of others and treat people like we would always want to be treated. Proceeds from the sale of SAVVY SUCCESS will go to the Susan Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation in my mother’s name to find a cure for cancer and offer hope to the dental hygienists I know who are affected by this terrible disease.

My second dedication is to my son, Jarod, who is going to be 12 in September. He continues to be the driving force in my life to be the best mother I can be. I continually strive to provide him with everything he needs to be successful as a young man. Jarod, I am so proud of you every day and for being by my side during the good and challenging times. You are the greatest gift I have received in my life.

My last dedication in SAVVY SUCCESS goes out to all the dental hygiene students in colleges/universities and to the practicing dental hygienists across the country and globally who are working hard each and every day with the patients they treat to inform, educate and provide valuable professional skills and techniques to improve their patients overall health and wellness. I trust the information you read in this textbook, Volume I, and in Volume II and III, will help give you a renewal and appreciation for everything dental hygienists can do in their careers. The art and science of the dental hygiene profession will continue to grow and expand with your involvement in the profession and participation in the communities you live in providing the utmost of care for your patients.

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

RALPH WALDO EMERSON

American essayist and poet

Dental Hygienists Interviewed

for SAVVY SUCCESS

Achieving Professional Excellence and

Career Satisfaction in the Dental Hygiene Profession

Volume I – Volume III

Cynthia C. Amyot, MSDH, EdD

Interim Associate Vice Provost, Online Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Director, Distance Education & Faculty Development

School of Dentistry

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

Jane A. Balavage, RDH, BS

Registered Dental Hygienist

Educator

Entrepreneur

Motivational Specialist

Dallas, Pennsylvania

Linda K. Bohacek, RDH, MA, CDHC, FAADH

Oral Health Consultant

Independent Contractor

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Justin Bordessa, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Santa Rosa, California

Colleen M. Brickle RDH, RF, EdD

Dean of Health Sciences

Normandale Community College Image5311.GIF

Bloomington, Minnesota

Mary Calka, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Assistant Clinical Supervisor

All About Kids Pediatric Dentistry

Stamford, Connecticut

Administrative Assistant

American Academy of Dental Hygiene

New York, New York

Christine Charles, RDH, BS

Registered Dental Hygienist

Director, Scientific and Professional Affairs

Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide

Division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.

Morris Plains, New Jersey

Mary Ann Cugini, RDH, MHP

Senior Clinical Investigator

Center for Clinical and Translational Research

The Forsyth Institute

Boston, Massachusetts

Gina Dellanina, RDH, BS, MS

Registered Dental Hygienist

Owner of Bubble Gum Smiles and the Prophy Aid®

Newport Coast, California

Ann-Marie C. DePalma, CDA, RDH, FADIA, FAADH

Continuing Education Speaker

Stoneham, Massachusetts

Diane Dornisch, RDH, MBA

Registered Dental Hygienist

Professional Educator

OraPharma, Inc.

Horsham, Pennsylvania

Claudine Paula Drew, RDH, CDA, MS, EdD

Chair, Department of Dental Hygiene

Eastern International College

Belleville, New Jersey

Tammy L. Filipiak, RDH, MS

Director of Clinical Development

Midwest Dental and Mountain Dental

Mosinee, Wisconsin

Jane L. Forrest, RDH, EdD

Professor of Clinical Dentistry

Section Chair, Behavioral Science & Practice Management

Division of Dental Public Health & Pediatric Dentistry

Director, National Center for Dental Hygiene Research & Practice

Ostrow School of Dentistry

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

Winnie Furnari, RDH, MS, FAADH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Yonkers, New York

Associate Professor

Department of Dental Hygiene

New York University

College of Dentistry

New York, New York

Peter M. Gangi, RDH, BSED

Registered Dental Hygienist

Office of P.M. Gangi, DMD

Methuen, Massachusetts

Adjunct Clinical Faculty Professor

Department of Dental Hygiene

Middlesex Community College

Lowell, Massachusetts

Kathy Voigt Geurink, RDH, MA

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Dental Hygiene

The University of Texas Health Science

Center at San Antonio

Public Health Consultant

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors

Granite Shoals, Texas

Teresa M. Graham, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Brick, New Jersey

Donna M. Grzegorek, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Speaker and Consultant

Barrington, Illinois

JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, PhD

President, Gurenlian and Associates

President-Elect, International Federation of Dental Hygienists’

Haddonfield, New Jersey

Professor and Interim Graduate Program Director

Department of Dental Hygiene

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

Harold A. Henson, RDH, MEd

Associate Professor

Director, Clinical Simulation

The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene

Houston, Texas

Hope-Claire Holbeck, RDH, MS

Registered Dental Hygienist

Chairperson and Assistant Professor

Department of Dental Auxiliaries Education

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey

Janet Kinney, RDH, MS, MS

Assistant Clinical Professor

Periodontics and Oral Medicine

University of Michigan

School of Dentistry

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Robyn Klose, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Owner/Director – NC Dental U

Owner/Director – The Dental Assistant Academy

Director of Clinical Operations – Carolina Dental Management, Inc.

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Elizabeth Lopez, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

San Gabriel, California

Stephanie Maddox, RDH, MALD

Registered Dental Hygienist

Master, Academy of Laser Dentistry

Private Practice of Steven Holbrook, DMD

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Pamela J. Myers, RDH

University of Texas Medical Branch

Correctional Managed Care

Manager, Dental Hygiene Program

Huntsville Unit Infirmary

Huntsville, Texas

Vickie Orsini Nardello, RDH, MS

State Representative

89th District Connecticut General Assembly

Prospect, Connecticut

Karen Neiner, RDH, MBA

Vice President

Corporate Development and Professional Relations

Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois

Debra Olsen, RDH, RDHAP

Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice

Smile Partners

Dental Hygiene Care for California’s Seniors & Special Needs

Los Angeles, California

Judith Dember-Paige, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Intern, Orofacial Myologist

Author

Westchester, New York

Michelle Panico, RDH, MA

Registered Dental Hygienist

Associate Director, Dentistry in the Community

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences

Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health

Community Partnerships & Public Health

Mesa, Arizona

Karen A. Raposa, RDH, MBA

Clinical Education Manager

Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Speaker and Author

Raynham, Massachusetts

Jill Rethman, RDH, BA

Editorial Director

Dimensions® of Dental Hygiene

Santa Ana, California

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Department of Dental Hygiene

Ohio State University College of Dentistry

Columbus, Ohio

Adjunct Instructor

Department of Dental Hygiene

University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Candy B. Ross, RDH, BS

Director of Industry and Professional Relations

DEXIS, Gendex, i-CAT, Instrumentarium, KaVo,

Marus, Pelton & Crane and SOREDEX

Marietta, Georgia

Carlos Sanchez, RDH, BSDH, MPH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Los Angeles and Ventura, California

President, Hispanic Dental Association – Los Angeles

Co-Director, University of Southern California

Neighborhood Mobile Dental Van Prevention Program

Clinical Instructor, Division of Dental Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

University of Southern California

Center for Community Oral Health Programs

Los Angeles, California

Mary Semancik, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Herndon, Virginia

Jammie Shaughnessy, RDH

Owner, North Valley Comprehensive & Aesthetic Dentistry

Anthem, Arizona

Peggy J. Simonson, RDH, BS

Clinical Teaching Specialist

Candidate, Master in Dental Hygiene

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Oral Health Services for Older Adults Program and Division of Dental Hygiene

Department of Primary Care

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rene Stephenson RDH, BSDH

Sales Representative

Daiichi Sankyo

Lufkin, Texas

Angie Stone, RDH, BS

President, HyLife LLC

Co-Founder, Adopt a Nursing Home

Training Manager, Florida Probe

Xylitol Educator, Wasatch Sales

Edgerton, Wisconsin

Gail Roitman-Trauger, RDH, BA

Territory Manager

Premier Dental Products

Evanston, Illinois

Joyce Turcotte, RDH, MEd, FAADH

President, Professional Learning Services, LLS

Clinical Instructor, Tunxis Community College

Farmington, Connecticut

Practicing Dental Hygienist

BLS Instructor Faculty, American Heart Association

Fairfield, Connecticut

Rebecca Van Horn RDH, BA

Dental Science Liaison Midwest

Procter & Gamble Company

Crest/Oral-B Oral Care Products

Chicago, Illinois

Margaret Walsh, RDH, MA, MS, EdD

Professor

Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences

University of California

School of Dentistry

San Francisco, California

Cheryl Westphal Theile, RDH, EdD

Assistant Dean for Allied Health Programs

Director, Dental Hygiene Programs

New York University

College of Dentistry

New York, New York

Esther M. Wilkins, BS, RDH, DMD

Department of Periodontology

Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Boston, Massachusetts

Textbooks & Faculty Guide Contributors for

SAVVY SUCCESS

Achieving Professional Excellence and

Career Satisfaction in the Dental Hygiene Profession

Volume I – Volume III

Pamela L. Alberto, DMD

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

New Jersey Dental School

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Sparta, New Jersey

Kenneth Aschheim, DDS, FACD, FAGD

Associate Clinical Professor

New York University

School of Dentistry

New York, New York

Associate Clinical Professor

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York

LaVon F. Blaesi, PhD

Faculty Member

Colorado State University

Department of Design & Merchandising

Fort Collins, Colorado

Kathleen Bokrossy, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Business Director, D-Sharp Dental Instruments and rdhu

Burlington, Ontario

Canada

Denise M. Bowen, RDH, MS

Professor Emerita

Department of Dental Hygiene

Idaho State University

Pocatella, Idaho

Leanne Carlson, RDT, RDH

Clinical Training Manager

Ondine Biomedical and Periowave Dental Technologies

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada

Christine Charles, RDH, BS

Registered Dental Hygienist

Director, Scientific and Professional Affairs

Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide

Division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.

Morris Plains, New Jersey

Hong Chen, DDS, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Endodontics

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Xi Chen, DDS, PhD

Assistant Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

School of Dentistry

Department of Dental Ecology

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Louis G. DePaola, DDS, MS

Chairman, Clinical Operations Board

Professor, Department of Oncology & Diagnostic Sciences

University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Baltimore, Maryland

James Burke Fine, DMD

Assistant Dean for Postdoctoral Programs

Professor of Clinical Dental Medicine

Director, Postdoctoral Periodontics

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

New York, New York

Attending Dental Surgeon, Presbyterian Hospital Dental Service

New York, New York

Jacqueline Freudenthal, RDH, MHE

Associate Professor

Department of Dental Hygiene

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

James Fricton, DDS, MS

Professor

University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and School of Public Health

Senior Researcher, HealthPartners Research Foundation

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jacquelyn L. Fried, RDH, BA, MS

Associate Professor

Director of Inter-Professional Initiative

Department of Periodontology

University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Baltimore, Maryland

Jeffrey Gruneich, PhD

Co-Founder, Vice President

Provia Laboratories, LLC

Lexington, Massachusetts

Harold A. Henson, RDH, MEd

Associate Professor

Director, Clinical Simulation

The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene

Houston, Texas

Christine A. Hovliaras, RDH, BS, MBA, CDE

President, Professional Savvy, LLC

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Dental Hygiene

New York University College of Dentistry

New York, New York

Editor Emeritus, Access Magazine, 2009-2010

Editor-in-Chief, Access Magazine, 2005-2008

Flanders, New Jersey

Richard A. Huot, DDS

Private Practice

CEO, Beachside Dental Consultants, Inc.

Vero Beach, Florida

Claude G. Ibbott DMD, FRCD(c)

Private Practice Periodontist

Pasqua South Oral Health Centre

Regina, Saskatchewan

Canada

Olga A. C. Ibsen RDH, MS, FAADH

Adjunct Professor

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine

New York University College of Dentistry

New York, New York

Adjunct Professor

Department of Dental Hygiene

Fones School

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Carol A. Jahn, RDH, MS

Senior Professional Relations Manager

Water Pik, Inc.

Warrenville, Illinois

Shelby L. Kahl, RDH, PC

Registered Dental Hygienist

CEO, Owner, Integrated Oral Health Practice

Shelby Kahl, RDH PC

Fort Collins, Colorado

Lorne Lavine, DMD

President, The Digital Dentist

Burbank, California

Mannie Levi, DDS

Adjunct Faculty

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

School of Dentistry

Department of Pediatric Dentistry

West Caldwell, New Jersey

Risa H. Levi, RDH, MS

Assistant Professor

Middlesex County College

Department of Dental Auxiliaries

Division of Dental Hygiene

West Caldwell, New Jersey

Deborah S. Manne, RDH, RN, MSN, OCN®

Registered Dental Hygienist / Head and Neck Oncology Nurse

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Surgery

Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Saint Louis University Cancer Center

St. Louis, Missouri

Doctoral Student, PhD in Nursing Program

Sinclair School of Nursing

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri

Aaron Mannella, DMD

Private Practice

Pediatric Dental Associates of Randolph

Randolph, New Jersey

Attending Dentist at Morristown Memorial Hospital

Morristown, New Jersey

Renee Marchant, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Owner, Hands-On-Hygiene

Santa Rosa, California

Faith Y. Miller, RDH, MSEd

Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene

School of Allied Health

College of Applied Sciences and Arts

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

Angela Morris, RDH, MS, CCRA, CCRP

Neuroscience Graduate Student

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

Angie Mott, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Regulatory Chair, Academy of Laser Dentistry

Owasso, Oklahoma

Brian B. Nový, DDS

Assistant Professor

Department of Restorative Dentistry

Loma Linda University

School of Dentistry

Loma Linda, California

Carole A. Palmer, EdD, RD

Professor and Head, Division of Nutrition and Oral Health Promotion

Department of Public Health and Community Service

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

Professor and Head of the Master’s Program

Frances Stern Combined Dietetic Internship/Master’s Program

Tufts Medical Center and Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Tufts University

Boston, Massachusetts

Adjunct Professor, Public Health

Tufts University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

Edwin T. Parks, DMD, MS

Diplomate, American Academy Board of

Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Professor of Diagnostic Sciences

Indiana University School of Dentistry

Indianapolis, Indiana

Frieda A. Pickett, RDH, MS

Adjunct Associate Professor

Idaho State University

Graduate Dental Hygiene Division (Online Program)

Butler, Tennessee

Ellen J. Rogo, RDH, PhD

Registered Dental Hygienist

Associate Professor

Graduate Faculty Member

Department of Dental Hygiene

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

Colleen Rutledge, RDH

Owner of Perio-Therapeutics & Beyond

Dental Hygiene Consultant

National Speaker

Glenside, Pennsylvania

Sylvia L. Santos, RDH, MS

Associate Director

Oral Care Clinical Research

Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products Worldwide

Division of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.

Morris Plains, New Jersey

Dianne L. Sefo, RDH, BA

Dental Hygiene Instructor

Concorde Career College

San Diego, California

Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of Southern California

Division of Dental Public Health and Pediatric Dentistry

Los Angeles, California

Adjunct Associate Professor and Course Director

Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology

Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health

Phoenix, Arizona

Lisa B. Stefanou, RDH, BS, MPH

Assistant Director Dental Hygiene Programs

Director of Admissions

Clinical Associate Professor

New York University College of Dentistry

New York, New York

Sharon C. Stull, CDA, BSDH, MS

Lecturer, BSDH Degree Completion Program Director

Community Outreach Coordinator and

Chief Department Advisor

Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene

Norfolk, Virginia

Janice Hurley-Trailor, BS

Dentistry’s Image Expert

Dental Consultant

International Speaker and Author

Scottsdale, Arizona

Bethany Valachi, PT, MS, CEAS

Founder and CEO, Posturedontics, LLC

Dental Ergonomic Speaker, Consultant and Author

Clinical Instructor of Ergonomics

Oregon Health Sciences University

School of Dentistry

Portland, Oregon

Mark A. Varvares, MD, FACS

Professor and Chairman,

Department of Otolaryngology,

Head and Neck Surgery

The Donald and Marlene Jerome Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology

Director, The Saint Louis University Cancer Center

Saint Louis, Missouri

Lisa D. Vaughn, RDH, BS, MSA

Registered Dental Hygienist

Mount Holly Family Dentistry

Mount Holly, New Jersey

Dental Advisory Board Member

Camden County College

Camden, New Jersey

Gail F. Williamson, RDH, MS

Professor of Dental Diagnostic Sciences

Oral Pathology, Medicine and Radiology

Indiana University School of Dentistry

Indianapolis, Indiana

Textbooks & Faculty Guide Reviewers for

SAVVY SUCCESS

Achieving Professional Excellence and

Career Satisfaction in the Dental Hygiene Profession

Volume I – Volume III

Joanna Allaire, RDH, MDH

Assistant Professor

Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene

The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

Houston, Texas

Meg D. Atwood, RDH, MPS

Associate Professor

Department of Dental Hygiene

Orange County Community College

Middletown, New York

Phebe Blitz, RDH, MS

Interim Dean of Instruction

Career and Technical Programs

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Nancy T. Brohawn, RDH, BSDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Newark, Delaware

Maria Delis, RDH, BS

Registered Dental Hygienist

Laguna Niguel, California

JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, PhD

President, Gurenlian and Associates

President-Elect, International Federation of Dental Hygienists’

Haddonfield, New Jersey

Professor and Interim Graduate Program Director

Department of Dental Hygiene

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

Pamela A. Hovliaras, DMD, PA

Private Practice Dentist

Hovliaras & Guarnieri, PA

Sparta, New Jersey

Allyson Luckman, RDH, BS

Registered Dental Hygienist

Baltimore, Maryland

Eva M. Lupovici, RDH, MS

Clinical Professor

Department of Dental Hygiene

New York University

College of Dentistry

New York, New York

Oksana P. Mishler, RDH, BS

Clinical Instructor

Department of Periodontics

Division of Dental Hygiene

University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Baltimore, Maryland

Patricia Crane Ramsay, RDH

Director of Alumni Relations

Office of Development

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Boston, Massachusetts

A. Lynn Tobin, RDH, MA

Adjunct Lecturer and Clinical Instructor

Department of Dental Hygiene

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey

Diana Tosuni-O’Neill, RDH, BS

Registered Dental Hygienist

New City, New York

Preface

The first edition of SAVVY SUCCESS – Achieving Professional Excellence and Career Satisfaction in the Dental Hygiene Profession (Volume I – Volume III) is for student dental hygienists, dental hygiene faculty members and practicing dental hygienists in the United States and the international community. These textbooks offer new, refreshing information on professional competencies, evidence-based decision making, technology and the ethical responsibilities that should be considered and conducted in the professional careers of dental hygienists and applied into practice every day.

SAVVY SUCCESS has 3-Volume Textbooks and an accompanying Faculty Guide. The 3-Volume Textbooks are as follows:

• Volume I: You-Roles-Practice Environment

• Volume II: Patient Care

• Volume III: Technology-Ethics-Career Success

The goals of the new textbooks (Volume I – Volume III) and the accompanying faculty guide are to provide:

1. Student dental hygienists with the professional skill set they need to enter dental hygiene practice;

2. The professional competencies utilized in practice;

3. An overview of evidence-based decision making to identify the accurate decisions or diagnosis of issues with which patients may appear in practice; and

4. Career opportunities that can be pursued as dental hygienists gain their clinical and professional expertise in practice, as well as the confidence to be the best dental hygienist they can.

The practicing dental hygienists will be: 1) updated on clinical competencies in the delivery of patient care, 2) utilizing technologies to enhance practice-like functions, 3) informed about trends occurring in practice and the importance of ethical decision making and 4) pursuing career opportunities and career satisfaction in their dental hygiene careers.

The Three Textbooks Layout and Units

The units included in the three textbooks cover seven areas of topics that are important in pursuing a career as a dental hygienist. SAVVY SUCCESS Volume I: You-Roles-Practice Environment highlights defining who you are, professional roles and career opportunities in the dental hygiene profession, and the practice environment which includes the vision and future of dental hygiene, populations health considerations, business etiquette, leadership, the business of dental hygiene and assisted dental hygiene.

SAVVY SUCCESS Volume II: Patient Care discusses patient care and clinical competencies in the practice of dental hygiene which covers 18 chapters. SAVVY SUCCESS Volume III: Technology-Ethics-Career Success focuses on trends and technology (digital radiography, ergonomics, technology in practice, polishing procedures, oral-systemic disease link, teledentistry), ethical responsibility and patient intervention, lifelong learning, balancing work and life and finding career satisfaction to achieve career success as a dental hygiene professional.

The units of the three SAVVY SUCCESS™ Textbooks (Volume I – III) are as follows:

Volume I: You-Roles-Practice Environment includes:

• Unit One: The Dental Hygiene Profession and Your Role in It (Chapters 1 – 5)

• Unit Two: Tools and Techniques for Career and Professional Development (Chapters 6 – 10)

• Unit Three: Practice Environment (Chapters 11 – 16)

Volume II: Patient Care includes:

• Unit Four: Patient Care (Chapters 17 – 34)

Volume III: Technology-Ethics-Career Success includes:

• Unit Five: Trends and Technology (Chapters 35 – 40)

• Unit Six: Ethical Decision Making (Chapters 41 – 45)

• Unit Seven: Securing Professional Career Satisfaction (Chapters 46 – 48)

Each of the 48 chapters in the first edition textbook, Volume I – Volume III of SAVVY SUCCESS contain Learning Objectives that will identify competencies that will be gained; a Chapter Overview; Critical Thinking Exercises to assist the student and dental hygiene professional in executing the learning strategies through independent thought and evidence based-decision making; Key Concepts that summarize the main learning objectives from the chapter; Chapter Text which may include tables, diagrams, boxes, sidebars, scripts, figures and suggested readings; and a Summary or Conclusion that provides closing remarks for chapters in SAVVY SUCCESS.

There is also an accompanying SAVVY SUCCESS Faculty Guide that has also been developed for the 3-Volume textbooks to assist dental hygiene educators in bringing this relevant information into their dental hygiene programs to educate dental hygiene students.

Overview of Seven Units of SAVVY SUCCESS (Volume I – III)

Volume I: You-Roles-Practice Environment

Unit One: The Dental Hygiene Profession and Your Role in It

This unit begins the new Volume I SAVVY SUCCESS™ textbook with interviews that I conducted with dental hygienists from across the United States who have had experience in the dental hygiene profession. These professionals provide their insights on what made them go into this career, who influenced them to choose dental hygiene and the skills and experiences that are important to be a successful dental hygiene professional.

Over 45 dental hygienists were interviewed by telephone or by email to share their expertise in the six professional roles in dental hygiene, as well as other roles dental hygienists can pursue to expand their learning, education, professional skills and competencies. A turn-key point in most dental hygienists’ careers occurs if they have a mentor who can work with them. Someone to whom they can turn to for guidance, assistance and discussion to identify career opportunities and avenues one may want to pursue in their dental hygiene career.

Career success and expanded opportunities are discussed with insights from ten dental hygienists who have pursued other career opportunities in the profession such as: inventor, forensic dentistry, veterinary dentistry, owning a dental practice, public health, public speaking, editorial director of a peer-reviewed journal, continuing education business owner, book author and a dental hygienist working in a prison facility.

Unit Two: Tools and Techniques for Career Development

This unit will be of great assistance to new graduates writing cover letters and resumes and developing interview skills to get their first dental hygiene position. Practicing dental hygienists can also use this information to update their resumes and cover letters and help to communicate their expertise during these challenging times when the job market has been affected by the economic climate. This unit also discusses the importance of having disability and liability/ malpractice insurance and ensuring that dental hygienists protect themselves during their careers from a job-related injury or ethical situation that may occur in their work environment.

Unit Three: Practice Environment

Topics in this unit discuss the vision and future of the dental hygiene profession; population health considerations; business etiquette in practice; the dental hygienist as a leader; dental hygiene is a business of dentistry; and the important role that dental hygienists play in practice utilizing not only a recare, but a periodontal therapy approach with their patients as well as the use of a dental hygiene assistant to affect overall productivity and profitability in the practice.

Volume II: Patient Care

Unit Four: Patient Care

This unit of Volume II has 18 chapters that focus on elements and competencies of providing patient care, assessment and diagnosis; review of pharmacologic medications; identifying the key oral pathology conditions that occur intraorally/extraorally; oral cancer detection, prevention and treatment; dental caries/minimally invasive dentistry; infection control practices; instrumentation; ultrasonic periodontal therapy; laser therapy in practice; usage of oral hygiene and preventive therapy; mouthrinse usage to maintain oral health; use of anesthesia in dental hygiene practice; nutritional counseling and education with patients; the dental hygienist’s role in esthetic dentistry; pediatric concerns for the dental hygienist; and working with patients who have developmental disabilities. It is clinical and scientific information that can be educational