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What's New

This section highlights additions to the P&G Dental ResourceNet for our frequent visitors. This page is updated on a regular basis.

Patient Education

New Digital Patient Education Flip Charts
We’re pleased to bring you the following highly-visual digital patient education materials. (Date posted: 4/14/08)

Patient Guide to Good Oral Health: A digital flip chart to educate patients on oral health, oral diseases, and proper oral hygiene. Click here to view.
Kid’s Mouths – An Insider’s View: This colorful digital aid can be used to educate children and their parents on dentition development, early childhood dental diseases, and prevention strategies. Click here to view.
Activity Sheets for Children
Click here to download activity sheets for children ages 4 through 10. (Date posted: 4/14/08)
New Patient Education Languages
The following languages have now been added to the Patient Education section: Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Click here to view. (Date posted: 2/22/08)

Conversational Spanish in Pediatric Dentistry

Online audio handbook helps English-speaking dental professionals communicate basic concepts, instructions, and information to young Spanish-speaking patients and their parents. (Date posted: 9/7/07)

PodCasts Available on dentalcare.com

Podcasts available on dentalcare.com
Dr. Robert Gerlach discusses the new Crest Pro-Health toothpaste. Click here, for more information. (Date posted: 10/15/07)

Online Journals

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
May 1, 2008, Volume 9, Number 4
Date Posted: 5/1/08
The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice is now indexed in the MedLine database of the National Library of Medicine. Indexing in MedLine allows a reader to search for articles published in the journal. Click on the PubMed icon below, or on the Medline button under "Research Resources" at the left, to use the Medline search feature.

Continuing Education

These online C.E. courses are available at no cost. Procter & Gamble is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
Disclaimer: Participants must always be aware of the hazards of using limited knowledge in integrating new techniques or procedures into their practice. Only sound evidence-based dentistry should be used in patient therapy.

Recognizing and Managing Eating Disorders in Dental Patients
Cynthia A. Stegeman, RDH, MEd, RD, CDE; Lynne H. Slim, RDH, MS
Continuing Education Units: 2 hours
Date Course Online: 5/1/08
An increasing number of people, mostly girls and women, are struggling with eating disorders. Research has shown that there are now over 70 million individuals affected by eating disorders worldwide. Dental professionals have been recognized with important roles in the secondary prevention of eating disorders which includes early detection, patient-specific oral treatment, and referral for care. It is also recognized that increasing the number of oral healthcare professionals who are involved in secondary prevention behaviors is essential in helping those individuals with eating disorders that are in need of identification.
Nutrition & Oral Health: Eating Well for a Healthy Mouth
Diane Vernetti-Callahan, RDH, BS
Continuing Education Units: 2 hours
Date Course Online: 5/1/08
This course is intended to provide awareness and a deeper understanding of the connection between optimal nutrition and its impact on oral health.
Mandated and Highly Recommended Vaccines for Oral Healthcare Workers
Michaell A. Huber, DDS; Geza T. Terezhalmy, DDS, MA
Continuing Education Units: 2 hours
Date Course Online: 4/11/08
This course presents currently available knowledge essential for the development and implementation of an effective vaccination strategy in an oral healthcare setting.
Ergonomics in the Dental Business Office
Betty Ladley Finkbeiner, CDA, RDA, MS
Continuing Education Units: 2 hours
Date Course Online: 4/11/08
This course is designed to aid the dental business office team in practicing basic ergonomic concepts through the use of motion economy in order to maximize productivity and reduce strain.
Dental Business Office Design and Equipment
Betty Ladley Finkbeiner, CDA, RDA, MS
Continuing Education Units: 2 hours
Date Course Online: 3/13/08
The purpose of this course is to aid the dental team in the selection of equipment for the dental business office.
Evidence-Based Decision Making: Introduction and Formulating Good Clinical Questions
Jane L. Forrest, EdD, RDH
Continuing Education Units: 2 hours
Date Course Online: 3/1/08
The primary learning objectives for this course are to: 1) increase your knowledge of evidence-based concepts, principles and skills, and 2) specifically how to formulate a good clinical question in order to find relevant evidence to answer that question.
Tuberculosis: Infection Control/Exposure Control Issues for Oral Healthcare Workers
Nuala B. Porteous, BDS, MPH; Geza T. Terezhalmy, DDS, MA
Continuing Education Units: 2 hours
Date Course Online: 2/11/08
This course presents currently available knowledge essential for the implementation of an effective Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) related infection control plan with special emphasis on: (1) education and training related to the etiology and epidemiology of MTB infection and exposure prevention; (2) plans for the management of oral healthcare personnel potentially exposed to MTB and for the follow-up of oral healthcare personnel exposed to MTB; and (3) a policy for work restriction of MTB-positive oral healthcare personnel.

New Products/Promotions

Advance Protection From Every Angle
The NEW Oral-B CrossAction Pro-Health is a brush with a unique design that cleans from angle and provides 7 oral care benefits for a cleaner, healthier mouth.

Click here for more information about CrossAction Pro-Health!

Special Clearance Section
This section features products that will no longer be available as a part of our actively promoted product catalog. These items are available at significant discounts. This month's specials include: (Date posted: 4/10/08)

Triumph Professional Trial Unit for only $29.95! [Regular retail value $99.00]. Click here for more information.

Sonic Complete 3-Mode Professional Trial Unit for only $24.95! [Regular retail value $99.00 (3-mode)]. Click here for more information.
Affordable Oral-B Sonic Complete . . . Sonic Value for a Fraction of the Price
Buy 1 Oral-B Sonic Complete and get 1 Oral-B Vitality Sonic FREE (a $19.99 retail value). To receive the above promotions, click here. Please be sure to use the following promotion code when placing your order: (Date posted: 4/3/08)

Promotion Code: SONIC
New Oral-B^® Imprinted Brushes Available Online!
Not only is Oral-B the most recommend and trusted manual toothbrush, it’s also the gold standard in imprinting. Oral-B offers the very best in manual toothbrush imprinting for FREE!

Click here for more information.
Crest Oral-B Essentials Member Pricing Plan!
Crest Oral-B Essentials is our new plan that makes it easier to dispense and recommend our trusted brands, at competitive pricing! This is truly a plan for every office and a solution for your patients!

Click here for more information.
Oral-B^® Triumph^® with SmartGuide™
Oral-B Triumph with SmartGuide is the only brushing system that visibly guides patients to promote better at-home brushing. The unique stand-alone SmartGuide is a wireless display that provides real-time feedback and encourages longer brushing time.¹ (Date posted: 6/25/07)

Click here for more information.

¹ Yankell SL, Emling R, Flickinger K. Patient perception of brushing time compared to actual brushing time, age, and dental care. J Dent Res. 1981;60:619. Abstract 1241.
Crest Samples
Thank you for your participation through the years in the monthly FREE Crest sample campaign at dentalcare.com. The FREE Crest offer has now ended. (Date posted: 11/6/07)

Please note November was the last month of this sample campaign as we will be redirecting our resources into other new and innovative programs to benefit your practice.

We greatly appreciate your support of Crest and of dentalcare.com!

We hope that you will continue to visit the website to take advantage of our free Continuing Education courses, Patient Education resources in 17 languages and our online shopping cart.

To purchase Crest samples, click here. For more information regarding ordering Crest toothpaste, Oral-B manual brushes and Glide floss, click here.
Special Pricing and Discounts
We value our professional customers who choose to include our products into their practice.
Click here for a list of special pricing and discounts available. (Date posted: 10/5/05)

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