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The Purple Guide:
Developing Your
Clinical Dental Hygiene
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SITE MAP OF AMYRDH.COM
These are links pages and feature pages all on www.amyrdh.com that took me months to set up and find the hundreds of links. These are dental hygiene related as well as links to help you with classes in the dental hygiene program. Please share with me any links that you may have to share with others and let me know of any dead links so that I may keep the pages fresh. Thanks for all your help!
| Click below for links: |
Description of Pages: |
| Acromegaly | Links for resources on this disease. |
| Addison's Disease | Links for resources on this adrenal disease. |
| ADHA local / state component fundraisers | A place where components can advertise their fundraisers for free. |
| ADHA | Offsite link for the American Dental Hygienists' Association |
| ADHA State and Local Components Links | ADHA State and local component links |
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Amy's Class Notes |
Notes on certain subjects that might help you out. I will be adding more as time permits. If you would like to add some of yours, just email me! |
| Amy's Dental Picks | Spotlights of my favorites. This has not been updated in a long time. |
| Amy's Thank you award page | An award page to thank someone who has helped you out in your hygiene career -- an instructor, mentor, friend etc. |
| Analogies | A page set up to share your analogies on how you explain things to your patients to help them understand. |
| Ankyloglossia, AKA tongue tie, tight lingual frenum, frenulum | Provided by Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN. |
| Anne Guignon, RDH, MPH -- Mentor of the year 2004 | RDH magazine and Philips Oral Healthcare 2004 Mentor of the year. |
| Articles on the Internet | Helpful dental articles to read online. |
| Associations | Link Page to Dental and Medical Associations. |
| Biology | Link Page to many Biology related pages. |
| Bleeding disorders | Link page to information on the internet on bleeding disorders. |
| Breast feeding and cleft information | Provided by Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN. |
| Brushing | Articles and techniques to print out for your patients. |
| Calendar of Events | Calendar with monthly events, CEs, seminars, etc. |
| CareerFusion™ | Offsite link for a great seminar to expand your skills in speaking, writing or consulting. |
| Career options | Career options suggestions for dental hygienists. |
| Case Studies | Links for case studies online. |
| Case Studies | Case study section on amyrdh.com -- amyrdh3.com. With no treatment plans so you can use them to study -- .pdf format to print out and share with your students or classmates. There are questions on each case to help you study. |
| CE Presenters | Speakers course descriptions, contact info, etc. |
| Chemistry | Links to some chemistry sites online. |
| Children's Dental Health Month Ideas | Help with finding ideas of presentations/things to do for Children's Dental Health Month in February. |
| Class notes | You can also send me yours to help others. Various notes from classes to help you out. |
| Cleft lip and palate | Information and resources. |
| Clinic assistant | Site on amyrdh.com to help with instrumentation and radiology. Includes videos to view online. |
| Comprehensive kids links | Wonderful Resources. |
| Continuing Education | Links to Continuing Education companies or continuing education online. |
| Dental Craft Ideas | Dental craft ideas. Please add any craft ideas you have! |
| Dental Health Projects | Ideas to help out with dental health projects. |
| Dental Hygiene Gifts / Novelties | Goodies and gifts to order online. |
| Dental Hygienist websites | Links to other hygienists homepages. |
| Dental implants | Links to find information on dental implants. |
| Dental Information / Special Needs Patients | Links to sites that have dental information. |
| Dental Journals | Links to Dental Journals online. |
| Dental Hygiene Students ROCK!!!! | Free Dental Hygiene Student Resources from amyrdh.com. |
| Dental Hygienist listserv | Join the longest running, most motivating and empowering Registered Dental Hygienist community! Mentioned in many DH publications! Members include educators, speakers, columnists, consultants, editors, etc. A dental hygiene community that was started by Amy Nieves, RDH to provide information in a professional and friendly manner. It's not just a group, we are a great group of FRIENDS. Please join us! |
| Dental Materials | Links to sites with dental materials information. |
| Dental Nutrition | Links to sites that have dental nutrition and nutritional information. |
| Dental Radiology | Links to dental radiology sites. |
| Dental Sealants | Links to information online for sealants. |
| Diabetes Links | Links to diabetes and dental care. |
| Down's Syndrome | Links to Down's Syndrome information. |
| Dreams can happen! | A page for inspiration! |
| Embarrassing moments in Dental Hygiene | Stories on embarrassing moments in dental hygiene. |
| Ergonomics | Links to information on dental hygiene ergonomics. |
| Exercise | Links to information on how good exercise can be for you. |
| Favorite DH school stories | Favorite Dental Hygiene school stories. |
| Fibromyalgia | Links to fibromyalgia information. |
| Financial Aid | Links pages for financial aid and student loan info. |
| Fluoride | Info online on Fluoride. |
| Flossing Links | Articles and techniques to print out for your patients. |
| Free Samples | List of companies that offer free samples. |
| Fundraising Ideas | Ideas to help out with fundraisers. |
| Funny floss ideas | Funny floss stories. |
| Gloves / Supplies | Online links. |
| Good Study Tips | Stop procrastinating and learn good studying tips. |
| How to find your patients | Help on finding patients in school. |
| Job Interview Questions | Questions to help you out BEFORE you interview! |
| Latex allergies | Latex allergy informational resources. |
| Learning Strategies Article | An article contributed to this site by Margaret J. Fehrenbach, RDH, MS. |
| Let's boost the membership of the ADHA | Contributions on reasons why RDHs feel it is so important to become a member of the ADHA to protect our profession in the future. |
| License information | Address and telephone information for licensing for all 50 states. |
| Marfan Syndrome | Links to information on this connective tissue disorder. |
| Master degree options | Advice on choices to go into for a Master's Degree Program. |
| Medical Journals | Links to medical journals online. |
| Medline | Offsite link to medline -- trusted health information. |
| Mnemonic Study Tips | Tips to help you out with studying. |
| National Nutrition Month | From Austin Risbeck, RDH, check this out to help your patients. It is free information. |
| New / Old Dental terms | New and old dental terms. |
| Nutrition | Links for nutrition information online. |
| Oral Anatomy | Links page to find info on oral anatomy. |
| Oral Cancer | Links to find info on oral cancer, some links have great pictures. |
| Oral Candidiasis | Links for information. |
| Oral Histology | Links page to find info on Oral Histology. |
| Oral Pathology | Links pages for oral pathology. |
| Oral Pharmacology | Links pages for oral pharmacology. |
| Our National Dental Hygiene Month Project | Just an idea for a project. |
| Page content suggestions | Email me at: amy@amyrdh.com for page content suggestions. |
| Panograph review guide | 9 pans to practice identifying landmarks. -- .pdf file (smaller and better file to view than the word doc). |
| Panograph review guide | 9 pans to practice identifying landmarks. -- word doc. |
| Panograph landmark review guide | Help to identify landmarks-- 10 pages -- .pdf file 648 KB (No word doc of this because it was 14 MB). |
| Paper Ideas | Ideas to help you out with papers. |
| Patient treatment notes | Help for how you should be recording notes in patients charts. |
| Pediatric dental links | Sites that have great info on childrens dental information. |
| Periodontology | Numerous links to sites with info on perio, and gingivitis. |
| Preceptorship article | Article by Terri Chandler, RDH. |
| Premedication information | Updated info on premedication indications (2007) |
| Preceptorship Information / Links | Links to help you find info on preceptorship. |
| Presentations for different audiences | Help with presentations for different groups/levels. |
| Presentations for health care providers | Help with presentations for audiences that are health care providers. |
| Presentations for pregnant teens | Help with presentations for pregnant teens. |
| Presentations for pre-schoolers | Help with presentations for preschool aged children. |
| Preventive Oral Health | Great links to info on oral health care and prevention. |
| Professional / Career | Links to help you out professionally. |
| Promote Oral Health | Great information and .pdf files for you to use in your own practice from C. Austin Risbeck, RDH from CA. |
| Publications | Online publications for RDHs and students. |
| RDH email list | The listers site. |
| RDH online forum | amyrdh.com online forum. |
| RDH jobs | Links to job searches online. |
| RDH magazine | Takes you directly to RDH magazine. |
| RDH owned businesses | Links for business owned by RDHs online. |
| RDH t-shirts | You can buy RDH t-shirts online. |
| RDH magazine Under One Roof information | Find out info on the best seminar you can attend! |
| Real life case studies | I will be adding onto these as I get some good cases at work to share. Hopefully it will help new grads learn about treatment planning. I would also like to put up other RDH cases as well and credit it to those who send me the information. Check it out! |
| Recipes | Links for recipes online, as well as some contributed by other RDHs. |
| Research / Resources | Great resources online for both the RDH and student. |
| Resource files | Files that can be used in the office by RDHs and students as well. These files were contributed to the RDH email community at www.amysrdhlist.com. |
| Resume tips | Help to make a great resume! |
| Return to profession advice | Advice for thsoe returning to the profession after not working for awhile from those that have been in the same situation. |
| SADHA fundraisers | A place where SADHA associations can advertise their fundraisers for free! |
| Salary / Wages across the country | Information regarding salary and wages across the country. If you would like to contribute to this information, please email me :) |
| Schedule tips | Tips from RDHs to stay on schedule, you can add your own tips. |
| School interview tips | Help and advice for school interviews to get accepted into a dental hygiene program. |
| Share news in dental hygiene | This page has not been updated in a long time. |
| Sharing favorite dental hygiene stories | Share your favorite stories online. |
| Sjogrens syndrome | Links for dental considerations and information about this syndrome. |
| Speakers | Links for speakers who give CE courses across the country. |
| Student forum | Amy's student forum, please check it out, and use it often!!! |
| Student interview tips | Help and advice for your interview at a Dental Hygiene Program. |
| Student websites | Links to students websites. |
| Supply Links | Links for buying supplies online. |
| Table Clinic Ideas | Ideas to help out with table clinics. |
| Thank you award page | Thank a fellow student, professor, friend, etc. |
| TMJ / TMD | Links for info on TMJ and TMD disorders and anatomy. |
| Transitions | Help for the student transitioning from hygiene school to private practice. |
| The Purple Guide: Developing Your Clinical Dental Hygiene Career | Book that I co-authored with Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH |
| Virus / Email hoaxes | Information on virus and email hoaxes so you are not a victim. |
| von Willebrand's Disease | Links for information on this bleeding disorder. |
| Why do you love dental hygiene? | This page is old. It has not been updated in a long time. |
| Women's health | Great information and .pdf files for you to use in your own practice from C. Austin Risbeck, RDH from CA |
| Working Tips | Tips from fellow RDHs. |
| Xerostomia | Links on info on xerostomia. |
| Women's links | Links online for women. |
| RDH novelties | Beautiful gifts from Sherri Bush, RDH, aka Ms. Flossy. Many items are handmade. |
| DentalTz | T-shirts and items available from Sherri Bush, RDH aka Ms. Flossy. |
| amyrdh.com Sponsors | Thank you to the sponsors who allow this free resource for all RDHs and students. |