Summary: The job of the dental hygienist is just as hands-on as any dentist's-and it offers an outstanding springboard for a career in the healthcare and dental fields. This program shows what a dental hygienist can expect as far as training, duties, and compensation, while outlining the personal qualities and people skills that any successful D.H. should possess. Featuring interviews with experienced...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Nothing can warm a parent's heart like a child's smile. But that beautiful smile needs help. Dental Care for Kids is an adult's guide to children's teeth: how they develop, the care they need, and the diseases that can spoil a child's mouth. It gives useful information about proper dental care from the prenatal period through the development of primary teeth until permanent teeth come in. This...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Addressing the human as well as nutritional needs of elderly people, this program thoroughly covers proper meal-serving technique in the communal dining hall, the private residence, and bed. Special feeding circumstances and solutions are also examined. Designed for assisted-living and long-term-care facilities, but also helpful for caregivers in a home health care setting. Good nutrition is...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Proper dental evaluations and hygiene are vital aspects of caring for an elderly client. Neglecting signs of oral health puts patients at risk for heart disease as well as more common problems like halitosis and bad breath, which can be embarrassing and could cause social and psychological problems. This program discusses specific conditions and diseases of the mouth, provides nursing and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007