hygiene - the international C.E. magazine of dental hygiene

hygiene 1_2012 I 03 editorial _ hygiene I Welcome to hygiene Torsten Oemus, Publisher Dental Tribune International _The goal of this quarterly magazine is twofold. First, it seeks to share practical dental hygiene knowledgethatcanbeputtouseinyourday-to-daywork.Second,itisavehicletohelpyouchipawayat continuing education requirements. The amount of new information available in dentistry about products, techniques and research is astounding. It’s difficult to find time to catch up on the latest clinical news and product information. Thus,wehopehygienewillnotonlybeawelcomerespiteforthoserarechunksoftimeyoucandevoteto reading, but one that provides a practical return on your investment by providing information that you can put to immediate use. ForthisfirstissueoftheNorthAmericaeditionofhygiene,we’veassembledacollectionofarticlesfrom adiversegroupofcontributors,eachrecognizedintheprofessionasathoughtleaderandrespectedpeer. Oneexampleinthisissueisthedetailedaccountingofhowimportantergonomicallycorrectseatingisfor dental professionals, especially for hygienists. Patti DiGangi, RDH, BS, and Judy Bendit, RDH, BS, draw on the world of auto racing and aviation to create a strong argument for the use of checklists to reduce the risk of potential injury associated with your work-related seating. The ergonomics checklist article is just one of three C.E. articles in this edition. Every issue of hygiene magazine will contain C.E. content. That means that by reading the articles in this edition on ergonomics, sleepapneaandmedicalcrosscoding,andthentakingashortonlinequizatwww.DTStudyClub.com,you canearnonehourofADACERP-certifiedC.E.credit.Becausehygieneisquarterly,youcanchiselfourC.E. credits per year out of your already busy life without any lost revenue or time away from work. To learn more about this C.E. opportunity, visit www.DTStudyClub.com. Annual subscribers to the magazine ($50) need only register at the Dental Tribune Study Club website to access the C.E. quizzes free of charge. Non-subscribers may take the C.E. quiz after registering on the DT Study Club website and paying a nominal fee. Ifyouhaveapenchantforwords,itmightalsointerestyoutoknowthatauthorsoftheC.E.-accredited articles receive 15 percent of the fees collected from the non-subscribers who take the C.E. quiz online. I know that taking time away from work to pursue C.E. credits can be costly in terms of lost revenue andtime,andthatmakeshygieneavaluablepublication.Ihopeyouenjoythisfirstissueandthatyouget the most out of it that you can. Sincerely, Torsten Oemus Publisher