Total body care includes your dental wellness....
Weddings & Special Occassions
Having a healthy smile is something often over-looked when planning a wedding. People spend a fortune on photographers to capture that special day. Refresh your smile, with a professional dental hygiene cleaning and teeth whitening treatment.
Consider a gift certificate for your sweet heart or bridal party!
Happy Fathers Day- from “fresh”
Fathers Day- What do you buy for a dad who has everything?
Why not “re-fresh” dad’s or mom’s smile with an in-office professional laser teeth whitening experience?
Teeth age over time and can dis-color.
At “fresh”, dad can relax in a gentle massaging dental chair, while a dental hygiene professional whitens his teeth.
This treatment also includes custom touch-up trays, for at home use.
“fresh” Special- $450 ( reg. $600) expiry August 2011
Call 403-455-3326 fresh Dental Hygiene & Whitening Spa Inc
For information on healthy smiles to how gum disease can effect total body wellness!
http://www.cdha.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Oral_Care_Home
“Dental hygiene education in Alberta is attained through a three year diploma or four year degree program at the University of Alberta. Course of study includes all areas that will support evidence-based practice such as:
- general studies (e.g. English, communications, psychology, sociology)
- biomedical sciences (e.g. histology, microbiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, nutrition, pathology )
- dental sciences (e.g. dental anatomy, embryology, head and neck anatomy, oral pathology, oral physiology, oral therapeutics, dental radiography)
- clinical practice
- community health
- education foundations
- ethics
- advocacy
- research methods
- health promotion
Additionally, dental hygienists can apply to be on specific rosters indicating that they have the education and competencies to:
- prescribe the limited medications used in dental hygiene practice;
- administer local anaesthetic by injection; and
- prescribe and administer nitrous oxide/ oxygen for conscious sedation.
Some dental hygienists in administrative and teaching positions complete graduate education at a Masters or PhD level.”
This information is quoted from The College Of Registered Dental Hygienist Of Alberta web page under the heading “for the public”.
http://www.crdha.ca/Public/Whateducationdoesadentalhygienisthave.aspx
Visit the link below
http://www.cdha.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Oral_HC_Month&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=5159
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The Fluoride Dialogue: A CDHA position paper – This is a discussion of the latest fluoride research describing how fluoride works, fluorosis, water fluoridation, fluoride supplementation, topical fluorides, dentifrices, and CDHA positions on the use of fluoride