If you are a member of a public service organization (eg. Girl Guides, seniors’ residence, day care centre) and you are interested in accessing the educational resources of the CDHNS, please contact members@cdhns.ca for further information.
A dental hygienist in your area may be available to provide an oral health information session.
It is important to practice good oral hygiene to help prevent oral health problems and to help maintain your overall health.
ORAL HEALTH FOR YOUR INFANT
The CDHNS has once again partnered with Leslie Kenwell, RDH, in creating an educational brochure., Oral Health for Your Infant. This brochure will be a useful tool to help educate clients on infant oral care.
An electronic version of this brochure is available here.
The CDHNS has a limited number of printed copies available for dental hygienists. If you are interested in obtaining some brochures to distribute to clients in your practice setting, please submit your request to the CDHNS via email to Kelly Hurlburt @ members@cdhns.ca.
SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE (SDF) INFORMATION BROCHURE FOR CLIENTS
The CDHNS partnered with Leslie Kenwell, RDH, in creating a brochure on silver diamine fluoride (SDF). This brochure will be a useful tool to help educate clients on SDF. The CDHNS has a limited number of printed copies available for dental hygienists. If you are interested in obtaining some brochures to distribute to clients in your practice setting, please submit your request to the CDHNS via email to Kelly Hurlburt @ members@cdhns.ca .
You can access an electronic version of this brochure by following these links - EN and FR.
WHITE PAPER: PREVENT MORE TO TREAT LESS
The College of Dental Hygienists of Nova Scotia has commissioned a White Paper:
BRUSHING UP ON MOUTH CARE
On December 4, 2018, the Brushing up on Mouth Care website was relaunched after being redesigned. This website has a suite of updated open access resources to support the delivery of optimum daily mouth care for those who may be dependent on others for their care. This includes a link to Nova Scotia Dept of Health and Wellness’s Long-Term Care Requirements (including oral care). There are sections for health care professionals, administrators, educators and family/care givers. Check it out at brushingup.ca
