Resources for Dental Hygienists

AVAILABLE TO ALL CDHNS REGISTRANTS

The CDHNS Resource Centre offers many types of resources to assist dental hygienists in their profession and in continued learning. The resource centre offers a variety of both educational and promotional materials. These materials are available to registrants of the CDHNS who wish to provide outreach services to their community.  

Resources include (while supplies last):

  • Toothbrushes (adult and children)
  • Floss (adult and children)
  • Sample toothpaste
  • Pamphlets and fact sheets on various oral health topics
  • Children's activity sheets
  • Large dentition models and overized toothbrushes (available for loan)
  • Children's dental kits for school presentations
  • Variety of children's items such as pencils, tooth savers, stickers, tattoos

Requests for resources can be made to members@cdhns.ca

Advance notice is appreciated so that we can prepare the items and get them to you in a timely manner.

CDHNS Client Informational Brochures

The CDHNS partnered with Leslie Kenwell, RDH, in creating two brochures – one on silver diamine fluoride (SDF) and the other on Oral Health for your Infant. These brochures will be useful educational tools for your clients. 

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

ORAL HEALTH FOR YOUR INFANT

An electronic version of this brochure is available here

SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE (SDF) INFORMATION  BROCHURE FOR CLIENTS

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

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