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Heat Stroke vs. Heat Exhaustion
July 25, 2018
Summer in Oklahoma can be brutal; the heat index is predicted to be 110 degrees! As I watch the elderly in their gardens and the boys on the ball field, …
Summer Fine Motor Skill Activities
June 26, 2018
Fine motor skills involve using the smaller muscles in the wrists, hands, fingers, feet, and toes. These tiny muscles are very important for a child’s development and school readiness. In …
Historical Women in Dentistry
June 15, 2018
In the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century, it was universally accepted that none of the newly established dental schools would admit women as students. Preliminary educational requirements for admission …
#LovingLinda: Why Giving Blood Matters
June 7, 2018
Linda Patterson was a wife, a mother, a fighter, and a blood recipient. Her battle began in the fall of 2008, when she received devastating news that she had a …
Opening Your Own Home Daycare: Pros and Cons
May 7, 2018
For me, making the decision to manage my own home daycare was easy and fairly stress-free. Making the jump from being a stay-at-home mom to caring for other children in …
Medical Assistant Students Aid Senior Citizens
May 7, 2018
On April 27th, the Broken Arrow Activity Center was packed with eager senior citizens who attended the 28th Annual Senior Resource and Health Fair. The event, which was hosted by the …
What Makes a Good Surgical Technologist?
April 24, 2018
What makes a good surgical technologist, you ask me? The answer is that many things add up to make a good tech. You must be a good interpreter of what …
Can We Count? Yes We Can!
April 19, 2018
During surgery, while the patient is sleeping, a LOT goes on! I’m going to tell you about one of those things...we count! We count instruments, we count sponges (not like Mom …
Get Involved and Network!
April 19, 2018
If you bought a product online and it broke during the first use, you’d probably complain a few hours and move on throughout your day. If you visited a restaurant …
Stop the Yo-Yo Dieting
April 16, 2018
I know when people want to lose weight the first thing they do is cut down on calories. Did you know the one thing people need to be doing when …