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Author: Theresa Biernat
Theresa Biernat is a Registered Dental Hygienist and Hu-Friedy Product Manager for the Power Scaling category. She holds a B.A. in Dental Hygiene from Loyola University of Chicago and an MBA from Northern Illinois University. She has been practicing dental hygiene for more than 20 years, working in both general practice and periodontal offices.
Just like your hand scalers, ultrasonic insert tips wear with use. Worn insert tips can significantly diminish your scaling efficiency: 1 millimeter of tip loss results in a 25% loss...
