SOFT Smiles ©

It's not often someone delivers more than expected. I was Mrs. Murphy relieved and gratified after a long search to find just the help my house-bound, elderly mother needed. Pam Cushenan gave very detailed instructions to me, the sitter and sitter supervisor for day-to-day thorough, gentle care of Mother's teeth, gums and denture. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Gratefully,
Edith Murphy

Some comments from SOFT Smiles Program Attendees:

The most important thing(s) I learned today:

• Hand under hand
• Dealing with Alzheimer's patients
• Proper care techniques for special needs patients
• New and more effective products to use
• Staying calm and speak slowly to patients
• Great tips on keeping special needs patients comfortable
• How to handle patients in a positive way
• New ways to open the mouth of special needs or resistant patients

Comments on the Program itself:

• Great hands-on time!
• Upbeat presentation!
• Positive!

"Pam's program Oral Care for the Aging Special Needs Patient is both practical and informative. Her presentation delivery is fantastic and goes a long way into taking the "fear" out of working with the elderly. I felt confidant that I could leave the presentation and go directly to a nursing home facility and work."

Janeime Asbury BS RDH
President Cherokee Dental Hygiene Society