KAREN IS OUR HYGIENIST. SHE IS FLUENTLY BILINGUAL WHICH IS A GREAT ASSET TO OUR PRACTICE AS SHE CAN EDUCATE OUR PATIENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DENTAL HEALTH IN BOTH OFFICIAL LANGUAGES. HER PARTICULAR FORTE IS DENTAL EDUCATION AND ORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT. THE DENTAL LITERATURE HAS BEEN EMPHASIZING THE LINK BETWEEN OVERALL BODY AND ORAL HEALTH. KAREN HAS KEPT UP TO DATE ON THIS IMPORTANT ASPECT OF PATIENT CARE AND SHE HAS DONE A GREAT SERVICE BY SHARING THIS KNOWLEDGE WITH OUR PATIENTS.