Solving the Mystery
By Lola Giusti, DDS, MA, Chi Tran, DDS Many people enjoy the board game Clue, and the process of ruling out suspects and analyzing clues is…
Harness the Power Of Mobile Technology
By Nancy K. Mann, RDH, MSEd, Holli Seabury, PhD More than two-thirds of the world’s population now own a mobile phone.1 While smartphones have advanced data communication…
The Importance of Health Literacy
By Tomira Luchynskyi, RDH, DHSc Dental hygienists are on the frontline of prevention. They are often the first oral health professional to review patients’ medical…
Understanding the Correlation
By Karen M. Portillo, RDH, MSDH, Courtney P. Rudick, RDH-EA, MS, CHES As the population ages and life spans increase, the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases such…
Supporting Oral Health in Patients with Breast Cancer
By Susan Taichman, RDH, MPH, PhD, David Tindle, DDS, MS Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women.1 Most women diagnosed with breast cancer can expect…
Tips for Administering the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block
By Marion C. Manski, RDH, MS, Deborah L. Cartee, RDH, MS Dental pain management requires a thorough understanding of head and neck anatomy. As the practice…
Battling Biofilm
By Timothy L. Violante, DDS, MS, Abhiram Maddi, DDS, PhD With the growing rate of antimicrobial resistance and the increasing cost of health care in the…
Addressing the Oral Side Effects of Cancer
By Firoozeh Samim, DMD, MSc, Shamin Salemohamed, RDH, BSc, Joel B. Epstein, DMD, MSD, FRCD(C), FDS RCS(E) The course of cancer treatment is based on the type…
Follow the Evidence
By Caren M. Barnes, RDH, MS Appropriate polishing techniques backed by scientific evidence are widely discussed in journals and textbooks.1–7 The science of abrasion is not…