Expanding Kids’ Access to Oral Health Care Services
By Frieda Atherton Pickett, RDH, MS Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease, and children from low-income families are at the greatest risk.1,2 While tooth…
Reduce the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
By Travis Nelson, DDS, MSD, MPH, Jessica De Bord, DDS, MSD, MA Maternal periodontitis has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth, low…
The Dangers of Tickborne Diseases
By Gayle B. McCombs, RDH, MS, Holly Gaff, PhD The return of spring and warm weather will find many people spending more time outdoors. While exposure to…
A Whole New World
By Thiago Morelli, DDS, MS Many studies have been conducted on tissue engineering, which provides a new era of treatment for periodontal defects. In June 2014,…
The Heart and Mouth Connection
By Bruno G. Loos, DDS, MS, PhD Over the past 25 years, it has become apparent that oral infections/inflammation processes are associated with systemic diseases or…
Sharing Facts About Fluoride
By Erin C. Knoerl, MPH, Meg D. Atwood, RDH, MPS Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic disease of childhood.1 While the overall prevalence of tooth decay has…
A New Approach
By Stacy Matsuda, RDH, BS, MS The protocol for treating periodontal maintenance patients who have completed initial therapy but still have bleeding points is not…
Prevent Tongue Trauma
By Tracee Dahm, BSDH, MS, RDH, Ann M. Bruhn, RDH, BSDH, MS Drinking water throughout the day is often promoted as a healthy habit, and Americans…
Strategies for the Safe Use of CBCT
By William C. Scarfe, BDS, FRACDS, MS, Lucas Rodrigues Pinheiro, DDS, Allan G. Farman, BDS, LDSRCS, PhD(odont), DSc(odont), EdS, MBA Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) provides the ability…