Strategies for Selecting Ultrasonic Inserts / Tips
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Many factors are involved in achieving successful debridement with ultrasonic technologies. Both patient- and clinician-centered ingredients are part of the…
Improving Access to Care
By Karen M. Portillo, RDH, MSDH In 2000, United States Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, FAAFP, FACPM, FACP, provided a landmark report dedicated to the…
Indications for CBCT Use
By William C. Scarfe, BDS, FRACDS, MS, Lucas Rodrigues Pinheiro, DDS, Allan G. Farman, BDS, LDSRCS, PhD(odont), DSc(odont), EdS, MBA The ability to capture three-dimensional (3D) dental and…
Causality or Coincidence?
By Nabil F. Bissada, DDS, MSD The joint workshop of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology on periodontitis and systemic diseases,…
Anterior Instrumentation
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Careful examination of gingival tissue, probe depths, bleeding, attachment loss, and radiographic changes are essential to the implementation of hand…
Erosive Tooth Wear
By Ashley C. Grill, MPH, RDH, Frederick Curro, DMD, PhD Erosion and tooth wear are increasingly common threats to oral health as the consumption of acidic beverages…
The Evolution of Gloves
By Nancy Goodwin, CDA, RDH, MEd The World Health Organization (WHO), United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures,…
New Career Opportunity
By Cynthia Stegeman, EdD, RDH, RD, LD, CDE, FAND Dental hygienists have long recognized the special oral health needs of patients with diabetes. Research demonstrates that patients…
Nutritional Strategies for Caries Reduction
By Mahmoud Al-Dajani, DDS, MSc, PhD (OMFS), MSc, FRCD(C) (DPH), Hardy Limeback, PhD, DDS Dental caries is a chronic biofilm-mediated disease that originates from the interplay of…