Oral Health Effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
By Audra E. Haynes, RDH, MPH, and Isis Marsh, RDH, BSDH Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe a complex…
The Case for a Doctoral Degree
By Robin Gatlin, RDH, MS As the profession of dental hygiene continues to evolve, doctoral degrees will become necessary to meet the current demands for…
Focus on Caries Prevention
By Jennifer E. Fehrenbacher, LDH, MEd, CDA Dental caries is a chronic and multifactorial disease that affects people of all ages throughout the world. This…
Imaging Techniques for Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate
By Gustavo M. Santaella, DDS, MS, PhD, Bruno C. Azevedo, DDS, MS and William C. Scarfe, BDS, FRACDS, MS The most common congenital craniofacial anomalies…
Maintain the Sharp Cutting Edge of Periodontal Instruments
By Khrystyna Vyprynyuk, RDH, BS, MHS; and Annie Chitlall, RDH, BS, MHS During the COVID-19 pandemic, dental hygienists have relied on hand instrumentation more than…
Supporting Oral-Systemic Health
By Sean G. Boynes, DMD, MS; David M. Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP; and Mark Deutchman, MD The upper gastrointestinal system contains one of the most…
UK Researchers Investigate the Role of Oral Health Professionals in Reducing Obesity
Obesity is a significant problem around the world. According to the World Health Organization, obesity reached epidemic levels in in June 2021 with rates having…
Need to Get Through to Your Pediatric Patients? Try the Oreo Test
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and there’s no better time to shine a spotlight on caries, which is one of the most prevalent…
Keeping All the Balls in the Air
Olivia Morzenti, BS, RDH, CDHC, MS(c), continues to seek out new experiences in her quest to improve the oral health of this nation’s most vulnerabl…