Innovations in Scope of Practice
By Margaret Langelier, MSHSA Over the past decade, legislatures across the United States have grappled with scope of practice issues for health professions, including dental…
Caring for the Transgender Patient
By Lisa Mackinlay-Byrne, RDH, MS Recent reports estimate that 0.6% of adults in the United States, or approximately 1.4 million people, and 0.7% or 150,000…
Estrogen and Temporomandibular Disorders
By Tran M. Luu, RDH, BSDH; Faizan Kabani, RDH, MHA, MBA, PhD; Kathleen B. Muzzin, RDH, MS Affecting the quality of life for more than…
Determining Recare Intervals for Periodontal Maintenance
By Courtney P. Rudick, RDH-EA, MA, CHES; Melissa S. Lang, DDS, MS; Takanari Miyamoto, DDS, MSD, PhD, MBA In 2018 the American Academy of Periodontology…
Dental Hygiene Students Want to Know: How Do You Inspire Students?
Lisa Bilich, RDH, BSDH, MSEd, professor and chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene at Eastern Washington University in Spokane shares how she helps motivate…
The Importance of Maternal-Infant Oral Health
By Sarah Kay Youny Lee, DDS, MS, FACP and Sarah B. Hoerler, RDH, MS The quality of a mother’s prenatal oral health has been shown…
Infection Prevention Post-Exposure Protocols
By Kandis V. Garland, RDH, MS Safety in the workplace is critical for oral health professionals and patients in the provision of care. Experts at…
Tips for Treating Patients With Sleep Apnea
By Kimberli A. Harward and Lorie Speer, RDH, MSDH In the United States, sleep apnea affects approximately 5.9 million adults.1 The three types of sleep…
Preventing HPV-Related Infections
By Cynthia L. Stull, BSDH, MDH and Elise Sarvas, DDS, MSD, MPH Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a double-stranded DNA virus that only infects humans. It…