Medical Considerations for Safe Anesthesia Administration
By Crystal Kanderis Lane, RDH, BS, MS, Melissa Ray, RDH, BS, MS and Michaela Chandler, BSDH, RDH Selecting the safest and most effective anesthetic agents…
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Strategies for Reducing Staining After Silver Diamine Fluoride Treatment
By Egle Stanceviciene, DMD and Renata Miskeviciute-Austin, RDH, MBA The increased prevalence of dental caries among adults over the past few decades has led to…
Enhancing Mandibular Block Anesthesia
By William R. Bachand, DDS Block anesthesia can be achieved in both the maxillary and mandibular divisions, although mandibular blocks tend to be used more…
Modifying Oral Hygiene Techniques to Improve Oral Health
By Erin Potts, DDS, Raha Naderi, RDH, MEd, Khairunisa Hashmani, RDH, MA, EdD, Angela Catic, MD, MEd and Lea Kiefer, MPH The deterioration of cognitive…
Preventing Early Childhood Caries
By Denise M. Claiborne, PhD, RDH and Adaira L. Howell, RDH, BSDH, MS Dental caries, while preventable, is a chronic condition that continues to globally…
Removing Burnished Calculus
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Removal of burnished calculus is challenging yet extremely important to create root surfaces that are biologically compatible with the…
Treatment Considerations for Patients With a History of Head and Neck Radiation Therapy
By Bridget M. Wright, MACPR, BSDH, EFDA and Matthew J. Messina, DDS Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) comprise approximately 4% of all patients with cancer.1 In the…
Understanding Tooth Meridians
By Rebecca M. Coelho, RDH, CDA, MSDH, Tara L. Newcomb, RDH, MS and Susan Lynn Tolle, BSDH, MS The practice of holistic or biological dentistry encompasses energy medicine and…
Posture Is Important
By Nyree Dawson, RDH, BSDH, MPH and LaTesha McLee, MSDH, RDH Many dental hygienists are plagued by musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and pain throughout their careers.1 The reported prevalence…