Improve Patient Outcomes With Fluoride Therapies
By Amber Garza, RDH, BSDH, Julianna Garza, RDH, BSDH, Faizan Kabani, PhD, MBA, MHA, RDH, FAADH, Kathleen B. Muzzin, RDH, MS and Kayla Reed, RDH,…
Category: Fluoride
Fluoride Treatment Strategies
By Meghan A. McGuinness, RDH, BS, MA, EdD In the early 1900s, Frederick McKay, DDS, observed unique brown staining of teeth in his Colorado dental…
Oral Health Effects of Breast Cancer Therapy
By Rebecca Schmidt, RDH, BSDH, Ewa Posorski, RDH, BS, MS and Iwonka Eagle, RDH, MS Breast cancer is caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells,…
Evidence-Based Strategies for Boosting Remineralization
By Diana Macri, RDH, BSDH, MSEd Dental caries is a chronic, multifactorial, pathological disease of tooth structure that negatively affects populations across the world. The…
Dental Caries Reimagined
By Irina Smilyanski, RDH, MSc, MSDH Dental caries has been known to the human race for thousands of years. The disease has been attributed to…
Communication Is Key In Caries Management
By Man Wai Ng, DDS, MPH, Victoria Grady, RDH, BSDH Dental caries is a transmissible bacterial infection1 but also a chronic biobehavioral disease.2 Modern caries management calls for…
Risks to Oral Health Posed by Swimming
Teeth stain, dental pain, calculus buildup, and dental erosion can be side effects of exposure to pool chlorine.
Strategies for Treating Seniors
Identifying common oral health problems, chronic conditions, and physical/ motor disorders is key to ensuring successful dental appointments for matur…
A Guide to Water Fluoridation
Examining fluoride intake at an individual patient level is necessary to develop effective caries management plans.