Improve Outcomes with Interprofessional Collaboration
By Tracye A. Moore RDH, MS, EdD Increased awareness among medical and dental providers regarding the connection between oral health, systemic disease, and overall health…
Category: Miscellaneous
Dealing With Dementia
By Jewel Goodman Shepherd, MPA, CHES, PhD, Denise M. Claiborne, PhD, RDH, Koren Goodman, MSEd, CHES, PhD, Kaprea F. Johnson, NCC, PhD Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a “brain…
Treating Patients With Von Willebrand Disease
By Jana M. Pierce, RDH, BS, JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a disorder that delays blood clotting.1 It was first described…
Create a Safety Culture
By Sivaraman Prakasam, BDS, MSD, PhD In 1999, the United States Institute of Medicine published a report, “To Err Is Human,” which revealed that more…
All Sugars Are Not Created Equal
By Brian Nový, DDS, Betsy Reynolds, RDH, MS Studies are emerging that link consumption of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) with heightened risk of diabetes, heart disease,…
Unscrambling the Periodontitis-Diabetes Connection
By Evanthia Lalla, DDS, MS A large body of evidence has demonstrated that diabetes mellitus and periodontitis are closely linked. Diabetes mellitus is a common…
The Influence of Sex on Health
By Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, BA, MS The study of sex differences is evolving into a mature science, and experts suggest that barriers to the…
Evaluate Disease Potential
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Periodontal risk assessment is a key factor in oral health education and patient care. The process involves evaluating factors…
Treating Periodontitis Systemically
By Angela Stanfield-Hann, AAS, BS, LDH The prevalence of periodontitis and gingivitis is exceedingly high both nationally and around the globe.1,2 According to data from the…