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…
Category: Oral Systemic
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…
Creating an Inclusive Dental Practice for the LGBTQ+ Patient
By Samantha Vest, RDH, MSDH, Emily A. Ludwig, RDH, MSDH and Lauren Eusner, RDH, BSDH, MS According to recent Census data, roughly 20 million adults…
Treating Patients With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
By Christine Macarelli, RDH, MS Three years after the start of the pandemic, researchers now have more clinical data associated with complications related to post-SARS-CoV-2…
Prioritizing Oral Hygiene to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonias
By Sarah B. Hoerler, RDH, MS and Benjamin C. Hickox, APRN, CNS, DNP Evidence suggests an inverse correlation exists between the routine completion of high-quality…
Support the Health of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Oral health professionals should be knowledgeable about this metabolic disorder’s pathophysiology, characteristics, systemic and oral health manifes…
Caring for Patients With Psoriasis
Providing education on oral health modifications as well as anticipating complications and modifying treatment to ensure safe and effective dental hyg…
The Relationship Between Porphyromonas Gingivalis and Systemic Disease
This oral bacterium implements strategies to invade the various tissues beyond the periodontium.