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    Category: Oral Systemic

    Strategies for Safe and Effective Treatment of Patients With Alzheimer Disease

    By Jafar Alabdullah, BS, MS, Ahmed Almuntashiri, RDH, MSc Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that causes cognition impairment and memory loss, affecting activities…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene August 14, 2020
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    Lung Disease and E-Cigarettes

    By Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD, FSCDH, Armita Hezarkhani, DMD, MPH and Marc Shlossman, DDS, MS Widespread electronic-cigarette (EC) use has led to increased interest in its correlated adverse…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene May 27, 2020
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    Successful Management of Adult Patients With Cerebral Palsy

    By Kelly N. Koerber, RDH, BS, BSDH, Yvette G. Reibel, RDH, BA, BSDH, MSDH, Miranda Drake, RDH, MSDH, Michelle C. Arnett, RDH, BS, MS Cerebral palsy (CP) is…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene April 24, 2020
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    Impact of Diet on Oral Health

    By Karen Sue Williams, RDH, MS As healthcare providers, dental hygienists help improve patients’ oral and systemic health through education. Medical history review, oral examination,…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene April 24, 2020
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    Drug interactions

    Assessing the Risk of Drug Interactions

    By Anna Matthews, RDH, MS, Sandra Stramoski, RDH, MSDH and Christopher W. Bowers, DMD, MS The polypharmaceutical nature of modern health care, with an estimated 29% of Americans…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene March 20, 2020
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    The Varicella Zoster Virus

    By Diane P. Kandray, RDH, EdD and Joan O’Connell-Spalla, MSEd, MT(ASCP) Shingles is a viral infection caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV). Approximately 1…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene March 20, 2020
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    The Manifestations of Lyme Disease

    By Olga Gnatovych, RDH, BA, Victoria Benvenuto, RDH, EdM Lyme disease—which is spread via tick bite—is the most common vector-borne disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi in the United…

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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene February 11, 2020
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    Oral Health Implications of Menopause

    Dental hygienists play an integral role in educating patients about the oral and systemic effects of menopause.
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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene January 6, 2020
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    Addressing Childhood Obesity in the Dental Setting

    Oral health professionals are in a unique position to provide screening and education based on individual risk factors to manage this public health is…
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    Dimensions of Dental Hygiene January 6, 2020
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