Focus on Nonfloss Interdental Cleaners
By The Editors This table provides helpful details about available nonfloss interdental cleaners and is designed to assist oral health professionals in providing customized recommendations…
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Maintenance Considerations for Prosthodontic Patients
By Donald A. Curtis, DMD, FACP, Avinash S. Bidra, BDS, MS, FACP CE Sponsored by Colgate in Partnership with the American College of Prosthodontists A carefully…
Communicating About Sensitive Topics
By Mariam Wyant, RDH, BS, Deborah L. Cartee, RDH, MS, Jacquelyn L. Fried, RDH, MS Discussing sensitive topics with patients, even when patients are members of a…
Maximize the Use of Sickle Instruments
By Linda Brookman, RDH, BSDH, MSHS, Donna Smith, BSDH, MSEd, RDHAP Traditionally, the straight-shank sickle instrument, previously known as the sickle scaler, was limited to removal…
Reporting Notifiable Infectious Diseases
By Anna Matthews, RDH, MS When health care professionals, researchers, and the general public are looking for health-related information—such as disease prevalence, signs and symptoms…
Caring for Patients With Huntington’s Disease
By Karen M. Portillo, RDH, MSDH, Meg Long, RDH, BS Huntington’s disease is a devastating genetic neurodegenerative disease with no cure and a fatal outcome. It…
A European Look at Implant Therapy
By Iain Chapple, PhD, BDS, FDSRCPS, FDSRCS, CCST While there is recognition worldwide of the need to prevent and treat peri-implant diseases in their earliest…
Treating Patients With Fibromyalgia
By Susan Lynn Tolle, BSDH, MS, Amber Walters Hunt, RDH, BSDH, MS Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex multisystem disorder of idiopathic origin characterized by widespread musculoskeletal…
Caring for the LGBT Community
By Jasmin Haley, RDH, BSDH, CDA Dental hygienists have a unique opportunity to foster relationships with patients. The ability of dental hygienists to gain patients’…