Show-Do-Tell: The Importance of Using Disclosing Solution
Everyone — young or old, healthy or ill, male or female — has an acquired salivary pellicle. It regulates mineral homeostasis and acts as a…
Category: Pediatrics
Addressing Childhood Diabetes in the Dental Setting
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common chronic health conditions worldwide, and its occurrence among children continues to rise.1–5 Type 1 (T1D) and type…
Reducing Dental Anxiety Through Music
An important and compelling consideration when caring for children, dental anxiety is fear, nervousness, apprehension, or stress associated with a dental setting and/or procedure. 1-3 Approximately 6.3%…
Creating Autism-Friendly Dental Spaces
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental condition characterized by challenges in communication, behavior, social interaction across multiple contexts, and engaging in repetitive patterns…
Advanced Strategies to Tackle Dental Caries
Dental caries remains a significant problem in the United States as a large percentage of children and adolescents will develop lesions. Oral health professionals routinely…
Explore the Interplay Between Periodontal Infections and Systemic Health
Periodontal diseases are a significant public health concern, affecting 42% of the United States population aged 30 or older.1 Internationally, periodontal diseases affect at least one…
Recognizing Signs of Child Maltreatment
Child abuse and neglect have no boundaries, impacting those of all cultural, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds. Dental hygienists should be prepared to recognize the signs…
Current Evidence on the Efficacy of SDF
Childhood dental caries continues to be a major public health problem in the United States.1 More than 50% of children and adolescents have experienced tooth…
Capturing Radiographs Among Patients With Special Needs
By Tamara J. Faure, EdD, RDH According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in four adults have some type of a…