Expanding the Tip Jar to Clinicians
By Terri Tilliss, RDH, PhD In February, readers of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene received an email from Executive Editor Kristen Pratt Machado with a link to a…
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Expanding Applications for Dental Implants
By Timothy L. Hottel, DDS, MS, DBA, FACD and Cristian Chirla, DDS, FMII The popularity of dental implants has grown rapidly as advances in implant therapy…
Diminish the Risk of On-the-Job Exposure
By Bridget Calhoun, DrPH, PA-C, Jonah Lee, BS, BA and Kristin D’Acunto, EdD, PA-C The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates…
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…
Help Your Patients Achieve a Beautiful Smile
By John T. Gallob, DMD, BSN and Natalie Djansezian, DMD If you ask patients what they want, many will respond with “I want whiter teeth!”…
Research Demonstrates the Safety of Local Anesthesia Administration by Dental Hygienists
By Sean G. Boynes, DMD, MS, Kathy Bassett, RDH, MEd, Royann Royer, CDA, RDH, MPH, Arthur C. DiMarco, DMD, Alicia Johnston, CDA, RDH, MPHD, Suzanne…
Prescription Fluoride for Patients at High Caries Risk
By Alice Ko, DMD and Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD Dental caries is the most common preventable chronic disease and continues to be a significant…
The Use of Advanced Behavioral Techniques to Quell Dental Anxiety
By Christina A. Demopoulos, DDS, MPH and Joshua Baker, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA Dental anxiety, fear, and dentophobia can negatively impact the overall health of patients…
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…