Caring for the Patient with a Spinal Cord Injury
By Camille Biorn, RDH, BS, and Leciel Bono, RDH-ER, MS The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke defines spinal cord injury (SCI) as damage…
Improve the Oral Health of Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder
By Sefa S. Laurence, MSDH, CDA; Lee Melvin, DMD; and Ann M. Bruhn, RDH, BSDH, MS Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized…
Oral Health Effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
By Audra E. Haynes, RDH, MPH, and Isis Marsh, RDH, BSDH Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe a complex…
The Case for a Doctoral Degree
By Robin Gatlin, RDH, MS As the profession of dental hygiene continues to evolve, doctoral degrees will become necessary to meet the current demands for…
Focus on Caries Prevention
By Jennifer E. Fehrenbacher, LDH, MEd, CDA Dental caries is a chronic and multifactorial disease that affects people of all ages throughout the world. This…
Imaging Techniques for Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate
By Gustavo M. Santaella, DDS, MS, PhD, Bruno C. Azevedo, DDS, MS and William C. Scarfe, BDS, FRACDS, MS The most common congenital craniofacial anomalies…
Maintain the Sharp Cutting Edge of Periodontal Instruments
By Khrystyna Vyprynyuk, RDH, BS, MHS; and Annie Chitlall, RDH, BS, MHS During the COVID-19 pandemic, dental hygienists have relied on hand instrumentation more than…
Supporting Oral-Systemic Health
By Sean G. Boynes, DMD, MS; David M. Krol, MD, MPH, FAAP; and Mark Deutchman, MD The upper gastrointestinal system contains one of the most…
The Link Between Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
By Janice Schmitz, CDA, RDH, DHSc Oral health professionals are well positioned to recognize the signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and make…