Sealants for Patients of All Ages
By Jessica August, RDH, MS, Rachelle Williams, RDH, MS Dental caries remains the most prevalent chronic disease in both children and adults in the United States,…
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Clinical Insights: Proceed With Caution
By Stephen K. Harrel, DDS Because the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread through the air, the scientific world has focused on the…
Treating Patients with Anxiety Disorders
By Kristen M. Stephens, RDH, MS, JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AFAAOM Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders among Americans, affecting approximately 40…
Genetic Disorders and Oral Health
By Rebecca Maginot, MS, Vanchit John, BDS, MDS, DDS, MSD, Christopher Dvorak, MS, LCGC, Daniel Shin, DDS, MSD Until recently, the relationship between genetic disorders…
Caring for Patients with Schizophrenia
By Selvi M. Das Purkayastha, BDS, RDH, JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD Schizophrenia was first recognized in 1896 by the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin, who identified…
Examining the Oral-Systemic Link
By Thomas E. Van Dyke, DDS, PhD The etiology for periodontitis is bacterial plaque, now referred to as the periodontal microbiome, but the pathogenesis of…
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…
Building Blocks of a Beautiful Smile
By Crystal Kanderis Lane, RDH, BS, MS, Michelle Wood, RDH, MS Patients often ask their dental hygienists how to obtain a more esthetic or beautiful smile. Usually,…
Tackling Terminal Distal Surfaces
By Alexandra Ochi, RDH, BSDH, MPH, Michaela Nguyen, RDH, BSDH, MS Accessing distal surfaces of mandibular and maxillary posterior teeth is challenging; however, terminal distal surfaces…