Coronavirus Overview for Dental Professionals
By Susan Davide, RDH, MS, MSEd, Anty Lam, RDH, MPH, Christine Macarelli, RDH, MS The 2019 novel coronavirus, which manifests as COVID-19, is described as the defining…
Treating Herpetic Lesions With Laser Therapy
By Leila H. Liberman, RDH, EdD, Trina Hutto, RDH, MS, Angela Dudley, RDH, MA, CHES Globally, an estimated 3.7 billion people younger than 50 (67%)…
Xerostomia Diagnosis and Management
By Melanie V. Taverna, MSDH Xerostomia, or perceived dry mouth, has a broad range of prevalence, ranging from 5.5% to 65%, while also considered under-reported…
Importance of Implant Maintenance
By Allison Fody, RDH, MPH, Lynn Marsh, RDH, EdD According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, 3 million people in the United States have implants…
Maintaining Effective Infection Control Protocol
By Lauren Eusner, RDH, BSDH, MS and Kimberly Lintag, RDH, BSDH, MS Oral health professionals must have a solid understanding of the United States Centers for Disease…
Achieving Profound Local Anesthesia
By Camille Biorn, RDH, BS, Catherine Salisbury, RDH, MHE and Jacqueline J. Freudenthal, RDH, MHE Profound anesthesia is essential to providing quality care during nonsurgical periodontal therapy (NSPT)…
The Rise of Eco-Dentistry
By Susan Vogell, EdD, RDH and Marleen Azzam, RDH, MS There has been a sharp increase in environmental awareness or eco-consciousness in recent years.1 This has translated into…
Assessing the Risk of Drug Interactions
By Anna Matthews, RDH, MS, Sandra Stramoski, RDH, MSDH and Christopher W. Bowers, DMD, MS The polypharmaceutical nature of modern health care, with an estimated 29% of Americans…
The Varicella Zoster Virus
By Diane P. Kandray, RDH, EdD and Joan O’Connell-Spalla, MSEd, MT(ASCP) Shingles is a viral infection caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV). Approximately 1…