Improve Outcomes with Interprofessional Collaboration
By Tracye A. Moore RDH, MS, EdD Increased awareness among medical and dental providers regarding the connection between oral health, systemic disease, and overall health…
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Detect Developmental Tooth Anomalies
By Mark A. Weiskircher, DMD, Col, USAF, DC, Shawneen M. Gonzalez, DDS, MS, Mitzi J. Palazzolo, DDS, MS, Maj, USAF, DC Dental anomalies are relatively common, with…
Dealing With Dementia
By Jewel Goodman Shepherd, MPA, CHES, PhD, Denise M. Claiborne, PhD, RDH, Koren Goodman, MSEd, CHES, PhD, Kaprea F. Johnson, NCC, PhD Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a “brain…
The Meaning of Tooth Migration
By Rania Livada, DDS, MS, Jacob Shiloah, DMD Diastemata, or spaces between teeth, are common findings in the daily practice of dentistry. Some develop during the…
Treating Patients With Von Willebrand Disease
By Jana M. Pierce, RDH, BS, JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a disorder that delays blood clotting.1 It was first described…
Maximize the Working Stroke
By Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS Ultrasonic instrumentation converts electrical energy to mechanical energy in the form of rapid vibrations at the instrument tip. While…
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
By Brigette R. Cooper, RDH, MS As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” and today, intraoral cameras are a popular component…
New Addition to the Caries Armamentarium
By Monika Alcorn, RDH, MS, Tara Johnson, RDH, PhD As oral health prevention specialists, dental hygienists have a keen appreciation of the prevention armamentarium of which…
Addressing Whitening-Related Sensitivity
By Faith Y. Miller, RDH, MSEd Tooth whitening processes and products are significant contributors to dentinal hypersensitivity. While patients may be satisfied with the esthetic…