Removing Barriers to Preventive Oral Healthcare
The goal of optimal oral health for every American depends on the ability of the public to access preventive oral health services.
The goal of optimal oral health for every American depends on the ability of the public to access preventive oral health services.
The fast pace of innovation, technology, and research impacts the profession of dental hygiene more today than ever, and as such it is critical for the progressive clinician to be up to date on these changes.
Today, the question of how to use 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) to treat anterior teeth in children is easy to answer: SDF is the best way to manage anterior caries lesions in some children and a cosmetically terrible way to treat certain other children.
This article explains the importance of including a nutritional survey as part of a thorough medical history, outlines which dietary factors may affect healing most, and presents practices dentists can easily implement to enhance their patients’ healing following surgery.
Inside Dentistry interviews Randy F. Huffines, DDS, a past president and fellow of the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, and diplomate of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry