I am starting a position in a practice that serves a large number of patients who are medically compromised due to infectious diseases. I know wounds and needle sticks that occur during dental procedures are a common avenue of pathogenic…

Research shows that patients who receive hemodialysis due to end-stage kidney disease are at increased risk of oral disease, and they often have limited access to professional oral health services.

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Editorial Advisory Board member Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, MSDH, EdD, received the Alfred C. Fones Award at the American Dental Hygienists' Association Annual Session in June in Las Vegas.

Cone-beam computed tomography offers key benefits in all phases of orthodontics—from diagnosis to post-treatment.

Diet plays an integral role in promoting oral health.

Diet plays an integral role in promoting oral health.

Incorporating the principles of minimally invasive dentistry into caries risk assessment and restorative treatment can improve patient outcomes.

More comfortable injections enhance dental care.

Clinicians need to take preventive action in order to preserve their hand health.

Oral health professionals should be prepared to educate both patients and medical colleagues about the link between a healthy diet and oral health.