Annette Huynh, RDH, BS, is a full-time clinical instructor in the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry in New York. She teaches preclinical and clinical care and is the pain management course director. She currently serves as secretary of the New York State Dental Hygiene Educators’ Association and Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society–Psi Chapter. Huynh is passionate about global outreach and has participated with NYU Dentistry’s Henry Schein Cares Global Outreach programs abroad. She can be reached at: anh259@nyu.edu.
This class of therapeutics may offer an effective treatment for oral infections, such as dental caries, periodontal diseases, oral mucosal diseases, and oral cancer.
With a growing aging population across the United States, oral health professionals are charged with helping this vulnerable population prevent dental disease and improve oral health.