Jaymi‑Lyn Adams, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor and senior clinic coordinator in the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene at MCPHS University in Boston. Her professional memberships include Sigma Phi Alpha, American Dental Hygienists’ Association, and American Dental Education Association. Adams can be reached at: jaymi-lyn.adams@mcphs.edu.
Oral health professionals are in a unique position to provide screening and education based on individual risk factors to manage this public health issue.