Kelli D. Whittington, PhD, RN, CNE, is an assistant professor and director of the nursing programs at SIU Carbondale. She has nearly 30 years of experience as a nurse in healthcare, including intensive care unit, oncology, management, and administration settings, as well as academia. She has educated all facets of nurses from certified nurse assistants to baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses to doctoral level registered nurses.
Dental hygienists need to be well versed in this popular technique in order to effectively educate and treat patients undergoing treatment for malocclusion.
Dental hygienists should be able to recognize the symptoms of this neuropathic pain condition and adapt the provision of care to avoid triggering pain in this patient population.