Michelle Boyce, DHSc, RDH, FADHA, is the program director and clinical assistant professor of dental hygiene at Byrdine F. Lewis of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University in Atlanta. She has been working in academia for 14 years and has been practicing dental hygienist in general and periodontal practices since 1999. Boyce can be reached at gcrenshaw2@gsu.edu.
Oral health professionals need to be aware of the risks posed by dental aerosols in order to reduce the risk of disease transmission before, during, and after patient care.