Oral health professionals are charged with educating their patients about oral cancer risk and detection, as well as ensuring effective screenings are performed at every dental appointment.

The diagnostic approach used in oral pathology requires a methodical approach.

A comprehensive nonsurgical approach is the best defense against this aggressive threat to gingival health.

This addictive habit, popular in Southeast Asia and India, negatively impacts the oral cavity.

A form of ectodermal dysplasia, this genetic disease asserts a variety of effects on the oral cavity.

Oral health professionals play key roles in the diagnosis and management of this common viral infection.

Dental hygienists should be able to recognize these common oral conditions in order to reassure patients and provide necessary treatment, as well as to rule out the presence of malignancies.

Head and neck cancers associated with human papillomavirus affect many patients who don’t present with the traditional risk factors for oral cancer.

Early detection and treatment are integral to delaying the malignant transformation of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia.

With the rising incidence of human papillomavirus-related oral cancer, dental hygienists must be prepared to help these patients maintain their oral health before, during, and after radiotherapy treatment.