Oral health professionals can help this patient population successfully receive much-needed dental care.

The principles of applied behavior analysis and functional behavior assessment are key to assuaging patients’ dental anxiety, fear, and dentophobia.

Dental hygienists play an important role on multidisciplinary hospital care teams.

At my practice we recommend fluoride toothpaste, oral hygiene techniques, xylitol, and diet changes for those at high risk of decay. I also consider dry mouth. However, I often feel like we are going in circles with no changes noted. Any…

A federally funded associateship program at the New York University College of Dentistry is helping young patients with special needs receive the dental care they need.

Choosing the best instrument for the task at hand requires knowledge of the available armamentarium.

Most states allow dental hygienists to perform this important clinical function but controversy remains.