Effectively managing our youngest patients and assessing their caries risk get children on the path toward lifelong oral health.

Following are strategies for supporting oral health and ensuring positive dental experiences in this patient population.

The use of SDF provides a nonsurgical approach to arresting and managing caries, particularly among high-risk and underserved populations.

Patients with this genetic, autoimmune disorder experience significant oral health effects.

Oral health professionals should be prepared to provide equitable care to this often stigmatized population.

Hormonal fluctuations may be a contributing risk factor for TMD-related pain.

Dental hygienists are well positioned to implement risk-based recare intervals in order to improve patient compliance and outcomes.

Dental teams can use these strategies to encourage medication adherence among patients and avoid possible adverse drug interactions.

As the link between maternal and infant oral health becomes more clear, dental hygiene practice must also evolve to reflect this new knowledge.

Oral health professionals must be knowledgeable about the human papillomavirus and its vaccine to effectively educate their patients.