Oral health professionals are charged with encouraging open communication with patients, and understanding their perception of health and disease, as influenced by traditional beliefs.

With the advent of presurgical infant orthopedics, the role of oral health professionals in caring for this population continues to grow.

As this effective preventive tool is widely used, oral health professionals need to remain up-to-date regarding product innovations and the most current evidence-based approaches.

Oral health professionals are well positioned to identify the early stages of human immunodeficiency virus infection.

As this effective preventive tool is widely used, oral health professionals need to remain up-to-date regarding product innovations and the most current evidence-based approaches.

The majority of periodontal patients can retain their dentition with appropriate treatment, effective plaque control, and regular maintenance.

This literature review investigates the evidence surrounding the association between periodontal disease and preterm births and low birth weight.

Oral health professionals who understand the interrelationship of the inflammatory burden shared by these two chronic diseases will be best prepared to provide customized treatment.

The following strategies can help oral health professionals implement new technologies into daily clinical practice.

Genetic testing may provide oral health professionals with a new avenue to customize patient care and improve preventive treatments and outcomes.