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.

In order to protect the health of patients and Oral health professionals, compliance with infection control guidelines and requirements must be a top priority.

As the number of patients interested in complementary and alternative medicine grows, clinicians should be aware of this modality.

Careful assessment of these common oral conditions is critical to ensure early detection of any malignant ulcerations.

Oral health professionals need to be able to recognize the sometimes subtle signs of victimization in order to effectively assist this vulnerable population.

While not every case of recession requires treatment, evaluating etiology and precipitating factors will help clinicians determine the need for a therapeutic solution.

The cumulative effects of periodontal diseases make it difficult to distinguish long standing disease from age related incidence of disease.

Visible tattoos on oral health professionals can impact patients’ perception of care.

Oral health professionals need to be aware of the systemic and oral health effects of the substances in this class of drugs.