Digital imaging offers many benefits, but it also poses infection control challenges that must be addressed.

While fluoride is key to preventing tooth decay, aspects of its usage can greatly affect efficacy.

New legislation in Tennessee helps dental hygienists provide preventive care to disadvantaged children.

Dental hygienists need to be prepared to promote and defend community water fluoridation as an effective caries-prevention strategy.

The implementation of remedial maintenance instrumentation may help clinicians improve periodontal therapy outcomes.

Children can get their tongues caught in the small openings of metal water bottles, causing serious health consequences.

Cone-beam computed tomography is an effective tool in orthodontics, but it must be used judiciously to protect patients from unnecessary radiation exposure.

Dental professionals are charged with informing parents about how they can safeguard their children's oral health.

New understanding of the complex human bacterial ecosystem has great implications for both oral and systemic health.

This growing problem needs to be addressed across all health care fields.