A variety of techniques is available to help fearful patients experience successful dental appointments.

While this complicated genetic disorder may not be seen frequently in private dental practice, clinicians should be knowledgeable about its negative effects on the oral cavity.

An evidence-based approach is most appropriate when helping patients quit using tobacco.

These two common health conditions share similar inflammatory pathways and environmental mechanisms.

Providing patients with additional options for interdental cleaning can help them maintain oral health.

Clinicians should be well versed in the appropriate methodology, equipment, and drug selection when administering local anesthesia to children.

Improve instrumentation outcomes by using the correct insert/tip for the task at hand.

Dental hygienists play an important role in the diagnosis and management of these lesions.

Included with this issue of Dimensions is Perspectives on Dental Hygiene—a new reference that provides an in-depth look at the status of the profession.

It's not every day that one is asked to chair an event in honor of a world-renowned leader.