This Month’s Features

Ensuring Beautiful and Healthy Smiles

Ronald E. Goldstein, DDS, discusses the important role that dental hygienists play in the esthetic dental practice. By Ronald E. Goldstein, DDS

Sustainability Challenge

Here are strategies to help dental practices reduce their environmental impact. By Shanda Wallace, RDH, BSDH, Wendy St. Cyr, RDH, BS

Nail Hygiene

Maintaining healthy fingernails is key to reducing microbial transmission in the dental setting. By Kimberly A. Erdman, RDH, PHDHP, MSDH

Xerostomia Management

Patients have a variety of options when it comes to managing the symptoms of this common oral condition. By Richard D. Trushkowsky, DDS, FAGD, FICD, FACD, FADM

Treating Patients with Bell’s Palsy

Individuals with this type of facial paralysis often experience negative oral health effects. By Diane P. Kandray, RDH, MEd

Continuing Education

Providing Care to Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Dental hygienists can help improve these patients’ oral health, comfort, and function, as well as their quality of life. By Mike Hodgson, RDH, BSDH, Megan Norman, RDH, BSDH, Melanie Simmer-Beck, RDH, PhD

Material Selection and Maintenance

By staying abreast of today’s restorative materials, clinicians will be prepared to safely and effectively care for them. By Sharon L. Mossman, RDH, EdD

The Bidirectional Link

Dental professionals should be well-versed in the relationship between periodontal diseases and diabetes so they can better serve patients with this common metabolic condition. By Vanchit John, BDS, MDS, DDS, MSD, Tatiana de Bedout

Departments

Editor’s Note

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Ask the Expert

Recommend Interventions to Treat Osteoporosis?

Several of my patients who take bisphosphonates to treat their osteoporosis have been questioning their safety. One has asked whether calcium or vitamin D supplements provide the same benefits. How do I best advise them? By Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD, FSCDH