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This Month’s Features
Serving Disadvantaged Populations
Public health dental hygienists are dedicated to providing oral care services to those who need it most.
Therapeutic mouthrinses offer dental hygienists an additional modality during implant maintenance therapy.
Treating Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Well-informed clinicians can help this patient population access professional dental services and maintain their oral health.
Prevent Cement-Associated Peri-Implantitis
Stacy A. Matsuda, RDH, BS, MS, discusses this serious threat to implant viability and what can be done to prevent it.
Prevent Cement-Associated Peri-Implantitis – Bonus Content
Stacy A. Matsuda, RDH, BS, MS, discusses this serious threat to implant viability and what can be done to prevent it.
Strategies for Managing Stress
Dental hygienists can use a variety of techniques to reduce the negative effects of stress.
Innovative ideas add a new dimension to one of dental hygiene’s most long-standing procedures.
School-based sealant programs are an excellent way to reduce dental caries among the youngest and most vulnerable populations.
Continuing Education
Interrelationship Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Periodontal Diseases
These two common health conditions share similar inflammatory pathways and environmental mechanisms.
An evidence-based approach is most appropriate when helping patients quit using tobacco.
Recognize Prader-Willi Syndrome
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.
A variety of techniques is available to help fearful patients experience successful dental appointments.
Departments
Editor’s Note
What do you get when you put 242 dental hygiene researchers and educators together for a three day conference?
Ask the Expert
What Can Be Done to Prevent Shoulder Stiffness?
I have been practicing dental hygiene for 11 years and am right-hand dominant. I try routinely to sit properly, adjust my body throughout the day, and use magnification, yet I suffer from right shoulder stiffness and sometimes pain by the end of 4 days of treating patients.
Products and Services
Coated Glove Line Soothes Skin While Protecting Against Pathogens
FAQ presented by Cranberry.
Versatile All-Metal and Silicone Cushion-Grip Ultrasonic Inserts by Parkell Inc
Quality magnetostrictive inserts are designed to last.
A listing of featured products.
Enamelon® Preventive Treatment Gel by Premier® Dental Products Co
Treatment gel provides key oral health benefits.
BeautiSealant Pit and Fissure Sealant by Shofu Dental Corp
Fluoride releasing sealant speeds treatment time.
Toothpaste protects and strengthens enamel.
Newsline + Industry Info
California Expands the Virtual Dental Home
California has enacted a new law (Assembly Bill 1174) that expands the virtual dental home, an innovative program.
Public health dental hygienists highlighted in new Sunstar Spotlight.
University Implements Global Health Certification Program
In response to increasing poverty levels throughout the world, Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia, has integrated a global health certification into the Master of Science in Dental Hygiene program to prepare future oral health professionals for the challenges of treating patients across the globe.
New Members Join Dimensions’ Editorial Advisory Board
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene welcomes three outstanding oral health professionals to its Editorial Advisory Board.
