With the recent rise in incidence, oral health professionals should be able to recognize measles and understand the related oral health considerations.
Dental hygienists should be prepared to recognize the disorder, provide prompt referral for medical care, and educate patients on protecting their oral health.
Clinicians must be able to gain access and remove all deposits from the base of the pocket in order to control disease and prevent probing depths from increasing.
With the use of amalgam restorative materials declining, oral health professionals need to remain up-to-date on the alternatives so they can best advise their patients.
The body’s immune system likely plays a role in the development of caries and breakdown of dental restorative materials, according to a new University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry study.
Health care professionals who are directly and indirectly involved in patient care can be exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted to and from clinicians and patients.
