In order to safely and effectively manage this patient population, oral health professionals should be able to recognize the medical indications for which antiplatelets are prescribed and understand their adverse effects.
New AAOM Fellowship Academic Affiliate Fellow The Academic Affiliate Fellow is a new fellowship opportunity for AAOM members. AAOM understands the future of oral medicine rests with a variety of healthcare practitioners spread across a…
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted "Breakthrough Therapy Designation" to silver diamine fluoride (SDF) (38%) for the arrest of dental caries.
ADHA ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGING EDITOR FOR JOURNAL OF DENTAL HYGIENE CHICAGO (Jan. 17, 2017) The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) is pleased to announce Catherine K. Draper, RDH, MS as the new managing editor for the…
One of the dental hygienists in the private practice where I work took a lunch break and never returned, even though she had several patients scheduled for the afternoon. Is this considered patient abandonment?
