...of Dental Hygiene’s online panel of key opinion leaders, including: Jacqueline J. Freudenthal, RDH, MHE, on anesthesia; Nancy K. Mann, RDH, MSEd, on cultural competency; Claudia Turcotte, CDA, RDH, MSDH,...

...they leave the oral prophylaxis appointment.5 In today’s appearance-conscious society, tooth discoloration represents a common dental complaint, and a prophylaxis polishing can effectively address extrinsic stain. As such,…

...to maintain normal cardiovascular homeostasis, dilation and hypertrophy of the ventricles occurs. While initially helpful, these compensatory mechanisms eventually worsen the severity of heart failure.15 There are two complementary…

...loss by destroying the supporting tissues whenever there is dysbiosis (alterations in the makeup of resident commensal communities) between external and internal environmental factors. This dysbiosis varies between individuals and...

...function in at least one other domain. Atypical AD includes clinical syndromes such as progressive nonfluent aphasia (a disorder in which an individual loses the ability to communicate via speech,...