...lifts her shoulder on the dominant side in order to compensate for poor patient or clinician positioning. Injury can occur when the contraction is maintained for a sustained period of...

...from the components of RPDs, and compliance may suffer if the design of the appliance is ill fitting.1 Dental hygienists can help patients with RPDs experience success with this noninvasive...

...PCPs, which may be due to explicit bias being more overt.14 Research has also determined implicit bias negatively affects communication and interaction with minority groups compared with Whites.16,20,21 This can...

...components of successful implant retention in patients with DM. Additionally, oral health professionals are encouraged to collaborate with their patient’s primary care medical providers in order to strategize best outcomes...

...study found that the application of fluoride in combination with L-arginine specifically addressed this particular concern, and the combination demonstrated superior enamel remineralization compared to fluoride alone.9 L-arginine also…

...web-based tool: www.mydentalscore.com. Other periodontal disease assessment tools are also available. Oral DNA® Labs makes a genetic test, My PerioID® PST®, designed to identify patients who may be at risk...

...patient compliance. SmileGoods Tongue Cleaners are blister packaged in a 72-count box and come in red, green, and blue. (800) 959-9505; practicon.com. From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. April 2014;12(4):70–71. ...

...inflammation commonly associated with periodontal diseases. Patients can use Tooth & Gums Essential alone or in combination with the company’s Tooth & Gums Tonic rinse. 800-747-4372; gotrulynatural.com. SOAK CLEANSER Dr....

...number of required support structures and post-processing time and material used. 888-658-2584; vocoamerica.com DENTAL OFFICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Comlite Systems, Alpharetta, Georgia, has introduced its new light-signaling software.…