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Equitable Care for LGBTQ Patients

Nov 13, 2019

...LGBT community. This information is from the article “Caring for the LGBT Community” by Jasmin Haley, RDH, BSDH, CDA. Photo Credit: iluhanos / iStock / Getty Images Plus Barriers to...

Infection Control

Maintaining Effective Infection Control Protocol

Mar 20, 2020

...Accessed February 25, 2020. Hunter T. Myth busters for dental assistants: cold sterile-glutaraldehyde. Available at:…

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A Practical Guide to Silver Diamine Fluoride

Feb 3, 2020

...(0.05 ml) of SDF contains 2.24 mg of fluoride compared to a conventional 5% unit dose fluoride varnish, which contains 11.3 mg of fluoride.6 A study on the short-term serum...

Oral Systemic

Impact of Diet on Oral Health

Apr 28, 2020

...general well-being: a nonsystematic review. Clin Interv Aging. 2015;10:461–467. Wolfram T. Vegetarianism: the basic facts. Available at: eatright.org/food/nutrition/vegetarian-and-special-diets/vegetarianism-the-basic-facts.…

Periodontics

Importance of Implant Maintenance

Apr 28, 2020

...risks of mobile, nonkeratinized mucosa, and in regards to patient comfort.8,23,25 Bleeding from the dental implant site, infection, and pain are the common signs of early disease and complications.3 Dental...

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What Are the Alternatives to Dental Amalgam?

Apr 14, 2020

...essentially government-owned sewage facilities. Photo Credit: Vladyslav Senchenko / iStock / Getty Images Plus Additional Options Esthetically pleasing composites, resin ionomers, glass ionomers, ceramic inlays, onlays, and gold alloys…

Connecticut Temporarily Adds Dentists to Definition of Telehealth Provider

May 16, 2020

...state statute, which permits providers to communicate with patients through real-time, interactive, two-way communication technology or store-and-forward technologies. Read about the additional provisions, and the full executive order…

COVID-19

Clinical Insights: What We Know and Don’t Know About Dental Aerosols

May 26, 2020

...peroxide or diluted bleach mouthrinse is more effective in killing the virus. The currently recommended dilution for hydrogen peroxide is 1% to 1.5%. Commercially available hydrogen peroxide is 3%, so...

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States Seek to Ease Restrictions on Initial Licensure During COVID-19

May 26, 2020

...At press time, several additional states have taken action that could open the door for boards of dentistry to modify initial licensure rules. In Oklahoma, an executive order issued by...

Periodontics

Supporting Implant Health and Managing Peri-implant Diseases

Jun 23, 2020

...Restorative Dent. 2015;35:857–863. Lang NP, Wilson TG Jr, Corbet EF. Biological complications with dental implants: their prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2000;11(Suppl 1):146–155. Persson LG,…