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May 2020 Marketplace For Dental Hygienists

...improve visibility while enhancing patient comfort. It is also compatible with all high-volume evacuation lines. 800-344-6424; palmerohealth.com TELEDENTISTRY TOOLS Benco Dental, Pittston, Pennsylvania, has partnered with OperaDDS to…

Recognizing Signs of Child Maltreatment

...Blood Institute. Immune Thrombocytopenia. Available from: https:/​/​Available at: nhlbi.nih.gov/​health/​immune-thrombocytopenia. Accessed March 4, 2024. Child Welfare Information Gateway. Cultural responsiveness: child abuse and…

Making Patient Data More Secure

...has violated the HIPAA privacy, security, or breach notification rules. HIPAA complaints can be submitted via the OCR’s online complaint portal: hhs.g/​v/​hipaa/​filing-a-complaint/​complaint-process. The OCR will also accept…

Building Bones

...diseases. Dental hygienists can save lives! REFERENCES Kass-Wolff J H. Calcium in women: healthy bones and much more. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2004;33:21-33. National Osteoporosis Foundation. Available at: www.nof.org....

Determining Identity Through Dental Forensics

...For more information on forensic dentistry, visit these links: American Academy of Forensic Sciences www.aafs.org American Board of Forensic Odontolog www.abfo.org American Society of Forensic Odontology www.forensicdentistryonline.org…

Radiography

...pregnancy outcomes. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. 2005;3(11):14-18. Protecting oral health throughout your life. Available at: www.perio.org/consumer/women.htm. Accessed January 17, 2006. Haring JI, Jansen L. Dental Radiography:…

Avian Flu

...Influenza virus. In: Mandell G, Bennett JE, Dolin R. eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone; 2004:1823-1849. From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. March 2006;4(3): 14-16....

Bisphosphonate Use and Oral Health

...Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons (www.aaoms.org) has recent case reports and recommendations. The FDA (www.fda/gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/05briefing/2005-4095B2_02_12-Novartis-Zometa-App) and National Osteonecrosis Foundation (www.nof.org) websites…

The Sealant Decision

...http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/blockgrant/overview.htm. Accessed October 30, 2006. Cuevas S. Children’s Dental Sealant Project: Final Project. Available at www.syhc.org. Accessed October 30, 2006. From Dimensions of Dental Hygiene.…

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