Reconnecting Practicing Hygienists with the Nation's Leading Educators and Researchers.

Raising Awareness 

...either. — Jill Rethman, RDH, BA Editor in Chief jrethman@belmontpublications.com REFERENCES Alzheimer’s Association. Alzheimer’s Disease. Available at: alz.org/alzheimers_disease_1973.asp. AccessedOctober 9, 2015.…

Sex-Based Differences in Oral Health

...cavity. Indian J Endrocrinol Metab. 2012;16:548–551. National Institute of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center. Osteoporosis in Men. Available at:…

The Role of Fluoride In Caries Prevention

...Important Update to Fluoride Varnish Billing Code For Medical Providers. Available at: vaoralhealth.org/ WHOWEARE/News/TabId/96/ArtMID/838/ArticleID/29/Important-Update-to-Fluoride-Varnish-Billing-Code-for-Medical-Providers.aspx.…

Providing Culturally Competent Care

...medical interpreter can be found through the International Medical Interpreters Association directory at: imiaweb.org/corporate/find.asp. When a medical interpreter is not present, the use of simple, nonidiomatic language, pictures, or…

A Regulatory Look At Nitrous Oxide Delivery

...Examiners. Available at: nddentalboard.org/practitioners/hygienist/index.asp. Accessed February 16, 2018. American Dental Hygienists’ Association. Dental Hygiene Practice Act Overview: Permitted Functions and Supervision Levels by…

Teledentistry and the Midlevel Practitioner

...LK. Preventive dentistry delivery to children in rural communities in the United States. Available at: http://www.dentalhypotheses.com/article.asp?issn=2155-8213;year=2016;volume=7;issue=4;spage=160;epage=161;aulast=Dulieu. Accessed…

Incorporating HIV Testing in the Dental Office

...hiv.va.gov/​​patient/​​diagnosis/​​labs-CD4-count.asp. Accessed December 4, 2018. Bello KJ, Mesner O, O’Bryan TA, et al. Factors associated with 10 years of continuous viral load suppression on HAART. BMC Infec Dis. 2016;16:351.…

The Varicella Zoster Virus

...and Treatment. Available at: mayoclinic.org/​diseases-conditions/​shingles/​diagnosis-treatment/​drc-20353060. Accessed February 24, 2020. Immunization Action Coalition. Available at: immunize.org/​askexperts/​experts_​zos.asp. Accessed…

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