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  • Volume 34, Issue 3

    • Volume 34, Issue 3

    Compensation

    Linking Dermatology and Dentistry

    March 13, 2014
    Part one of this two part course discussed commonly encountered skin lesions and conditions. Part two discusses treatment options for a variety of skin conditions including antioxidants...
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    Pediatrics

    Product Report

    March 12, 2014
    Tess Oral Health recently introduced pediatrician referral kits, and both infant and toddler kits are available.
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    Patient Care

    Piezo scaler, fluoride varnish

    March 12, 2014
    Introduced last August in Europe and this month in the United States, the Pure Newtron piezo scaler comes in two models and offers some unique features.
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    Prosthodontics

    Matching rinses to individuals

    March 12, 2014
    With research linking gingival inflammation to many systemic conditions, it's now more critical than ever to provide patients the information to make informed decisions.
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    Patient Care

    Do you want that mouthwash straight up or on the rocks?

    Cathleen Terhune Alty, BA, RDH
    March 12, 2014
    Mouthwash intoxication is real: The alcohol content of many common products exceeds that of regular alcohol, and in some cases is easier to get.

    More content from Volume 34, Issue 3

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    Pathology

    Catch some ZZZs

    March 11, 2014
    When you have insomnia, you're never really asleep, and you're never really awake. -- From Fight Club, based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk
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    Oral Pathology

    Finding comfort with a dry mouth

    March 11, 2014
    Patients who present with chronic symptoms associated with xerostomia are some of the most uncomfortable, despondent people seeking treatment in dental practices today.
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    Pediatrics

    When a simple fall interrupts play

    March 11, 2014
    Several years ago, a panicked neighbor called me, saying, "Sarah fell and broke her tooth on the dinner cruise last night! Can you come look at it?"
    Prosthodontics

    Regeneration: a how-to for hygienists

    March 11, 2014
    As we are all aware, periodontal disease is a growing epidemic. Approximately half (47.2%) of American adults, aged 30 years and over, have some form of periodontal disease .....
    Patient Care

    Helping speakers deliver the message

    March 11, 2014
    As a practicing clinical hygienist, you attend continuing education courses to fulfill your state's requirements for annual CE credits.
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    Oral Pathology

    Taste distortions in dental patients

    March 11, 2014
    Your patient today is 70-year-old Carl who has been in your practice for over 20 years and has maintained excellent home care with no dental problems of concern.
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    The details of oral cancer screening

    March 11, 2014
    How carefully are you screening for oral cancer with each patient? Do you know that each day 100 new cases of oral cancer will be diagnosed in the United States ...
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    Oral Pathology

    Early breast cancer irradiation therapy options

    March 11, 2014
    Most patients diagnosed with early breast cancer (Stages 0, I, II) are told that they will undergo radiation (called "irradiation therapy") in addition to lumpectomy.
    Infection Control

    Infection control and the dental lathe

    March 11, 2014
    Sometimes it is the little details that have the greatest impact on an outcome. Having a quality dental lathe and applying infection control measures to its use directly impacts...
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    Pediatrics

    Spotlight on Maryland Practice Act Study

    March 10, 2014
    I think most dental hygienists remember the tragic death that occurred in Maryland, when a 12-year-old boy died from a brain infection caused by bacteria from untreated dental...
    Prosthodontics

    Grading evidence concerning bidirectional diabetes

    March 10, 2014
    Many dental hygienists, dentists, and periodontists have been lecturing or writing about the bidirectional diabetes link to periodontal disease.
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    Prosthodontics

    Dental hygiene patient assessments

    Kathy S. Forbes, BS, RDH
    March 10, 2014
    Dental hygienists are expected to perform an "assessment" during the dental hygiene process of care.
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    Dentistry and the Creative Age

    March 10, 2014
    With the passage of time, everything changes: technology, our bodies, and even our teeth change. Shifting, drifting, supra-eruption, erosion, and wear are some of the few naturally...
    Career & Profession

    Advocating your position

    March 10, 2014
    The equipment needs to fit the user, not the other way around. This goes for everything, from magnification loupes to gloves.
    Prosthodontics

    Follow-up after definitive therapy

    March 10, 2014
    Did you notice there is not one word in the description that states the patient needs to be periodontally healthy to use this code?
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    Prosthodontics

    Dr. Internet and our patients

    March 10, 2014
    Patients will visit websites for a better treatment than you recommend. How should you respond?
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    Oral Pathology

    On the radio

    March 10, 2014
    I once read a novel about a housewife from the 1930s who broadcast a daily radio program from her living room called "Neighbor Dorothy."
    Patient Care

    Online courses that are free

    March 10, 2014
    Dental professionals seek education for differing reasons. Many seek it only to fulfill continuing education requirements. Others desire to obtain a higher degree or certificate...
    Patient Care

    The forest for the trees

    March 10, 2014
    In a perfect world, oral health professionals would welcome new providers who could assist us in transforming the desolate oral health status of this country.
    Prosthodontics

    Judge ye not

    March 10, 2014
    While it may be tempting to speak poorly of those who have gone before us, it is ill advised. There is no gain in bashing a colleague.
    Career & Profession

    Editor's Note

    March 10, 2014
    I recently had the pleasure of working with the National Dental Association on a supplement about the association's 100th anniversary.