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A Review of the ADA Mercury Hygiene Recommendations

More than a decade ago, the ADA established recommendations for appropriate mercury hygiene within...

Professional Standards, Personal Responsibility

One of the best parts of being a hygienist in a dental practice is...

Dentistry for The Long Term Care Patient

Among the groups in the United States with the most limited access to dental...

Managing Risk Factors in Successful Nonsurgical Treatment

Management of periodontal disease is a dynamic and ongoing process. Only recently have we...

Trends in Dental Hygiene: Shaping the Way Dental Practitioners Do Business

Wouldn’t it be great if you had a crystal ball and could foresee the...

Brain Injury in Sports Related to Trauma to the Lower Jaw

Recent media attention to traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in sports is primarily due to...

Dental Management of Sleep Disorders

Editor’s Note: Dr. Bailey wrote a related CE article in the November 2000 issue...

From Bridges to Implants: The New Paradigm for General Practice

It appears that most general dentists believe that a fixed conventional bridge is still...

Initial Management of Temporomandibular Disorders

One of the most controversial topics in dentistry is the subject of temporomandibular disorders...

Oral Analgesics for Acute Dental Pain

Acute pain is the most common complaint that causes patients to seek help from...