Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Online

April 2009

It's mid-April....tax day is over....forget the past, it's time to focus on your professional enhancement! This issue of Dimensions has the articles to help you do just that. Look to the future with an overview of how DNA testing might be used in the dental office and how to perform your own risk assessment for developing musculoskeletal disorders. Help your present practice by understanding hypersensitivity, the source of drug nomenclature, how to use ultrasonics with implants and much more! Finally, increase your knowledge base about inflammation and its connection to overall and oral health with our landmark supplement, "Inflammation and Periodontal Science: What We Know Now and What the Future May Hold." Join us in improving our present while expanding our future!

Click here to experience Dimensions Plus, a special supplement written by Michael P. Rethman, DDS, MS.

This Month's Features

The Age of Surveillance
J. Max Goodson, DDS, PhD, speaks to Dimensions about DNA testing and the future of the dental office as the center of health surveillance.

Personal Assessment
Determining your individual musculoskeletal risk and identifying potential problems can help prevent common work-related injuries.
By Bonnie Branson, RDH, PhD, and Melanie Simmer-Beck, BSDH, MS

The Source of the Pain
Terri Tilliss, RDH, PhD, discusses how dentinal hypersensitivity impedes whitening treatment and what dental hygienists can do about it.

Trade Vs Generic
What you need to know about how drugs are named in order to maintain accurate drug histories for your patients.
By Constance R. Sharuga, RDH, PhD

Instrumenting the Dental Implant
The safe use of ultrasonic scaling in implant maintenance.
By Dianne L. Sefo, RDH, BA

Dimensions' Annual Mouthrinse Table PDF
This informative table provides details on the myriad of mouthrinses currently on the market.

A Primer on Common Oral Conditions
The causes, development, and treatment for the most frequently encountered pathologies of the oral cavity.
By Mitzi J. Palazzolo, DDS, MS; Michael E. Poth, DDS, MS; and Daniel J. Palazzolo, DDS

Treating the EDS Patient
Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome have specific oral implications that must be understood in order to safely treat them in the dental office.
By Darice K. Pacak, RDH, MSEd, and Cynthia Stegeman, RDH, MEd, RD, CDE

Departments

Editor's Note
A Valuable Asset In a Slow Economy
By Jill Rethman, RDH, BA

A Matter of Fact
Your Marketplace
News/Industry Info
Tips on Technique
Using Thin Ultrasonic Tips on High Power
By Anna M. Pattison, RDH, MS

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