Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Online

January 2006

Happy New Year to all! Dimensions is starting the new year off with a bang by bringing you some great articles. Our cover story this month discusses the rising problem of obesity and its impact on overall health and oral health. Dental hygienists CAN help solve this life-threatening problem! And did you know how to measure salivary flow? Our article on the importance of saliva will tell you. We also cover the topic of proper hand hygiene protocol and the evolution of anesthesia in dental hygiene. Don't miss the Corporate Profiles! This new, quarterly feature helps you get up close and personal with dental hygiene product companies. Happy reading!

—Jill Rethman, RDH, BA
Editorial Director, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

This Month's Features

n The Fattening of America and Its Effect on Oral Health
The alarming rise of obesity, its relationship to dental health, and how hygienists can help.
By Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, BA, MS, and C. Austin Risbeck, RDH

n The Foundation of Infection Control
Following a proper hand hygiene protocol is critical in the prevention of disease transmission.
By Mary Kaye Scaramucci, RDH, MS, and Darice K. Pacak, RDH, MSEd

n The Chronicles of Anesthesia
Stanley F. Malamed, DDS, provides an inside look at the evolution of anesthesia in dentistry and dental hygiene.

n The Importance of Saliva
The rate of salivary flow is crucial to the diagnosis and treatment of xerostomia.
By Susan Zunt, DDS, MS

n Corporate Profiles
A quarterly feature in Dimensions, our corporate profiles help you get to know the companies you purchase from, beginning with Sunstar Butler, Xlear, and TePe.

Departments
n Editor's Note Weighing the Risks By Anna M. Pattison, RDH, MS n News n Your Marketplace n Ask the Expert

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