Concluding Remarks
The health professions continuously consider their future, and the dental profession will be faced with important questions in the next few decades. Advances in material science and development of new…
General Dentistry
Assessing Systemic Disease Risk in a Dental Setting
Screening and monitoring for systemic disease risk in a dental setting are valuable components for more effective disease prevention and control and health care delivery. This strategy can identify patients…
Nutrition and Physical Activity in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Nutrition contributes to many of the leading causes of death in the United States, yet less than one-third of dental students feel competent to discuss the relationship of nutrition and…
Screening for Infectious Diseases in the Dental Setting
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 2 systemic infectious diseases that dental health care professionals can help identify with the goal of improving health outcomes, addressing…
Dermatology of the Head and Neck
Skin lesions are extremely common, and early detection of dangerous lesions makes skin cancer one of the most highly curable malignancies. By simply becoming aware of common lesions and their…
Tobacco Cessation in the Dental Office
Evidence-based tobacco-cessation guidelines when used by clinicians are effective in reducing tobacco use and obtaining successful quits by patients. Dentists have been encouraged to provide instruction and intervention on tobacco…
Primary Care, the Dental Profession, and the Prevalence of Chronic Diseases in the United States
The population of the United States is aging rapidly, and the prevalence of chronic diseases will increase as the population grows and ages. The management of chronic illnesses will become…
The Assessment and Importance of Hypertension in the Dental Setting
Many patients with hypertension have uncontrolled disease. The dental visit presents a unique opportunity to screen patients for undiagnosed and undertreated hypertension, which may lead to improved monitoring and treatment….
The Continuum of Behavior Guidance
Behavior guidance is a continuum of techniques, basic and advanced, fundamental to the provision of quality dental care for pediatric patients. This practice must be individualized, pairing the correct method…
Providing Dental Treatment for Children in a Hospital Setting
This article discusses aspects of providing dental treatment in hospitals to patients with complex medical and/or behavioral problems. Practical information for patient selection for care in a hospital operating room,…
