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Celebrate National Oral Health Month
With National Oral Health Month in April just around the corner, we’re delighted to announce various exciting activities dedicated to promoting oral health and celebrating the dental hygiene profession!
Special Video Message from ODHA President
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Oral Health
Managing asthma in oral healthcare
Key messages:
Asthma is a serious chronic condition.
Stress associated with attending an oral health appointment can trigger asthma.
Clients with asthma should be closely monitored during appointments, as severe asthma attacks can be life-threatening.
Introduction
Asthma, a common chronic condition,…
Effects of obesity on oral health
Modern lifestyles, marked by convenient meals and sedentary activities, have contributed to increasing obesity rates worldwide. High-fat diets and insufficient exercise result in people frequently exceeding their daily caloric limits while falling short of meeting healthy weekly physical activity guidelines. Although diet…
Periodontal instrumentation
Introduction
Effectively treating and managing periodontal disease is essential for successful treatment planning. The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) published a clinical practice guideline containing evidence-based recommendations for treating stages I-III of periodontitis. Nonsurgical instrumentation is a critical aspect of successfully implementing these…
Systemic factors affecting periodontitis and periodontal therapy
Key messages:
Oral health practitioners should be aware of the systemic factors that impact periodontitis and its treatment.
Taking a comprehensive client medical and dental history, including current and past medications, is essential to determine the prognosis and outcomes of periodontal…
Stage I-III periodontitis clinical practice guideline
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease resulting from a dysregulated host inflammatory response to dysbiotic dental plaque biofilm. It is characterized by progressive destruction of the periodontium, with the primary features of clinical attachment loss (CAL), radiographically assessed alveolar bone loss, periodontal…
Severe odontogenic infections in clients with mental health disorders
Key messages:
Oral health professionals will encounter clients with mental health disorders due to the increasing prevalence.
Early identification and effective treatment of odontogenic infections are essential for individuals with mental health disorders.
Increasing knowledge of mental health disorders can…
Eating Disorders – The role of dental hygienists
Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening mental illnesses, predominately affecting females and often emerging during early adolescence. The etiology of eating disorders is complex, involving biological, psychological, and social issues, genetic predispositions, and, in some cases, a consequence of childhood sexual abuse.
In Canada,…
Diseases
Oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions
Key messages:
Clients may exhibit both intraoral and extraoral manifestations of lichen planus. Those with…
Biological aging mediates the association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease
Key Messages:
Periodontitis is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and aging plays a mediating…
