{"title":"Reaching your practice potential.","authors":"L L Miles","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79693,"journal":{"name":"NDA journal","volume":"48 1","pages":"11-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20530547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pediatric dentistry: a vital component in the delivery of oral health care.","authors":"S A Taylor, P M Ralph","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79693,"journal":{"name":"NDA journal","volume":"48 1","pages":"15-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20530548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tobacco use among youths.","authors":"S Tune, C M Woodhouse","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79693,"journal":{"name":"NDA journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"18-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20514817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The miswak chewing stick: a traditional oral hygiene aid.","authors":"A Yarde, M Robinson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The miswak chewing stick is an oral hygiene device used by the majority of people in Arab Gulf countries. Despite its widespread use, few studies demonstrated its benefits or applications as an alternative and convenient means for cleansing the teeth. This paper will examine the unique properties of the miswak chewing stick and its proper use.</p>","PeriodicalId":79693,"journal":{"name":"NDA journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"20-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20514818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microleakage evaluation of two newly introduced hybrid glass ionomer cements.","authors":"A A Chohayeb, T Fatahi, G L Henley","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluated the microleakage of Photac-Fil Aplicap (ESPE) and Fuji II LC (GC) glass ionomer cements. Polished Class V restorations were compared with non-polished restorations. No measurable microleakage was detected after thermocycling and staining in India ink dye. Polishing the restorations had no effect on the degree of microleakage.</p>","PeriodicalId":79693,"journal":{"name":"NDA journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"22-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20514819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A dental hygiene perspective in the detection of diabetes mellitus.","authors":"W A Hays, L L Calderon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The number of Americans with diabetes mellitus has increased 50% since 1983 to 16 million. An interesting and startling factor is that only half of these diabetics are aware they have the disease. Diabetes mellitus can lead to blindness, heart disease, stroke, nerve damage, kidney failure, and periodontal disease. It is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. A metabolic disorder affecting insulin metabolism and associated blood glucose intolerance regulation, diabetes may be classified by the following categories: type I-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus which is commonly found in children and adolescents and type II-non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes which occurs in patients over forty and is associated with obesity. The dental hygienist's role in education, prevention, and therapeutics has expanded to detection and recognition of oral manifestations of diabetes. The dental hygienist may be the first to recognize the presence of the disease. This article aims to acquaint the dental hygienist with the clinical picture of a dental patient with diabetes mellitus.</p>","PeriodicalId":79693,"journal":{"name":"NDA journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"16-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20514816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The professional socialization of dental hygienists: from dental auxiliary to professional colleague.","authors":"M V Gillis, M E Praker","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dental hygiene, as an emerging profession, has identified key attributes and attitudes of the professional socialization process that are necessary to a continued growth and ability of its members to serve the needs of the public. Restraints to the professionalization process have been identified as impeding both the growth of dental hygienists and confining the delivery of dental hygiene services to traditional and supervised settings. Research has demonstrated the educational preparation of both the baccalaureate and associate/certificate degree dental hygienist can provide the opportunity for professional socialization whereby the care provider attains those attitudes deemed necessary to practice in a professional mode. Studies have also indicated that dental hygienists favor full professional status for dental hygiene through support for self-regulation and autonomy. In the light of health care reform, full utilization of all members of the health care team will be the most prudent use of health care funds. As dental hygiene emerges as a profession, registered hygienists will need to identify and define the conceptual framework for the oral hygiene practice of the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":79693,"journal":{"name":"NDA journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"7-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20514814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carpal tunnel syndrome: a dental hygienist's fate? Facts you should know and practice.","authors":"E Stevens","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79693,"journal":{"name":"NDA journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"14-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20514815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case record analysis: biopsied lesions in a high-risk white and African American Community.","authors":"E L Watson, C F Streckfus","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to characterize biopsied intraoral lesions documented from neighborhood health center records in a lower socioeconomic biracial community over an eight year period, (1982-1989.)</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A thorough intraoral examination, which included radiographs, was completed by either a general dentist or an oral surgeon. Questionable lesions were referred to and biopsied in the Department of Pathology at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Biopsied lesions were classified into three groups for analysis: benign, malignant/premalignant, and dental-related.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 13,317 recorded dental visits, 10,819 (81.2%) visits were made by African Americans. There were 341 lesions biopsied, representing 69 different histologic diagnoses. Of identified lesions, 76.5% were in African Americans; 41.6% were in males, ranging in age from 41 to 94 years old (a mean age of 73 +/- 7 years). Approximately 50% of identified lesions in African American and Whites were benign. Among African Americans, 11.9% of the lesions were malignant premalignant, while 16.3% were among Whites. Within the malignant/premalignant category, squamous cell carcinoma was the most frequently identified malignant lesion. Hyperkeratosis was the most common premalignant lesion type.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Neighborhood health centers can provide a valuable screening service identifying intraoral lesions in vulnerable communities. Future research should explore how socioeconomic factors affect differences in the prevalence of intraoral pathologies among White and African American subgroups as well as other subpopulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":79693,"journal":{"name":"NDA journal","volume":"47 1","pages":"26-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20514820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}