Sonika Masih

Mar 29, 2024 | dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com | Sonika Masih

This course was published in the March 2024 issue and expires March 2027. The author has no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated. AGD Subject Code: 490After reading this course, the participant should be able to:Discuss the multifactorial nature of periodontal diseases, including the roles of bacterial infections, host inflammatory responses, and associated risk factors.

Jun 23, 2023 | rdhmag.com | Sonika Masih |Christina McKenzie |Lynnette Engeswick |Whitney Crist

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) reports that approximately one in five US children has special health-care needs,1 which it defines as “any physical developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive emotional impairment or limiting condition that requires medical care.” There is a direct correlation between the severity of such patients' health status and the likelihood that their dental needs are not being met; increasing awareness can improve dental hygienists'...