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Byline: EDITOR: MARK HOLGATE EMILY HOLT LA BELLE FRANCE 'People always ask me to choose between modeling and acting, but I say, Why?' says Laetitia Casta. While her movie-star status [...]

POR CRISTINA ENRÍQUEZ ‘BATALLAS DECISIVAS DE LA GUERRA CIVIL’ MANUEL P. VILLATORO La lucha fratricida que dividió a nuestros antepasados entre 1936 y 1939 comenzó como un golpe de Estado [...]

Purpose: Despite the controversy regarding clinical efficacy, dental hygienists use the diode laser as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy. The technique to maximize successful laser therapy outcome is controversial as well. The purpose of this review is to explore the scientific foundation of the controversy surrounding the use of the diode laser as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy. Further, this paper addresses the weaknesses in study design, the heterogeneity of methodology in the published clinical studies, especially the laser parameters, and how these issues impact the collective clinical and microbial data, and thus conclusions regarding clinical efficacy. Evaluation of the literature identifies possible mechanisms that could contribute to the varied, often conflicting results among laser studies that are the foundation of the controversy surrounding clinical efficacy. These mechanisms include current paradigms of periodontal biofilm behavior, tissue response to laser therapy being dependent on tissue type and health, and that the successful therapeutic treatment window is specific to the target tissue, biofilm composition, laser wavelength, and laser energy delivered. Lastly, this paper discusses laser parameters used in the various clinical studies, and how their diversity contributes to the controversy. Although this review does not establish clinical efficacy, it does reveal the scientific foundation of the controversy and the need for standardized, well designed randomized controlled clinical trials to develop specific guidelines for using the laser as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy. Using evidence-based laser guidelines would allow dental hygienists to provide more effective non-surgical periodontal care. Keywords: diode laser, scaling and root planing, periodontal diseases, periodontitis, bacteria, dental hygienists, soft tissue laser, nonsurgical periodontal therapy, This study supports the NDHRA priority area, Clinical Dental Hygiene Care: Assess the use of evidence-based treatment recommendation in dental hygiene practice. Introduction Lasers have been available for use in [...]

The 2011 spring list comes just after the swearing in of a new Congress, swept into office on a wave of 'revolt.' Amid a social, fiscal conservative backlash, questions abound: [...]

Byline: REPORTED BY ANDREA WHITTLE photographs by BRIAN FLAHERTY illustrations by JORDAN HIGA San Francisco Population : 870,887 Average Rent for 1 BR: $3,433 Median Home Value: $1,231,000 Jobs in [...]

Winter 2002--J Dent Hyg 2002;(1):1-104 Spring 2002--J Dent Hyg 2002;(2):105-168 Summer 2002--J Dent Hyg 2002;(3):169-240 Fall 2002--J Dent Hyg 2002;(4):241-320 Author Index Anderson JM: Use of local anesthesia by dental [...]

Purpose. The present study was conducted in order to explore dental Hygienists' perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of loupes, and the extent to which dental hygienists believe loupes should be utilized in the educational setting. Methods. Dental hygienists were contacted through a popular dental hygiene website and were asked to participate in a survey regarding the use of loupes. Eight hundred sixty-eight valid surveys were completed. Participants were asked to indicate the extent to which they use loupes, the environments in which they have used loupes, when they think loupes should be introduced to students in dental hygiene school, and the advantages and disadvantages of using loupes. Results. Results indicated approximately 60.5% of practicing dental hygienists surveyed for the study always or sometimes use loupes, however only 21% had actually used loupes as a student. A number of differences were found between those respondents who use loupes and those who do not use loupes in regards to how they believe loupes should be used in education. Alleged advantages of using loupes received much greater support than alleged disadvantages. Members of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)were much more likely to always use loupes than non-ADHA respondents. Conclusion. Dental hygienists participating in the survey believe that loupes should be introduced to dental hygiene students, although many believe using loupes should be an option while in school. Wide agreement exists among dental hygienists in regards to the advantages of using loupes. The authors contend that loupes are a vital tool that students should learn how to use, but the use of loupes should be optional once a student has learned how to use them properly. Keywords: loupes, dental hygiene, student, education, magnification, ergonomics, Introduction Controversy exists in the dental hygiene field as to if and when loupes should be introduced to dental hygienists. This is likely due to the fact that using loupes [...]

The sun is dazzling and a whispery breeze buoys the star-spangled banners outside the American Legion Hall in Palm Springs, Calif., as Col. Lewis Millett, a Korean War hero and [...]