dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com January/February 2024 • Dimensions OF DENTAL HYGIENE 5 RECONNECTING YOU WITH THE NATION’S LEADING EDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERS CONTINUING EDUCATION ARTICLES 28 AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT CLEIDOCRANIAL DYSPLASIA In order to provide the best possible patient care, oral health professionals need to be aware of the characteristics, pathophysiology, treatment, and oral considerations of this genetic condition. BY LEENA BALICAT, RDH, BSDH, MS; AMBER W. HUNT, BSDH, MS, RDH; and BRENDA BRADSHAW, BSDH, MS, RDH 32 ZYGOMATIC IMPLANTS FOR PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX DENTAL CONDITIONS Special considerations must be made to maintain the health of this type of dental implant. BY DORA-ANN ODDO, RDH, MA, and MAUREEN ARCHER-FESTA, RDH, DDS 36 ADDRESSING MEDICATION-RELATED OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAW Oral health professionals play a crucial role in preventing and managing this rare but serious pathology. BY NITA SINGH, DDS, and LAUREN SURFACE, PhD 42 MAINTAINING THE BALANCE BETWEEN REMINERALIZATION AND DEMINERALIZATION A thorough knowledge of the demineralization/ remineralization process is critical to effective caries management. BY WILLIAM R. BACHAND, DDS; OLIVIA L. FRASER, DMD, MBA; and JANE N. PARK, DMD EARN 2 UNITS EARN 2 UNITS EARN 2 UNITS EARN 2 UNITS FEBRUARY 2017 A Peer-Reviewed Journal Volume 15, Number 2 dimensionsofdentalhygiene.com ENSURE THE SAFETY OF DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS ANN M. BRUHN, BSDH, MS, AND JESSICA SUEDBECK, RDH, MSDH STRATEGIES FOR PROVIDING PRENATAL ORAL HEALTH CARE SUSAN L. VOGELL, RDH, BS, MBA CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH FEBRUARY’S ANNUAL COVER MODEL GROWS UP Each year since 2009, Piper Machado has appeared on Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s February cover in honor of National Children’s Dental Health Month. The daughter of Executive Editor Kristen Pratt Machado, Piper is now 16 years old and a sophomore in high school. As she is no longer a child, she won’t continue to appear on the cover, but Piper is forever thankful for the opportunity to participate with Dimensions and loved hearing from the journal’s readers about each year’s cover. 32 42
