Applying the principles of motivational interviewing can help guide improvements in patients’ oral health.

A pilot program demonstrates how a new approach can improve care for these patients.

While utilization of these cosmetic enhancements has become more prevalent in dental care, their use is not without risk.

An exploration of how managing technostress while utilizing digital technology may increase productivity and quality of life among dental professionals.

This class of therapeutics may provide effective treatment for oral infections, such as caries, periodontal disease, oral mucosal diseases, and oral cancer.

Medical-dental integration is key in the effort to improve patients’ oral-systemic health.

Human proteome mapping offers a sophisticated and highly individualized tool for predicting, diagnosing and managing oral and systemic diseases.

The use of teledentistry has the potential to enhance access to care while improving outcomes and reducing costs.

Oral health professionals are well positioned to use oral fluid biomarkers to screen patients for systemic and oral diseases.

As more patients begin taking biologics, oral health professionals should be knowledgeable about these agents’ indications, adverse reactions, and risk of interactions with other medications.