Faculty Bibliography

The article presents answers of two questions asked to different dental hygienists. Dean Phebe A. Blitz believes there will be change in laws which will grant hygienists to provide care without administration. Clinical director Tammi Byrd comments on the need of dental hygiene to work firmly with the media to aid a criterion shift for dental care. Professor Jane L. Forrest states that education and research will facilitate dental hygiene to be settled as a true health profession

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses several articles on women's health including one on oral care during perimenopause, another on periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and one on the clinical feature on human papilloma virus in women

The author discusses some of the reasons as to why members as well as the American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) continue to remain fearful of research, which is badly needed to help develop sound criteria for practice as well as promote the dental hygiene profession. She describes the constant constant search of evidence that supports interprofessional education leading to interprofessional practice. The profession is approaching its 100th anniversary and research must continue

The article focuses on the Cochrane Collaboration, an international, non-profit organization dedicated to help clinicians, researchers, and patients make healthcare decisions based on accurate information. It is partnering with the New York University College of Dentistry to train New York University (NYU) dental and nursing faculty to conduct systematic reviews of the scientific literature related to oral health. American Dental Association (ADA) defines as an approach to health care