Purpose: The complexity of care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) reinforces
the need for collaboration between health care providers. The purpose of this study was to …

Clinic is a vital part of the dental hygiene curriculum. It is imperative to integrate systems that
meet current educational paradigms, determine and attempt to meet the needs of the …

Teledentistry has been developing since 1994 as a means to allow dental professionals to
communicate with one another over long distances. It allows collaboration by multiple …

Communication between the dental hygienist and the patient is an important rapport building
and management tool. Educating dental hygiene students in communication skills is …

… To my professor, mentor and most importantly my friend Elaine Sanchez Dils… It has been
said that the success of students can be determined by the instructor’s dedication to their …

… In writing this paper, we—Jill Crosby and Ann Dils—render into text six years of sporadic …
Little of our text is written in dialogue form (Crosby:, Dils:); rather, we hope, by drawing …

Placement of dental sealants is an effective therapy for tooth decay prevention and is widely
accepted as a standard of care throughout the United States. Sealants are manufactured …

Recent scientific studies show strong correlations between oral and systemic disease, creating
a crucial need for increased communication between the medical and dental professions. …

Experts in curriculum design and educational methodologies encourage faculty to incorporate
new strategies into their courses and practice the scholarship of teaching. One emerging …

With the recent advancements in technology, dental hygiene students are learning didactic
knowledge in a much different way. Platforms such as Blackboard allow students to learn and …