Workplace bullying: a survey of Virginia dental hygienists

GB McCombs, SL Tolle, TL Newcomb… - American Dental …, 2018 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: Workplace bullying in health care has been identified as a problem that negatively
affects career satisfaction, career longevity and patient outcomes. The purpose of this pilot …

The use of fluorescence technology versus visual and tactile examination in the detection of oral lesions: a pilot study

HM Ayoub, TL Newcomb, GB McCombs… - American Dental …, 2015 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: This study compared the effectiveness of the VELscope® Vx versus visual and tactile
intraoral examination in detecting oral lesions in an adult, high risk population. Methods: …

Testing a novel 3D printed radiographic imaging device for use in forensic odontology

TL Newcomb, AM Bruhn, B Giles… - Journal of forensic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There are specific challenges related to forensic dental radiology and difficulties in aligning
X‐ray equipment to teeth of interest. Researchers used 3D printing to create a new device, …

Mass fatality incidents and the role of the dental hygienist: are we prepared?

TL Newcomb, AM Bruhn, B Giles - American Dental Hygienists' …, 2015 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: Dental hygienists can fill critical roles during mass fatality incidents in the area of
disaster victim identification, providing much needed support to forensic odontologists. The …

Disaster preparedness and response: a survey of US dental hygienists

BT Bradshaw, AP Bruhn, TL Newcomb… - American Dental …, 2016 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess dental hygienists' interests, current
involvement, formal education, views, comfort levels, and intentions for involvement with disaster …

Performance of dental hygiene students in mass fatality training and radiographic imaging of dental remains

TL Newcomb, AM Bruhn, LH Ulmer… - American Dental …, 2015 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: Mass fatality incidents can overwhelm local, state and national resources quickly.
Dental hygienists are widely distributed and have the potential to increase response teams' …

Postmortem dental records identification by dental hygiene students: A pilot study

BT Bradshaw, AM Bruhn, TL Newcomb… - American Dental …, 2020 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: Dental hygienists have the potential for filling critical roles in multidisciplinary victim
identification teams. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the accuracy of dental …

Assessment of mass fatality preparedness and response content in dental hygiene education

AM Bruhn, TL Newcomb… - Journal of Dental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
When mass fatality incidents (MFIs) occur, they can quickly overwhelm local, state, and
government agencies, resources, and personnel. It is important to have a rapid and effective …

Dental hygiene students' matching accuracy when comparing antemortem dental radiographs and oral photographs to simulated postmortem WinID3® odontograms

…, AW Hunt, E Ludwig, TL Newcomb - Journal of Forensic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Matching dental antemortem (AM) and postmortem (PM) data for human identification is
especially challenging when the workforce is limited. Dental hygienists have served mass …

Evaluating imaging techniques for intraoral forensic radiography with the dental hygienist as part of the forensic radiology team

AM Bruhn, TL Newcomb, B Giles - Journal of Forensic …, 2016 - search.proquest.com
Intraoral forensic radiographic images are highly informative for comparative dental identification,
postmortem profiling, and age estimations. However, empirical research is needed to …