Special care dentistry: Advanced care planning

Issues and challenges in special care dentistry.

Advanced care planning conversations.

Digital radiography in pediatric and special care dentistry.

I have had the pleasure of working with digital radiography for the past six years. Most of us are familiar with the benefits this technology can bring to any practice, including higher quality radiographs than are possible with film and tremendous efficiency gains. In this article I will explain the benefits specific to pediatric practices and to practitioners who work in hospital operating ro...

Primary Care Dentistry in Brazil

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health care indicators, work process characteristics, and the performance of preventive dental procedures by oral health care teams (OHCTs) assessed during the first phase of the PMAQ in Brazil. A census of 10 334 primary OHCTs was conducted. The outcome included topical application of fluorid...

Advanced care planning: policy and real-life decision-making?