Clinical

Dr. Patty Steiner is Director of Dental Networks and Plans at Government Employees Health Association (GEHA), a not-for-profit provider of medical and dental plans for federal employees. Patty is responsible for administering, maintaining and expanding GEHA’s dental plans, provider relations and credentialing activities.

Dr Steiner graduated from University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine and completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She has clinical, chair-side and practice management experience—including private practice, Veterans Affairs clinic and a staff-model clinic.

Articles

A patient-centered, evidence-based care model with a personalized focus on improving patient health outcomes through wellness, prevention and management of chronic disease is the way to go. 

The Holistic Approach to Dentistry is Essential

Harmful mouth bacteria caused by poor dental health can increase one’s risk of heart infection. 

Good Dental Health Linked to Heart Infection Prevention and Decreased Antibiotic Overuse

Researchers from University of Toronto's Faculty of Dentistry believe they've found the way the body connects its response to gum disease to its response to other systemic inflammatory issues.

New research identifies the mechanism connecting gum disease with systemic health

Videos

Dental Products Report Editorial Director talks with Dr. Shervin Molayem, who will be publishing a paper along with Dr. Carla Pontes to point out the likely connection between severe cases of COVID-19 and periodontal disease.

COVID-19 and the Oral-Systemic Connection: An interview with Dr. Shervin Molayem

While dental practices have traditionally focused on treating issues related to patients' teeth and gums, research continues to find links between oral and overall health. In this video Dr. Susan Maples explains how her practice is focused on providing total health dentistry where she looks at how providing oral health care can improve her patients' systemic health.

Dental Video: Dr. Susan Maples Explains Total Health Dentistry

Family physician and AAOSH board member Dr. Ellie Campbell explains why oral systemic health is an important topic for dental professionals.

Video: The Importance of Oral Systemic Health with Dr. Ellie Campbell

Katrina M Sanders RDH, BSDH, M.Ed, RF, is a graduate and recipient of countless awards from the University of Minnesota’s School of Dentistry Division of Dental Hygiene. She is proud to currently serve on the alumni society for one of the most prestigious dental schools in the country. Katrina’s professional career emerged as an educator when she attained full-time employment with a career college in Phoenix, Arizona. A physical manifestation of Katrina’s commitment to her profession is in the development of her textbook, "Introduction to the Dental Hygiene Profession." Katrina proudly received her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership with distinction through Northern Arizona University as a Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society distinguished member. Currently, Katrina is a distinguished speaker with Dental Hygiene Culture as she lectures nationally in a variety of dental hygiene continuing education content.

Knowing the difference between 'should' and elevated patient care is key for hygienists. 

The systemic SHOULD of dentistry

Diabetes is a major disease in the United States and itâ€™s more than likely that some of the patients that visit your practice have diabetes. This means you will have to be extra vigilant in their oral health care, as diabetes leads to many oral health complications.

Oral Health and Diabetes Make for a Two-Way Street

Lynne Slim is an award-winning dental author who has published extensively in dental/dental hygiene journals including 

Journal of the Western Society of Periodontology

. She was the periodontal columnist for RDH magazine for about 17 years and is now a columnist for 

 and is a member of their advisory board. In 2003, Lynne founded Perio C Dent, a dental practice management company that specializes in the incorporation of non-surgical periodontal therapy into the hygiene department of the general dental practice.

As a key opinion leader in the dental industry, Lynne is frequently asked to review new products and write product reviews. She participates in product development and is consulted about consumer/RDH product awareness. Lynne received the Philips Oral Healthcare “Mentor of Distinction” award at the 2012 ADHA Annual Session.

Whole-body wellness is increasingly becoming a priority for patients. Here’s what dental professionals need to know about the link between periodontitis and diabetes.

Is there a bidirectional relationship between periodontitis and diabetes?

Kristen Mott is the associate editor for Dental Products Report and Digital Esthetics.

New research shows a link between middle-aged tooth loss and an increased cardiovascular disease risk.


Oral-Systemic Health