The Special Smiles discipline of Healthy Athletes provides comprehensive oral health care information, including offering free dental screenings and instructions on correct brushing and flossing techniques to participating Special Olympics athletes. COVID-19 forced Special Olympics to cancel its in-person Healthy …
My project focused on giving students in the clinic a simplified guide to treating their patients’ periodontal health. We found that most students struggle readily with proper measurement, diagnosis, and treatment planning in regards to periodontal health. I also found …
Disproportionate effort by individuals participating in group projects has the potential to diminish the beneficial lessons derived from working in a team, such as collaborative and leadership skills, conflict resolution, creativity, and more. This dilemma has been further exacerbated by …
My project was a simulated complex patient case that first years are required to complete during their fourth year Capstone class. This project was created to prepare first year students for the clinic through working in a timely manner, treatment …
The objective of this study was to assess the cephalometric and transversal changes in growing patients (adolescents) using two different types of maxilla expanders: conventional rapid palatal expander (RPE) and miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expander (MARPE). Our null hypothesis is that …
This research was done to validate and test the current viral RNA detection techniques and to determine sensitivity and optimal temperature of RT-qPCR technique. Methods In Primer/probe validation, N and RP gene containing plasmids were prepared with corresponding to primer/probe …
COVID-19 Wastewater Project: Validating SARS-CoV-2 Detection Techniques Read more ›
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a trans-differentiation process of epithelial cells into motile mesenchymal cells. It plays an integral role in embryonic development, wound healing and cancer progression. In this study, we present current knowledge on EMT, including its regulatory …
The purpose of this project was to estimate the patient participation in decisions commonly arising in scaling and root planning as functions of the professionals’ preferences of dental hygienists, typical situation in this procedure, common approaches to patient interaction, and …
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Orthodontic tooth movement leads to remodeling of periodontal ligament, alveolar bone, and gingiva. Tooth movement is characterized by bone deposition at sites of tension and bone resorption at pressure sites. Due to a sterile inflammatory process in the periodontal ligament …
A large body of evidence shows the harmful effects of cigarette smoke to oral and systemic health. Recently, a link between smoking and susceptibility to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was proposed. Here, we examined the effects of cigarette smoke on …
Sex Differences in the Immune Response to Chronic Periodontitis Read more ›
