This issue of the Journal focuses on Oral Health – a discipline far broader than the dentistry most think of then they hear the term. According to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research:
“Oral health means more than healthy teeth and the absence of disease. It involves the ability of individuals to carry out essential functions such as eating and speaking as well as to contribute fully to society.”
Article 1. In this Issue: Oral Health
Omar A. Khan, MD, MHS and Timothy E. Gibbs, MPH
Article 2. Guest Editor
Daniel J. Meara, MD, DMD, MS, FACS
Article 3. A Dental Visit Might Save a Patient’s Life
Jeffrey M. Cole, DDS
Article 4. Dental Disease: Education and Outreach Will Help to Eliminate Disease in Delaware and Beyond
Rachel Maher, DMD
Article 5. Pain Management: Oral Health Leading Change to Battle the Opioid Epidemic
Nicholas R. Conte, Jr., DMD, MBA; Mark Donaldson, PharmD; Jason Goodchild, DMD
Article 6. The Population Health Partnership: Medicine and Dentistry Working Together to Improve the Lives of Delawareans
Prayus Tailor, MD
Article 7. Can a Toothpaste Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes?
Joseph S. Alpert, MD
Article 8. Achieving Excellence in Cleft Care: From Birth to Adulthood
Joseph A. Napoli, MD, DDS and Linda D. Vallino, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP/A, FASHA
Article 9. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and the Implications for Oral Cancer Prevention and Treatment: Can HPV Vaccination Improve Public Health?
Etern Park, MD, DDS
Article 10. Office Anesthesia in Dentistry: Assuring Safety While Reducing Anxiety
Alexandra Rafetto, BS and Louis K. Rafetto, DMD
Article 11. Oral Health is Essential to Achieving Population Health: Thinking Differently to Achieve Meaningful Change
Daniel J. Meara, MD, DMD, MS, FACS
Article 12. Driving Change with the Health Care Spending Benchmark: Delaware’s Road to Value
Katherine W. Smith, MD, MPH
Article 13. Dental Keys: From the History and Archives Collection
Kathryn Lenart, MA