title: That gray area of disease and treatment: what do we do?
authors.affiliation: Monk Dental Hygiene Consulting, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Monk-Arguelles
mesh_terms: D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000523:psychology; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012720:Severity of Illness Index