title: Periodontal disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: The purpose of Linking Research to Clinical Practice is to present evidence based information to clinical dental hygienists so that they can make informed decisions regarding patient treatment and recommendations. Each issue will feature a different topic area of importance to clinical dental hygienists with A BOTTOM LINE to translate the research findings into clinical application.
authors: Professor Emerita in Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University, USA.
authors: Denise M
authors: DM
authors: Bowen