Position Papers, Statements & Guidelines

Welcome to CDHA’s Scholarly Activities and Scientific Study webpage! CDHA provides leadership on critical and emerging issues related to oral health and dental hygiene by enhancing access to research evidence, facilitating timely application of research to practice through knowledge translation and developing position papers and statements on a given topic. Evidence-informed resources synthesize and analyze the available evidence on a given topic and develop recommendations to inform policy, programming and dental hygiene practice.

Examples of scientific self-study activities may include:

• Reading dental, dental hygiene and/or medical peer reviewed journals
• Reading CDHA position papers, statements and/or guidelines
• Reading dental or dental hygiene peer reviewed textbooks
• Reading medical advisories and factsheets published by a provincial/territorial regulatory body (i.e., CDHO Knowledge Network)
• Reading a CJDH Between The Lines video interview article

Many provincial/territorial dental hygiene regulatory authorities provide CE credit for self-study activities of a scientific nature. Please consult your regulatory college and continuing competency program requirements for more information.

Aerosol-Generating Procedures and Associated Control/Mitigation Measures

• Joint position paper and statement from CDHA and ADHA, 2024

Associated Resources:

• Appendix
• Supplementary Tables

Oral-Systemic Links

• Periodontal disease and five systemic conditions, 2022
• Periodontal disease and type 2 diabetes, 2021
• Periodontal disease and respiratory diseases, 2020
• Periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes, 2020
• Periodontal disease and cardiovascular diseases, 2020

Vaping, 2020

• Position Statement

Silver Diamine Fluoride, 2018

• Position Statement
• Supplementary Tables to CDHA's Position Paper and Statement on Silver Diamine Fluoride

Filling the Gap in Oral Health Care, 2017

• Position Statement

Community Water Fluoridation, 2017

• Position Statement

Associated reading and resources:

• FAQs: Community Water Fluoridation
• Poster: I Support Community Water Fluoridation
• Campaign for Dental Health Fluoridation Toolkit: A Resource for Health Advocates

Practice Tool for Interdental Brushing and Flossing

• Practice Guideline

Associated reading and resources:

• CJDH article on interdental brushes: “Comparison of interdental brush to dental floss for reduction of clinical parameters of periodontal disease: A systematic review”

Therapeutic Oral Rinsing

• Part 1, 2016
• Part 2, 2017

Associated resource:

• Oral Rinsing Recommendations

Sports Mouthguards, 2012

• Position Statement

Associated reading and resources:

• Other resources

Role of Health Professionals in Tobacco Cessation, 2011

• Position Statement