It is important as a dental hygienist to understand up to date research on topics such as periodontal disease. In  Periodontics, I wrote a paper on the relationship between periodontal disease and pregnancy. Pregnancy can exacerbate gingivitis symptoms such as gingival inflammation. It has also been found that pregnancy can induce periodontitis. Therefore, it is important to educate pregnant women that it is extra important to take good care of their oral health since they are more at risk for these complications. In this paper, I also compared a couple scientific research articles with a consumer article. I talked about how consumer articles are important, if accurate for patient education and that research articles are great for the further education of the dental professional.