Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France and Canberra, Australia – May 2026 – Septodont, the global leader in dental pain management, and Dentroid, a pioneering Australian medtech startup , today announced that they have entered into a global…
A proposed Wisconsin regulation limiting which dentists can advertise themselves as specialists has ignited a clash between patient protection advocates and free speech proponents.
Join renowned educator and 2025–2026 ADHA President Lancette VanGuilder, BS, RDH, PHEDH, CEAS, FADHA, as she explores how dental hygienists are redefining their role as essential healthcare providers.
Understanding the Stephan curve, oral pH changes, and the cariogenic properties of foods can help clinicians deliver more effective nutritional counseling and reduce patients’ caries risk.
School-based dental programs boost participation not by simplifying paperwork alone, but by building trust, clarifying cost and safety, and turning consent into an ongoing, multi-channel conversation that leads families to real care.
New research finds that heavily used disposable e-cigarettes can accumulate significantly higher levels of harmful aldehydes, potentially increasing users’ exposure to toxic compounds.
Who doesn’t love a giveaway? Sunstar GUM will gift one lucky dental hygienist with these fun prizes: personalized dental-themed, personalized quarter zip, adorable tooth-themed turbantwist headband, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene notebook,…
The largest randomized trial of its kind found that providing hospitalized patients with basic oral hygiene tools and education dramatically reduced the risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
Teresa O’Daniel BSDH, MS, RDH, is helping bring preventive oral healthcare to some of Tennessee’s most underserved communities while inspiring the next generation of dental hygienists to do the same.
While clindamycin remains a familiar option in dental prescribing, emerging data and patient outcomes underscore a critical need for antibiotic stewardship and clearer patient communication around the risk of C. difficile infection.
