Tools for Success

Selecting the right instruments for implant debridement is key to maintaining implants and the restorations they support. By Robert N. Eskow, DMD, MScD

Protecting Your Health

The personnel health principles in an infection control program are integral to keeping dental health care workers healthy. By Kathy J. Eklund, RDH, MHP, Helene Bednarsh, BS, RDH, MPH

Improving Your Patients’ Interdental Cleaning Regimen

Strategies for increasing patient compliance. By Diane Melrose, RDH, BS

Treating Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease

What you need to know in order to provide the best possible care for patients suffering from this progressive brain disorder. By Renee Prajer, RDH, MS, Mark Kacerik, RDH, MS

Adjunctive Techniques in Oral Cancer Detection

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene speaks with Sol Silverman, Jr, MA, DDS, about technologies that may aid in oral cancer diagnosis. By Sol Silverman, Jr, MA, DDS

Taking the Pain Out of Whitening

Van B. Haywood, DMD, shares his expertise on treating bleaching-related hypersensitivity. By Van B. Haywood, DMD

Radiography

Every dental hygienist knows that the “as low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA) principle is an important concept in radiation safety. By Laura Jansen Howerton, RDH, MS