The cumulative effects of periodontal diseases make it difficult to distinguish long standing disease from age related incidence of disease.

Visible tattoos on oral health professionals can impact patients’ perception of care.

Oral health professionals need to be aware of the systemic and oral health effects of the substances in this class of drugs.

Alternative pain control modalities offer soft tissue anesthesia, providing clinicians with additional options.

The use of site-specific ultrasonic inserts/tips can help improve the success of nonsurgical periodontal therapy.

Research demonstrates a direct relationship between smoking and Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation that raises the risk for dental caries.

Effectively classifying caries lesions and implementing nonsurgical therapies, such as fluoride usage, can help reduce the damage done by tooth decay.

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene is pleased to announce the addition of Amy Kinnamon, RDH, EFDA, to its Corporate Council.

The recipients of the 2017 Dentsply Sirona/American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) Graduate Student Clinicians Research Awards were announced at a reception on June 15 during ADHA’s Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida.

Patricia Nunn, RDH, MS, director of the Dental Hygiene Program at Texas Woman’s University (TWU) in Denton is retiring on July 31, 2017, after a 44-year career in dental hygiene education.