Effective detection and treatment guidelines to improve your patients’ quality of life.

I am having trouble generating strokes that are powerful enough to remove tenacious calculus. Do you have any suggestions?

Follow these strategies to help determine when antibiotic prophylaxis is necessary before treating patients with cardiovascular problems.

Evaluate patients’ risk of oral cancer and other health problems by incorporating alcohol screening into your practice.

How plasma medicine may change the face of dental practice.

These prominent dental hygienists exemplify different facets of the profession—academia, industry, clinical practice, “mover and shaker,” public health, and research. Their stories are moving, and we hope you are inspired to create your own…

We explore the ongoing debate over the efficacy of double gloving in infection control.

Xerostomia or perceived dry mouth has been described as "the symptom that acts like a disease."

I am 24 weeks pregnant and wondering if there are any risks to working around nitrous oxide in the dental setting.

How to improve communication with a culturally diverse patient population.