Dimensions of Dental Hygiene is pleased to welcome Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS, as the new instrumentation expert for its “Ask the Expert” online forum.

National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) naturally focuses our attention on the oral health of our youngest patients.

A listing of featured products.

Do you see expanding opportunities for dental hygienists in your area?

Rural North Carolina has a significant access-to-oral-health-care problem with three counties—Camden, Hyde, and Tyrrell—without a practicing dentist for more than 10 years, and more than 50 counties with noted dentist shortages.

This often misdiagnosed tick-borne disease produces oral signs and symptoms detectable in the dental setting.

Understanding these neurodevelopmental disorders will help oral health professionals provide safe and effective care.

Effectively managing our youngest patients and assessing their caries risk get children on the path toward lifelong oral health.

Following are strategies for supporting oral health and ensuring positive dental experiences in this patient population.

Knowing when it’s time to replace ultrasonic inserts/tips is integral to successful instrumentation.