Sickle instruments are designed with parallel cutting edges, a triangular body, and a pointed toe.

As healthcare providers, dental hygienists help improve patients’ oral and systemic health through education.

Periodontal diseases are related to an immunoinflammatory response to various types of oral biofilm. They affect approximately 42% of United States adults. Chronic periodontitis is characterized by alveolar bone loss, attachment loss, and…

The American Mobile & Teledentistry Alliance has announced  Kwane Watson, DMD, has been selected as the organization's first president.

Young Innovations is excited to introduce Splatter Guard, an innovative new prophy angle that reduces splatter by up to 15 times* compared to traditional prophy angles.

OraVu®, a global leader in dental endoscopy solutions, announces the introduction of the 2G of the DeVA-1® Dental Vision Assistant.

Sharlee Burch, RDH, MPH, EdS, an online professor for Liberty's Master of Public Health program, has been named president-elect of the American Dental Hygienists' Association.

A recent survey by DentalPlans.com, an online marketplace for dental savings plans, reveals nearly 90% of respondents will go to the dentists despite the COVID-19 pandemic, as long as safety precautions are in place.

A report released by the national business and technology consulting firm, West Monroe, indicates health insurers are more interested in offering dental benefits than they were two years ago.

NYU College of Dentistry’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry has received a nearly $2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train dental hygienists, dentists and other health professionals to provide…