Patients often ask their dental hygienists how to obtain a more esthetic or beautiful smile.

Periodontal diseases are related to an immunoinflammatory response to various types of oral biofilm.

Oral health professionals are exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted to and from clinicians and patients. Fortunately, there are myriad strategies to maintain a safe environment—from effective surface disinfection to donning…

Applications for the DentalCodeology Consortium (DCC) Trailblazer Travel Grant are now being accepted. 

University of Toronto researchers have received a $1.5M grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to study the impact of cannabis use on the oral health of Indigenous populations.

Celiac disease (CD) is a hereditary, autoimmune disease induced by a reaction to gluten.

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) installed new officers for the upcoming year during the ADHA’s House of Delegates on June 14, 2020.

A study led by Scottish researchers has found early exposure to sweet tastes predicts similar food preferences (ie, eating behaviors) later in life, and is also associated with higher caries rates and childhood obesity.

Community water fluoridation is not linked with an increased risk of osteosarcoma, according to a study published in the Journal of Dental Research.

On average, one-third of the global population is affected by traumatic dental injury (TDI) before the age of 35.