The changing health care system is providing new opportunities for this oral health professional.

Self-regulation is key to ensuring the health and longevity of the dental hygiene profession.

Dental service organizations have many benefits to offer to both clinicians and patients.

In this practice setting, dental hygienists can reach individuals with little access to professional oral health…

This innovative program enables Arizona residents to receive necessary dental care through a low-cost, dental…

Providing oral health services to residents of long-term care facilities is another option for expanding the role…

Place-based care in schools is an additional practice setting for dental hygienists.

The University of southern california Ostrow school of Dentistry runs two mobile dental clinics dedicated entirely…

Efforts are underway to add a doctoral level to dental hygiene education.

Dental hygienists with an interprofessional education are able to provide patient care in concert with nurse…