Perspectives Expanding Access Through Midlevel Practitioners The Pew Charitable Trusts investigates the conditions surrounding the nation's access-to-care crisis and proposes…
Perspectives A Glimpse Into a Charity Mobile Dental Program Dental hygienists explain through a Q&A the unique angle of the St. David’s Foundation, which provides oral…
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Miscellaneous Implementing Dental Hygiene Diagnosis into Practice This essential part of oral health care ensures that patients receive an effective evaluation and personalized…
Ergonomics Reduce the Risk of Work-Related Injury Ergonomic interventions may help dental hygienists protect their musculoskeletal health.
Infection Control Sterilizing Instruments With Dry Heat In this Q&A, Chris H. Miller, PhD, explains the process of dry heat sterilization and why it is an important…
Product Tables Focus on Nonfloss Interdental Cleaners—September 2015 Interdental cleaning is integral to oral health, and this table provides clinicians with helpful details about…
Miscellaneous Stop the Cycle of Missed Appointments Addressing the barriers many patients face when accessing dental care may help reduce the number of broken…
Anesthesia Alternative Anesthesia Techniques When administering anesthesia to patients with anatomical variations, the Gow-Gates and Vazirani-Akinosi mandibular…
Miscellaneous The Danger Is Real While hookah smoking is often seen as a safe alternative to other forms of tobacco use, the research says…