The sunshine state may be following in Utah’s footsteps as the House and Senate consider prohibiting the addition of fluoridation to water supplies.

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene is pleased to announce the addition of Kimberly Lintag-Nguyen, EdD, MSDH, RDH, to its Editorial Advisory Board. She is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Virginia Commonwealth University…

North Carolina lawmakers are proposing major changes to the structure and oversight of the state dental board that could shift how board members are selected.

Rena D’Souza, DDS, MS, PhD, shares what’s next after her productive but rocky tenure at NIDCR has come to a close.

In a first-of-its-kind procedure, dentists treated a two-toed sloth’s root abscesses at Chester Zoo. The challenging case combined veterinary and dental expertise to preserve the animal’s health.

Are you curious about the role of oral health professionals in esthetic medicine? Botox and dermal fillers have a variety of uses and dental hygienists are well prepared to use them.

A lab-dish and animal study from Penn Dental Medicine reveals that a senotherapy combination reduces inflammation and bone loss tied to periodontal disease. Targeting cellular aging may open new doors in the management of periodontal…

Kory Kirkegaard, DMD, is fighting to overturn a Kansas Dental Board decision banning his beloved therapy dog, Ivy, from his Overland Park office during business hours. Despite meeting state requirements and passing inspection, the certified…

After her husband died during a routine dental procedure, Shital Patel hoped to bring a patient’s voice to North Carolina’s State Board of Dental Examiners. While she was not appointed as the board’s patient representative, Patel will…

In a powerful joint statement, ADHA and IFDH call for dental hygiene services to be delivered only by licensed, educated professionals. IFDH President Jill Rethman, RDH, BA, warns that shortcuts to fix workforce shortages could compromise…