This is such a bittersweet time of year.

What do you get when you put 242 dental hygiene researchers and educators together for a three day conference?

In recent months, we've lost two amazing colleagues and friends— Connie Drisko, RDH, DDS, and Roberta L. Shaklee, RDH, DDS.

Maya Angelou said, "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

As dental hygienists, we've tried many ways to motivate patients to maintain their periodontal health. And you can see from this Purchasing Guide issue, there are myriad products to help us provide the best patient care.

I recently attended the California Dental Hygienists' Association's spring meeting in Anaheim.

Dental hygiene and dentistry are filled with remarkable clinicians who are doing amazing things.

I recently received a question on Dimensions of Dental Hygiene's "Ask the Expert" online forum that elated and angered me at the same time.

Two reports were recently published that bode well for dental hygiene's future.

This time of year always prompts me to reflect on the past 12 months. It's a time to review the goals I've accomplished, places I've gone, and people I've met. I enjoy this retrospection because it always makes me realize how fortunate I am…