Each year, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene’s The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a dental hygienist who has made a tremendous impact on the art and science of the profession.

For Charlene LaVoie, JD, MPA, RDH, dental hygiene was both a personal achievement and an asset that enabled her to advance her education and put her on the track to a long and varied career. 

A study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association determined unmet pediatric dental care was more common in households with pandemic-related household job loss.

Victoria L. Bastecki-Perez, BSDH, MEd, EdD, was inaugurated as the sixth president of the Pennsylvania-based Montgomery County Community College.

Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland, have determined the ion channel, TRPC5, acts as a cold sensor in teeth.

Via new legislation signed into law by Governor Kristi Noem, dental hygienists will now be mandatory reporters of suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect in the state of South Dakota. 

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) will host its annual conference in person June 18 to June 20 at the Phoenix Convention Center and Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.

Shannon M. Nanne, RDH, is the new director of professional relations and education for Curaprox.

Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH, will lead the Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin as its new executive director.

In a joint effort to transform the future of oral healthcare, the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental) and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have founded the Center for Innovation and Precision…