The movement to increase implementation of the midlevel practitioner model hit a speed bump recently when the Maine state Senate sustained the governor's veto of a bill that would have expanded the role of dental hygiene therapists.

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, alongside premier sponsor Colgate and supporting sponsor Patterson Dental, is pleased to announce that Pamela R. Overman, RDH, MS, EdD, is the 2016 recipient of The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award.

Paige Sapienza, a May graduate of New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry's Associate in Applied Science Degree Program in Dental Hygiene, is the recipient of the fifth annual Alla J. Wheeler Ethics and Professionalism Award.

Sunstar America Inc recently revealed the winners of its fourth Annual Sunstar World Dental Hygienist Awards.

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, along with premier sponsor Colgate and supporting sponsor Patterson Dental, will present its seventh annual The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award during the American Dental Hygienists' Association's…

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is awarding more than $7 million in first-year funding to 10 research grants designed to eliminate inequalities in access to dental care among children.

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care in March.

In January, a 20 year old Italian woman was diagnosed with a febrile illness after spending 2 weeks in the Dominican Republic.

House Bill 684 was introduced into the Georgia legislature in March 2015. If passed, the bill would enable dental hygienists to work independently in schools, prisons, long-term care facilities, etc, without the direct supervision of a…

The fact that consuming sugary drinks is bad for oral health is nothing new. However, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, parents and caregivers in Mexico are not getting this message, as…