Dimensions of Dental Hygiene—with premier sponsor Colgate and supporting sponsors Patterson Dental and PDT Inc—recognized Deborah Bailey Astroth, RDH, BSDH, with The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award at a reception on June 22.

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) presented Helene Bednarsh, BS, RDH, MPH, with the Dr. Milton Schaefer Award at its annual conference in June in Dallas.

Rebecca S. Wilder, RDH, MS, received the inaugural University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Dentistry Four Corners Study Club Faculty Mentoring Award.

A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts reveals that many states are failing to protect their most vulnerable residents from preventable dental diseases, such as caries, due to faltering sealant programs.

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, alongside premier sponsor Colgate and supporting sponsors Patterson Dental and Straumann, is pleased to announce that JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, is the 2015 recipient of The Esther Wilkins Lifetime…

Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Editorial Advisory Board member and frequent contributor, has been appointed as the director of research at the A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral…

The 2015-2016 officers for the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) were installed at the organization's 92nd Annual Session on June 23.

Industry and academia partner to reduce early childhood caries.

The new biography of dental hygiene’s beloved matriarch, Esther M. Wilkins, RDH, BS, DMD, will be released in July. 

Rachael Devorah Straus, BS, 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 seventh annual Alla J. Wheeler Ethics and Professionalism…