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…

Premier Dental Products will donate more than 200,000 Enamel Pro Varnish applications to the 2016 Give Kids A Smile program.

Margaret "Peg" Walsh, RDH, MS, MA, EdD—one of dental hygiene's most prolific educators, researchers, and mentors—passed away in January following a lengthy battle with cancer.

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry is the latest recipient of research grants totaling more than $20 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) designed to reduce oral health disparities and…

Washington state has significant access-to-care problems, with the state's poorest residents—generally Native Americans and other minority groups—experiencing disproportionate amounts of dental diseases.

Dental technicians are important members of the oral health care team, but the profession is not highly regulated.

February marks National Children's Dental Health Month, and reigning Miss Native American USA Kristina Hyatt, RDH, is teaming up with America's ToothFairy: National Children's Oral Health Foundation to improve the oral health of Native…

The recent launch of the Colorado Medical-Dental Integration Project (CO-MDI) is helping make affordable medical and dental care for the centennial state's most vulnerable residents more accessible than ever before.

Hu Friedy, Chicago, has launched a new line of instruments—Periodontal Maintenance Curettes—developed in partnership with Anna M. Pattison, RDH, MS, renowned dental hygiene educator and practitioner and Dimensions of Dental Hygiene's editor…

Individuals who fear the dentist may avoid the dental office for years, leading to poor oral health and lack of trust.