The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry recently received a $975,000 grant to help the school retain dental hygiene and dental faculty. Awarded by the United States Health Resources and Services…

If you want to generate lively discussion these days, mention vaccines. COVID-19 has brought the topic of immunization against disease to the forefront. Like many of you, I have friends who are on both sides of the debate. I’ve heard…

A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medicare will be helpful in informing policymakers as they develop a possible dental benefit for adult Medicare recipients. The report found that 47% of those covered by Medicare had not visited a…

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Naoko Fujimori, RDH, MA, a 2009 graduate of the Dental Hygiene Program at New York University, returned to her native Japan and started an international study club called Team Grin’n in 2015.

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) and American Dental Association (ADA) are advocating for license portability for both dentists and dental hygienists.

Growth and advancement occur when you allow yourself to step outside of your comfort zone.

On July 23, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed HB 144/SB 146 into law.

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Editorial Advisory Board member and frequent contributor, JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AFAAOM, is the new director of education and research at the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) as of August…

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