A new year is upon us! Greeting another year is always thought-provoking since it’s likely the only time that we reflect back and look forward simultaneously.

A federally qualified health center—Penobscot Community Health Care—in Bangor, Maine, has received the necessary funding to begin a pilot project that would integrate the state’s first dental hygiene therapist into its dental center’s care…

To kick off the new year, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene is excited to an­nounce the launch of two new columns—”Digital Agenda” and “Social Commentary.“

The second annual Teledentistry Innovation Awards, spon­sored by MouthWatch LLC, an intraoral and teledentistry solutions company based in Metuchen, New Jersey, were presented at a ceremony during the Greater New York Dental Meeting in…

A listing of featured products.

Every year at this time, our thoughts naturally turn to what’s happened over the past 12 months.

Children’s teeth don’t develop along the traditionally accepted timeline, according to a study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

VOCO’s Profluorid Varnish is highly popular among dental hygienists 
due to its ease of use, smooth consistency, and subtle flavor.

The Medicaid|MedicarelCHIP Services Dental Association, a nonprofit organization that advocates for quality oral health care for Medicaid, Medicare and Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries, has launched a campaign aimed at…

Nonventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP)—when patients receive treatment in a health-care setting and develop pneumonia unrelated to their treatment and without the presence of a ventilator—is a significant issue that…