Advocacy is key to improving the oral health of all Americans and ensuring the vitality of the dental hygiene profession.

How the use of panoramic radiography may help identify calcified carotid artery atheromas.

Implementing the CDC “Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings” can be confusing. Here is straight talk on some of the most common misconceptions.

Positioning, grasp, fulcrums, and instrument design are integral to improving the ergonomics of instrumentation.

By keeping up to date on the most commonly used medications that cause dry mouth, dental hygienists can help patients maintain their oral health.

With advancements in materials and methods, dental sealants remain one of the most important tools in the caries prevention armamentarium.

Reducing the oral cavity’s bacterial load is essential to maintaining health. Here’s how antimicrobial mouthrinses can help.

Correct instrument selection and effective technique are key to successful debridement of these challenging areas.

Follow these strategies to therapeutically debride root surfaces within periodontal pockets.

As the prevalence of these lesions increases, understanding the roles of abrasion, erosion, and abfraction is key to effectively preventing further destruction of the tooth surface.