Dimensions catches up with Michele L. Darby, BSDH, MS, chairman of the Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University, about her experiences as a Fulbright Scholar teaching in the Middle East.

Here are helpful techniques for incorporating digital photography into the dental operatory.

Intervention stratgegies that address bacterial control and promote remineralization show promising results in the fight against caries.

Correctly assessing furcations begins with an understanding of their basic structure.

Understanding the latest schools of thought on early childhood caries allows clinicians to devise effective treatment plans.

Simple exercises can help dental professionals prevent and treat back pain.

Dental hygienists need to understand the dynamics of hypersensitivity in order to best advise their patients.

Anna M. Pattison, RDH, MS, provides a broad-based look at ultrasonic instrumentation as well as a brief discussion of new products in the ultrasonic armamentarium.

Recognizing and treating this rare oral lesion.

With many patients on a low-dose aspirin regimen, dental hygienists need to know how and why aspirin is used.