Developments in instrument design and materials have furthered the dental hygienist’s ability to scale tenacious calculus in deep pockets and furcations.

Mouthrinsing can be an effective component of your patients’ oral hygiene regimen.

The anesthesia expert, Stanley F. Malamed, DDS, talks about what you need to know when providing local anesthesia to your patients.

Roberta Shaklee, DDS, discusses using both ultrasonic and hand instrumentation for efficacious scaling and root planing.

The propensity for tooth wear, caries, and dentin hypersensitivity can be reduced through nutrition and dietary changes.

Ultrasonography has the capacity to greatly enhance periodontal assessment through a non-invasive periodontal probe.

How to maintain musculoskeletal health while generating sufficient force for effective periodontal instrumentation.

Marilynn Rothen, RDH, BS, speaks with Dimensions of Dental Hygiene about the evolution of this important sugar substitute.

Understanding the differences between bird and seasonal human flu and the modes of viral transmission can help determine how real the risk is of an avian flu pandemic.

A healthy birth weight is crucial to the life of a newborn. The typical pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks, starting from the first day of the last menstrual period of the mother. A healthy birth weight is crucial to the life of…