Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals is the premier sponsor and Patterson Dental and PDT Inc are supporting sponsors of its eighth annual The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award.

Tyler Junior College (TJC) in Tyler, Texas, recently expanded its course offerings to include a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene program, and will soon graduate its first student.

Last fall, the American Dental Association (ADA) developed a new insurance code that dental hygiene professionals have long wished for.

Appropriate methods to control biofilm formation and monitor water quality must be implemented to safeguard patients.

The use of digital impressioning and computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing may help improve treatment outcomes.

Assessing and addressing low oral health literacy can help improve patient adherence to recommendations and outcomes.

Understanding immune response is key to effectively detecting and managing the oral side effects of this treatment.

Dental hygienists play key roles in advising patients on restorative options and In helping to maintain them.

Many options are available when choosing the most appropriate injectable local anesthetic for dental patients.

The etiology of these lesions remains unknown, but clinical judgment and documentation of signs and symptoms can help clinicians determine an appropriate course of action.