Association between Vitamin D and dental caries.

The National Center for Dental Hygiene Research & Practice will host its 3rd North American/Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference October 16 through October 18, 2014, in Bethesda, Md

I recently received a question on Dimensions of Dental Hygiene's "Ask the Expert" online forum that elated and angered me at the same time.

Oral health professionals need to remain up-to-date on best practices for treating patients with diabetes.

Supporting users of miswak with evidence-based education and recommendations is an important part of providing cross-cultural dental hygiene care.

Patient safety is supported by proper prescription labeling, distribution, storage, and disposal of medications in the dental setting.

Dental hygiene is a flexible career with good pay—at least that's how Linda Perhacs, RDH, saw it when she graduated with a degree in dental hygiene from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles in the 1960s. 

A new study found that adolescent girls undergoing orthodontic treatment have a lower pain tolerance than their male counterparts.

Two University of Maryland School of Dentistry faculty members received the Kathy Lyter Oral Health Hero Award.

Research supports a variety of techniques to treat this common malady.