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.

An individually designed program provided by a physical therapist can help oral health professionals improve strength, flexibility, endurance, and patterns of posture and movement.

As the use of ultrasonic therapy grows, dental hygienists must be knowledgeable about how to best use this modality.

Learn how these advanced three-dimensional imaging modalities can improve diagnostic capabilities and support treatment planning in the dental setting.