Joint hypermobility (JH) can adversely impact your dental hygiene career and the effectiveness of periodontal instrumentation.

One of the most important aspects of working with anxious patients is communication.

Despite the strong evidence supporting community water fluoridation, oral health professionals often hesitate to advocate for it with their patients.

The physical stress of clinical dental hygiene practice is an occupational risk factor for developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).

Oral health professionals are always searching for new therapies or technologies to reverse demineralization or boost remineralization.

The As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) radiation safety principle is important for oral health professionals to adopt—and is even more essential when treating pediatric patients because radiation exposure poses a significant risk to…

The dental profession relies heavily on disinfectants to manage clinical contact surfaces that may become contaminated with bodily fluids during dental treatment.

Synthetic cannabinoids are classified as new psychoactive substances, which are recently introduced mind-altering chemicals designed to imitate common illegal drugs.

In 2012, more than 255 million prescriptions were written, which is enough to give every American adult his or her own bottle of opioids.

Patient care involves treating a broad spectrum of individuals described in many ways, such as diverse patient family, demographically diverse, or representative of the culture or cultures living in a specific community. Diversity can be…