Educator, mentor, scholar, and innovator, Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, RDH, MS, EdD, FADHA, transformed dental hygiene education and inspired generations of oral health professionals.

Advances in digital imaging, rectangular collimation, and modern radiation science are challenging decades-old shielding practices.

Congratulations to Diana Teruel, RDH, PHDH, the May winner of the Sunstar eBrief Giveaway. With 21 years of experience as a dental hygienist, she spent most of her career in private practice before transitioning into public health 3…

A student-founded startup is helping dental practices streamline scheduling, insurance verification, and patient communication with artificial intelligence, potentially improving access to care while reducing administrative burdens.

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France and Canberra, Australia – May 2026 – Septodont, the global leader in dental pain management, and Dentroid, a pioneering Australian medtech startup , today announced that they have entered into a global…

A proposed Wisconsin regulation limiting which dentists can advertise themselves as specialists has ignited a clash between patient protection advocates and free speech proponents.

Join renowned educator and 2025–2026 ADHA President Lancette VanGuilder, BS, RDH, PHEDH, CEAS, FADHA, as she explores how dental hygienists are redefining their role as essential healthcare providers.

Understanding the Stephan curve, oral pH changes, and the cariogenic properties of foods can help clinicians deliver more effective nutritional counseling and reduce patients’ caries risk.

School-based dental programs boost participation not by simplifying paperwork alone, but by building trust, clarifying cost and safety, and turning consent into an ongoing, multi-channel conversation that leads families to real care.

New research finds that heavily used disposable e-cigarettes can accumulate significantly higher levels of harmful aldehydes, potentially increasing users’ exposure to toxic compounds.