Hali Householder, RDH, BSPH, OMT, of Greenwood, Indiana, has been practicing dental hygiene since 2012 and is now an orofacial myofunctional therapist with her own business, Indy Myo. She is also the winner of the March Sunstar Ebrief Giveaway…
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Dental Hygienist Who Moonlights as a Sheep Farmer Wins Sunstar Giveaway
Leigh Anne Tucker, RDH, a clinical dental hygienist for more than 30 years, is the winner of the April Sunstar Ebrief Giveaway!…
One Dental Hygienist Brings Care Home to Those Who Need It Most
Lindsey Vizcay, BSDH, RDHAP, RDH, RDAEF2, turned a single home visit into a thriving mobile practice focused on compassionate…
How a Dental Hygienist Became a Fortune 500 CEO
Terry Rasmussen started her career scaling teeth, not corporate ladders. Today, she leads Thrivent, a Fortune 500 financial…
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Scientists are developing three-dimensional-printed bone grafts infused with inflammation-resolving molecules to regenerate bone…
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