The economics of dental care and the push for routine treatments raise concerns about overdiagnosis. Yet, with periodontal disease and caries widespread in the United States, is the real issue too much care or not enough?

Endodontic-periodontal lesions can mimic one another, making accurate diagnosis crucial for effective treatment. Discovering the different ways the root canal system and periodontium communicate — through lateral canals, dentinal tubules,…

Yet another category-defining innovation from BURST and their community of Dental Professionals.

Licensure compacts can significantly expand your career options, allowing you to practice across state lines with ease. Learn how these compacts impact your mobility and ensure smoother transitions in the evolving world of oral healthcare.

Starting January 1, 2025, new legislation will expand the duties of dental assistants in California. While aimed at modernizing dental practices, dental hygienists express concern over the impact of these changes on patient care.

UTHealth Houston researchers have received an $8.1 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to explore how skeletal stem cells contribute to craniofacial bone diseases and deformities.

Dr. Gurenlian is the second elected chair of the Commission for Modernizing Dental Licensure and the first dental hygienist to lead the group.

Each month Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and Sunstar GUM partner to create an informative newsletter that includes a fun giveaway (you can subscribe to it here). Carolynn Zeitz,  RDH, RDA, MA, is our July winner. She celebrated her 20th …

Graduates of Wake Tech’s Dental Hygiene Program can now pursue a bachelor’s degree online through a new articulation agreement with Old Dominion University.

Sharing the news that smoking negatively impacts the oral microbiome may help push patients toward tobacco cessation.