A collaboration between occupational therapy and dental hygiene departments increased awareness of the common pitfalls that lead to musculoskeletal disorders in the dental setting.

Desiree Morriseau-Shields, RDH, founder of the Anishinabek Dental Hygiene Clinic, was presented with the "New Business of the Year" Award during the 27th Annual Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund Business Awards in Thunder Bay, Canada.

Oral health professionals should be prepared to address chronic idiopathic or dysfunctional orofacial pain conditions.

Supporting Smiles in Pediatric Patients.

You could make a resolution to join 1 million fellow citizens to help determine the future of medicine and oral health care.

While some oral health professionals are wary of recommending oral irrigation for the management of chronic periodontitis, evidence demonstrates it is an effective therapy in reducing inflammation.

While treating a periodontal maintenance patient, a substitute dental hygienist suggested that locally delivered antibiotics (LDA) should not be placed without first performing scaling and root planing. This patient had undergone scaling…

The following protocols will help ensure effective asepsis for clinical surfaces and equipment.

Consuming a Middle Eastern diet could reduce systemic and periodontal inflammation compared with a Western diet.

A study in the Journal of Dental Research, "Postnatal Identification of Zika Virus Peptides From Saliva," suggests there may be a quick and cost-effective salivary test for the Zika virus.