The American Dental Association (ADA) commends the federal agencies that announced an update is in the works to the 2000 Surgeon General’s Report on oral health.
Nora Volkow, MD, director at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Martha J. Somerman, DDS, PhD, director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, have released the commentary titled “The role of the oral health…
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Iain L.C. Chapple, University of Birmingham, England, as the 2018 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Periodontal Disease
Dental hygienists need to be familiar with vaccination recommendations in order to protect themselves from exposure to infectious diseases and educate patients about the importance of immunizations.
Choosing the most appropriate ultrasonic inserts/tips for the task at hand is integral to effective ultrasonic instrumentation of this area of the dentition.
Dental hygienists are key to personalized, evidence-based caries prevention, which involves a thorough and comprehensive assessment of individual risk indicators and factors, detection and diagnosis of carious lesions, and acknowledgement…
