NEW INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE REPORT ON ORAL HEALTH ACCESS Attributed to Sterling K. Speirn, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation The

ADHA Welcomes Institute of Medicine Report on Improving Access to Oral Health Care   Chicago, July 14, 2011—The investigation into innovative ways to increase the public’s access to oral health care continued to build

 National Associations Collaborate to Create Core Competencies for Graduate Dental Hygiene Education (Washington, DC)—Educational guidelines for those receiving graduate degrees in dental hygiene have been released from the American…

AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ ASSOCIATION PRESENTS HENRY SCHEIN DENTAL WITH HONORARY CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP AWARD   MELVILLE, N.Y., July 19, 2011

  ORAL HEALTH AMERICA SUPPORTS FINDINGS OF THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE’S REPORT ON ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH CARE     July 18, 2011, Chicago, IL—Oral Health America (OHA) applauds the

National Children’s Oral Health Foundation Names Dr. Rebecca Slayton Chief Dental Officer     (Charlotte, NC – July 11, 2011)  Rebecca L. Slayton, D.D.S., Ph.D. has been named Chief Dental

American Dental Hygienists’ Association Announces 2011 2012 Leadership Chicago–July 12, 2011–Pamela Quinones, RDH, BS, of Rockville, Md., was installed as the 2011 2012 president of the Chicago based American Dental Hygienists’…

Mom May Be to Blame for Poor Oral Health Recently published research from a 27 year long project based in New Zealand suggests that women with poor oral health are more likely to bear children with oral health issues. The

The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Maxine Alper Tishk On June 16, Maxine Alper Tishk, RDH, MS, received The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award at a reception held during the American Dental Hygienists’ Association…

Women Are More Likely to Maintain Periodontal Health Than Men Views of overall health and the importance of preventive practice vary greatly between men and women, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a statement that…