Dimensions of Dental Hygiene speaks with Michael Rethman, DDS, MS, and Jill Rethman, RDH, BA, about the importance of collaboration between periodontists, dental hygienists, and general dentists in providing the best possible patient care.

Mouthrinses can be an effective adjunct to mechanical cleaning in the fight against plaque. 

File application in very tenacious calculus removal and overhanging amalgam restorations can be beneficial for both clinician and patient.