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- 8 Skills New Dental Hygienists Need to Succeed
- These Gum Disease Patients May Benefit from Plant-Based Diets
- ToPS No More Hygiene Seminar
- Illinois Correctional Facilities: More Dental Hygienists Needed, and Other Barriers to Care
- How I Overcame Dreading Patients with Braces as a Hygienist
- Giving Perspective on the Recent Report on Water Fluoridation and Cognitive Impairment
- Dental Hygiene Month Party 2024
- Social Media, Professionalism, and Dental Infection Control: What Do They Have in Common?
- Chairside Impact: The Proven Alternative to Chlorhexidine
- Announcing the 2024 Cellerant Best of Class Hygiene Winners
- A Pillar of Good Health: The Detoxifying Power of Sleep
- How to Create Your Own Path in Dental Hygiene
- Recognizing Signs of Child Maltreatment
- Chew the Fat: What You Need to Know About Cholesterol and Statin Use
- How to Improve Your Patients' Oral Health Without Harping on Brushing and Flossing
- 5 Ways to Stay Healthy in Dental Hygiene (That You Should Already be Doing)
- Many Factors Put Athletes at Increased Risk for Oral Health Complications
- The Unofficial Guide to National Children’s Dental Health Month
- Effective Communication with Every Dental Patient
- Jobs in Dental Hygiene: 6 Considerations Beyond the Hourly Rate
- Loupes for Dental Hygienists: What to Know Before You Buy
- Promoting Health and Wellness of Dental Professionals Throughout Their Career
- Research Identifies Link to Oral Cancer Progression, Associated Pain, and Specific Calcium
- Putting Saliva Tests to the Test: Comparing Salivary Diagnostics
- The Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Pathology in Patients with Oral Cancer
- Lead Shielding for Dental X-Rays: A Thing of the Past?
- Cellerant Names 14 Best of Class Hygiene Award Winners
- Teatime for a Healthy Smile: The Oral Health Benefits of Green Tea
- Spit It Out: An Overview of Xerostomia and Digestive Disorders
- When Your Patient Is Not OK: 4 Ways to Create a Safe Space
- Tonsil Stones: Unraveling the Mysteries Found in Dental Patients’ Crypts
- Dental Unit Waterlines: Trickier Than You Think
- Gingival Recession: It's Not the Toothbrush's Fault
- The Dental Hygienist's Role in Cancer Care
- It's a Gut Feeling: Understanding Probiotics and the Oral-Gut Axis
- Pain: Prevention, Management, or Therapy?
- Dental Aerosols and the Pandemic: A Necessary Wake-Up Call
- Smile Dysmorphia: A Growing Concern
- The Translocation of Bacteria: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- What to Do if You Are a Hygiene-Bot
- What Fingernails Say About Oral-Systemic Health
- The Role of Dental Hygiene in Clear Aligner Therapy
- Oral Health and Nutrition: Do Your Patients Understand the Connection?
- Plugging In: How Hygienists Can Use Digital Dental Technologies
- The Multiple Etiologies of Angular Cheilitis
- 6 Underutilized CDT Codes for Dental Hygiene Treatment
- Why You Should Perform Oral Cancer Screenings on Every Dental Patient
- Metal Bib Clips: Time to Say Goodbye Forever?
- Announcing the 2022 Cellerant Best of Class Hygiene Award Winners
- Let's Not Sugarcoat It: Viewing Sweeteners from a Dental Perspective
- Dental Hygiene Instruments: Expanded Setup for Periodontal Cases
- Oral Cancer: Are You Asking the Right Questions?
- It's Time to Get Comfortable Discussing HPV
- Job Market Update: You're in High Demand. Now What?
- The Importance of Sealants at a Child's First Visit
- 4 Things You Can Do Now for Better Patient Communication
- How Data Helps Hygienists Avoid Burnout
- Lichen Planus Pemphigoides: An Autoimmune Blistering Disease
- Dental Stain: Hygienists Can Ascertain Source, Help Increase Dental Patient Confidence
- Patient Education: Why Dental Hygienists Should Stop Being Minimizers
- Untangling Current Recommendations on Antibiotic Premedication
- The Official 2021 Must-Have Toolkit for Every Dental Hygienist
- Research Shows Patients with Drug Addictions Labeled 'Demanding' by Dental Professionals
- Woman's Routine Blood Pressure Check at Dentist's Office Leads to Startling Diagnosis
- Scalene Muscles: Poor Working Posture Can Lead to Pain in Hygienists
- October National Dental Hygiene Month Tips and Ideas
- Patient Prerinse: 30 Seconds that Provide a Positive Impact
- Meeting the Dental Needs of an Aging Population
- Mental Health for the Dental Professional
- Laser-Assisted Hygiene Therapy: Integrating Laser Therapy for Dental Patients
- Substandard Dentistry: What is Hygienist's Legal Responsibility?
- The Tongue: A Window to Other Organs
- Understanding What Really Protects Us in Dentistry- It Isn't Just Our PPE
- Philadelphia Dental Hygienist Helps Spread Healthy Smile During Pandemic
- Motherhood as a Dental Hygienist: What to Know When You Doubt Yourself
- Continued Importance of Dental Pre-Rinsing- NEW STUDY
- How to Determine if a Patient Prefers a Chatty or Quiet Hygienist
- The Value of Understanding and Using Metrics for Dental Hygienists
- The State of the RDH Career in 2021
- RDH Evolution: Never Feel Alone in Your Journey
- Fluoride and Sealants: How These Preventive Tools are Helping Our Pediatric Patients
- Large Study Links Gum Disease with Dementia
- Are You Inadvertently Zapping Your Patients' Spoons?
- The Correlation Between Obesity and Periodontal Disease
- A Link Between Alzheimer's Disease and Oral Inflammation: The Dental Hygienist's Role
- National Dental Hygiene Month: Even in 2020, Time to Celebrate!
- School Closures Cut a Critical Line for Poor Dental Students
- Massage Therapy: A Necessity in a Hygienist's Self-Care Regime
- The Unconventional Path of a Dental Hygienist
- What An Elite Athlete Can Teach Us About Dry Mouth
- How Substitute Hygienists Can Help Dentistry Recover from the Pandemic
- Are you more than just thirsty? The dangerous impacts of dehydration
- Understanding Why Dental Patients Can be Non-Compliant
- The best way to remember proper mask hygiene? Treat it like your underwear.
- Can Sparkling Water Damage your Teeth like Soda Does?
- Water Fluoridation
- Drop the scaler! The lost art of advocating for our patients
- Technology challenges
- How to Discuss Periodontal Disease & Lung/Colon Cancer with Patients
- New Parents: Five Tips Dental Hygienists Should Be Sharing
- Xerostomia and Periodontal Disease: How to Customize Your Treatment Approaches
- S Mutans Hides Under Other Bacteria to Stick on Teeth and Form Plaque
- The Rise of Eco-Dentistry
- Being a dental hygienist in the middle of a global pandemic
- Study: Water flossers significantly improve oral health when used with oscillating electric toothbrush
- 5 Reasons I am Proud to be a Dental Hygienist
- A guide to understanding the masks currently used in dentistry
- Chlorhexidine—the good, the bad, and the ugly
- COVID-19 and the problem with dental aerosols
- 4 tips to help parents win the brushing battle
- The Benefits of REM Sleep for Dental Professionals and Patients
- CORONAVIRUS: What Dental Professionals Need to Know about COVID-19
- Maintenance and Disease Treatment Protocols for Natural Teeth, Implants, and Restorations
- Behavioral Management in Pediatric Patients
- Continuing care overload
- PFAS associated with greater tooth decay in children
- Identifying and responding to child abuse and neglect
- Brushing Up on National Children’s Dental Health Month
- 15 Trends Impacting Dental Hygiene Practice and the Profession
- THE ORAL IMPACT OF CELIAC DISEASED
- etermining Recare Intervals for Periodontal Maintenance
- What, no fluoride? Other ways to improve oral health
- FDA ANNOUNCES BAN ON FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES
- Elite Athletes Have Poor Oral Health Despite Brushing Twice a Day
- When You Have to Say Goodbye to Dental Hygiene
- 5 Strategies to Reduce Wait Time for Exams
- Brother-Sister Duo Packs 72 Dental Hygiene Care Kits for Homeless
- First Human Ancestors Breastfed for Longer Than Contemporary Relatives
- Malaria's Spit Solution
- Talking Positive Dental Hygiene Habits with U of M
- Lack of Toothbrushing for Seniors in Nursing Homes is a Serious Health Risk
- Dr. Barry Amos: 'Dental Hygiene Should Be a Priority'
- Dental Hygienist Labeled Sexual Abuser and Stripped of License Because He Slept with a Patient- to Whom He is Married
- Backers of Rural Dental Care Find Something to Smile About
- After Career-Ending Work Injuries, Dental Hygienist Turns to Researching the Problem
- Syracuse Named for One of the Best Cities in America for One Particular Job
- Professional Socialization: What it is and Why You Need It
- Unclear Evidence on the Effectiveness of Oral Hygiene Measures for Those with Intellectual Disabilities
- Dental Hygiene Students Achieve 100 Percent Pass Rate
- The Dental Hygienist's Role in Access to Care
- Should Dental Hygienist Take Pay Cut to Move to Office Manager?
- Chlorhexidine Gluconae
- Presence of Oral Bacteria Found in Stroke Patients
- Working as a Temporary: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- Gum Bacteria Implicated in Alzheimer's and Other Diseases
- UC Blue Ash Dental Hygiene Student See's Color for the First Time Thanks to Classmates
- Does Periodontal Disease Drive Pancreatic Cancer?
- Vaping and Oral Health: It's Worse Than You Think
- To Balance Motherhood and Dental Hygiene, Make a Plan
- Treating Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
- The Neglected Duty
- A Practical Guide for Testing Dental Unit Waterlines: Part 2
- Managing the Gagger: How I Overcame Throw-Up
- Dear CVS: I Have Concerns About Your Do-It-Yourself Orthodontics Partnership
- Dental Hygiene is So Much More than 'Just Cleaning Teeth'
- Tips and Tricks for a New Dental Hygienist
- Getting Patients Off the 3-Month Merry-Go-Round by Nancy Adair
- 15 Trends Impacting Dental Hygiene Practice and the Profession
- Lessons for Hygiene Rookies: "Lifelong" Learning Starts with Other Staff Members
- The Brain Trust on Restorative Hygienists and Midlevel Providers (DHP202)
- 4 Things Every Hygienist Needs to Know About Skin Cancer
- 5 Reasons Why OraCare is a Game Changer for Oral Health
- Why Your Employer Should Care About Dull Instruments
- What Should and What Should NOT be Written in a Patient's Dental Record
- Yoga for Dental Hygienist
- Effects of Asthma on Oral Health
- 10 Things Every Dental Professional Needs to Know
- Staying Connected: The Five C's Keep Dental Hygienists Focused on Community Prevention
- A Day in the Life of a Dental Hygienist
- Volatile Sulfur Compounds: The Hidden Enemy Causing Bad Breath and More
- The Five Bad Choices of a Hygienist
- Screening for Oral Cancer
- Chiropractic Care for Dental Hygienists
- 6 Surefire Ways to Get a Raise... but Only if You Deserve It
- Veterinary Dental Hygiene: Every Hygienists' Dream Prophylaxis
- The Word Dental Hygienist Recruiters Hear Every Day That You May Not Want to Say
- A Comprehensive Review on Ultrasonic Scaling for Dental Hygienists
- Oral Health, General Health and Quality of Life
- It's National Dental Hygiene Month: The Best Time of the Year
- How to Avoid Burnout as a Dental Hygienist
- BC Oral Pathology Case No.39: The 'non-bothersome' Soft-Tissue Lesion
- Referral Controversy
- Sleep Apnea: A Growing Health Concern Hygienist Need to Know About
- Questioning Periodontal Disease Dogma
- The Hygiene Assistant: Is this Position Right for Your Practice?
- Expand Your Knowledge of Whole Patient Hygiene Care
- 6 Tips on How to be a Successful Dental Hygienist
- The Unending Wondering: How Personal Growth Fuels Dental Hygiene Career Choices
- Promising New Treatment Could Regenerate Gum Tissue and Prevent Tooth Loss
- TMD- Airway Connection: The Importance of Dental and Medical Screenings
- Researchers Develop New Periodontists Treatment Method
- Prophy Trap=Burnout
- Is a Dental Hygienist Career Right for You?
- Flosstime Automated Floss Dispenser: A Medgadget Review
- The Many Faces of Dental Hygiene
- Self-Care, Wellness, and Survival of the Fittest: Balance for Dental Hygienists
- The Hygienist's Role in Building Relationships
- Making a Great Career Even Better: New Job-Matching Tools Help Dental Hygienists Shine
- A Love of Learning
- The Unexpected Dangers of Gum Disease
- Another Study Links Alzheimer's Disease with Oral Bacteria
- Fired! Me? Now What?
- Career Advancement in Dental in Dental Hygiene
- Periodontal Inflammation Linked to Vision Loss
- Elevate Your Hygiene Department
- What If?
- 15 Trends Impacting Dental Hygiene Practice and the Profession
- Staying Organized: Time Management Often Reflects Preparation for a Busy Day
- Oral Cancer
- The Difficult Patient
- The Hygiene Assistant: Is This Position Right for Your Practice?
- Rachel Wall- Return on Hygiene
- Evolving Trends Improve Dental Hygiene's Professional Standing