Dental hygienists feel ready to practice independently in underserved communities, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Hygiene. Enabling hygienists to practice preventive care without ...

Oral preventive assistants (OPAs) will not solve the dental hygiene workforce shortage. It is only one angle of many that dentists and dental associations are working on to address a complex issue ...

I asked the Dental Board to grant a temporary hygiene license to my office manager, a retired out-of-state hygienist with 32 years experience, to work under my supervision. California law wouldn ...

The Bachelor of Dental Hygiene has 3 units, one unit each year, with 4 themes in each unit. Year 1 introduces the fundamentals of biomedical sciences relevant to the Dental Hygienist. Once competent ...

Instead of focusing on dental cleaning, a holistic dentist offers education to encourage personal oral hygiene. Unlike general dentists, holistic dentists do not favor the use of fluoride treatments.

A trip to the dentist can be overwhelming for just about anyone — but especially for patients with … Continued The post ...