By Anjum Shah, CRDH, EdD, Denise Kissell, BSDH, EFDA, MPH DARYADANIK / ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS Highly prevalent, dental caries...

By Arthur C. DiMarco, DMD, Lorie Speer, RDH, MSDH, Kathy Bassett, RDH, MEd Successful Halsted inferior alveolar nerve blocks (HIANBs) require aligning...

By Jennifer Anne-Garcia Bohn, BS, RDH, Chris Haddlesey, BA, Martha J. McComas, RDH, MS Holistic dentistry is an alternative method to traditional...

By Denise Kissell, BSDH, EFDA, MPH, Denise M. Messina, MDH, BS, RDH COVID-19 infection, caused by SARS-CoV-2, was initially identified as...

By Rina A. Nowka, RDH, MA, Kaitlin Stier, RDH, MPH, Victoria M. Benvenuto, RDH, EdM NATALIE_BOARD IMAGES / E+/ GETTY IMAGES PLUS...

By Nancy Kiehl, RDH, BSDH, MSEd The Oregon Dental Association requested that lawmakers address the shortage of dental assistants and...

By Stephanie Lica, RDH, BSDH, Mona Riaz, RDA, RDH, MS RCYOUNG / ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS While fairly rare, medical...

Throughout our lives, bone tissue is constantly being refreshed as our bodies break down and remove old bone followed by...

MiQuel McRae, RDH, CDHC, was a dental hygienist with 16 years of experience when she attended a continuing education program...

According to a recent trend on TiKTok, anyone can take a scaling instrument to their teeth to remove plaque. No...