Getting a Handle on Dental Coding: Ignorance is NOT Bliss
Cathy Stewart, RDH, BS, manager for professional education at Philips Oral Healthcare, explains why it’s essential dental hygienists become familiar with dental insurance codes. There…
Florida Dental Hygienist Helps Vets Access Oral Healthcare
Eurika Peebles, CRDH, BAS, a veteran herself, supports vets’ dental health through her non-profit organization Operation Combat Smiles.
Third-Molar Extraction May Improve Taste Ability
We’ve long thought that removing wisdom teeth was important to maintaining oral health. But there may be additional benefits to the procedure.
Modified Smartphone Camera Can Detect Dental Plaque Biofilm
Selfies take on new meaning in oral healthcare with the advent of this technology.
Is There Ever a Time You Can Skip the Health History?
Tiffanie White, MEd, BS, a clinical assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School…
Reasons Why I Left or Stayed in a Dental Practice
Dorrie Miller, RDH, BSDH, explains how ethics led her to an ideal dental practice. I knew at a very young age that I wanted to…
Addressing Xerostomia in Patients Undergoing Treatment For Head and Neck Cancer
By Sarah B. Hoerler, RDH, MS, Olivia M. Muller, DDS, FACP Cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx are on the rise, with more than 50,000 cases…
Oral Health Considerations for Geographic Tongue
By Cassandra Penning, RDH, BS, JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AFAAOM, Leciel Bono, RDH-ER, MS Geographic tongue (GT) is a benign oral mucosal lesion that usually affects the…
Reduce Dental Aerosols
By Margo Y. Melchor, RDH, MEd, EdD, Maryam Tabrizi, DMD, MPH, Sophia G. Saeed, DMD In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted dental care worldwide. Globally, dental…