Consider Your Must Haves When Looking for a Clinical Position
Elizabeth C. Kornegay, MS, CDA, RDH, and Roxanne M. Dsouza, MS, RDH—educators at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of…
Should I Stay or Leave A Dental Practice?
Chimere C. Collins, RDH, MS, BS, who practices in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is an adjunct clinical dental hygiene faculty member at the University of…
Not All Paths to Dental Hygiene Are Linear
You may be familiar with the famous Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” In the case of many dental hygienists,…
Supporting Oral Health Among Breastfed Infants
By Lindsey Bieligk, RDH, MS, Denise M. Claiborne, PhD, RDH, Diana Cartagena, PhD, RN, CPNP Breastfeeding within the first year of life is encouraged because it decreases…
Guide to Treating Adolescent Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
By Olivia Morzenti, RDH, BS, CDHC, JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AFAAOM Adolescence is shaped by biological, cognitive, and social processes. Healthy adolescent development is characterized…
Oral Health Effects of Contraceptive Use
By Karla Lugo, RDH, BSDH, Isabella Trinh, RDH, BSDH, Giavonni Gonzales, RDH, BSDH, Faizan Kabani, PhD, MBA, MHA, RDH, FAADH, Lisa Mallonee, MPH, RDH, RD, LD, Maureen Brown, RDH, MS-HIED…
A Dental Hygiene Approach Toward COVID-19
By Sandra Castellanos, AAS, RDH, BS, MA, CHES Professional dental hygiene practice is no longer defined only by the provision of oral healthcare. The dental…
Encouraging Sealant Use
By y Iwonka Eagle, RDH, MS Childhood and adolescent caries continues to be one of the most common chronic diseases, impacting youth around the world.1 In light…
Improve Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy With Appropriate Instrument Choice
By Joan Beleno Sanchez, RDH, BSDH, BAS, Michaela Nguyen, RDH, BSDH, MS Successful nonsurgical periodontal therapy depends on eliminating biofilm and calculus to prevent the progression…