Evidence Indicates Vaping Wreaks Havoc on the Oral Cavity
Not only does vaping pose serious health risks, it can also cause big trouble in the oral cavity.
Dental Benefit Expansion Predicted to Elevate Oral Health Care Demand
Thirty-four states and counting are including nonemergency dental care under the Medicaid umbrella.
When One Door Closes, Another Opens
As a child, Alicia Murria, RDH, aka Sugar Bear, really liked sweets.
Research Confirms Link Between Childhood Caries Risk and Food Insecurity
In the face of uncertain sources of quality nutrition, children’s oral health suffers.
What I Wish I Knew in Dental Hygiene School—Our Learning Never Ends!
Dimensions Brand Ambassador Lisa Hardill, RDH, BHADM, shares how dental hygiene students can move forward in the profession by committing to becoming lifelong learners. As…
Ask the Ambassadors | Episode 7
In the latest Ask the Ambassador video, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Brand Ambassadors Simòn Bud, RDH, Lisa Hardill, RDH, BHADM and Olga R. Zo…
Dear Graduates, You Are Our Future Leaders
This certainly wasn’t what you were expecting when you started your journey in Dental Hygiene. But you will enter our profession at a time when…
Genetic Disorders and Oral Health
By Rebecca Maginot, MS, Vanchit John, BDS, MDS, DDS, MSD, Christopher Dvorak, MS, LCGC, Daniel Shin, DDS, MSD Until recently, the relationship between genetic disorders…
Caring for Patients with Schizophrenia
By Selvi M. Das Purkayastha, BDS, RDH, JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD Schizophrenia was first recognized in 1896 by the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin, who identified…