Fact vs Fiction in Licensure Portability
Licensure compacts effectively address oral health workforce shortages by enhancing professional mobility. Currently, two competing licensure compacts are available for dentistry and dental hygiene: the…
Category: Guest Editorial
A Perspective on Fluoridation
The widespread addition of fluoride ion to community water supplies is again a hot topic. A systematic review by the reputable Cochrane Collaboration recently reported…
A Closer Look at Competing Compacts
The United States is grappling with a shortage of dental hygiene practitioners, a challenge that has worsened in the wake of the pandemic. In the…
The Best Career Is the One You Create
Private practice is typically where most dental hygiene graduates find themselves immediately upon graduation. In my experience, most practices — both corporate and private —…
Expanding the Tip Jar to Clinicians
By Terri Tilliss, RDH, PhD In February, readers of Dimensions of Dental Hygiene received an email from Executive Editor Kristen Pratt Machado with a link to a…
Bridging the Gap
By Nancy Kuy, RDA, RDH, MSc One out of four individuals in the United States has a disability and nearly all Americans will experience some form…
The Root of the Problem
By Nancy Kiehl, RDH, BSDH, MSEd The Oregon Dental Association requested that lawmakers address the shortage of dental assistants and dental hygienists in the Beaver…
Expanding the Oral Healthcare Workforce
By Sonika Masih, BDS, MS, RDH Oral diseases are highly prevalent—even though they are largely preventable—and are indicative of the social and economic inequalities present…
Guest Editorial: Promoting Dental Therapy
By Kari Ann Kuntzelman, DT Founded in 2006, the American Dental Therapy Association (ADTA) is the national professional society for dental therapists. As a trusted national…