Noting the Oral Signs of Tuberculosis
By Diana Macri, RDH, BSDH, MSEd, Sandra Castellanos, AAS, RDH, MA, CHES, Elvir Dincer, DDS The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes, not the least of which…
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Reasons to Consider Becoming a Corporate Representative
Danette Ocegueda, RDH, MS, Western Region manager of Professional Education for Philips Oral Healthcare, gives an inside look at the industry side of the profession…
Finding Joy in Your Job
Beth Monnin, RDH, MSEd, clinic coordinator and assistant professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, and a…
More Than Teeth Cleaners: How To Educate Patients on the Role of a Dental Hygienist
Marcia Cabrera, BS, RDH, an adjunct clinical faculty member in the Department of Dental Hygiene at New York University College of Dentistry, explains how she…
Caring for Patients With Down Syndrome
By Pankaja Priya Kanagaraj, BDS, RDH, JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AFAAOM Down syndrome (DS), or trisomy 21, is a condition in which a person…
Oral Health Effects of Breast Cancer Therapy
By Rebecca Schmidt, RDH, BSDH, Ewa Posorski, RDH, BS, MS and Iwonka Eagle, RDH, MS Breast cancer is caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells,…
The Role of Sealants in Caries Prevention
By Jean Hall, RDH, DHEd, CHES, Susan Vogell, EdD, RDH Despite advances in preventive oral care, dental caries remains the most common chronic disease among…
Using the Health Belief Model to Increase Flossing Compliance
Jieun Song, RDH, BA, and Ivianie Exinor, RDH, MPH, provide a brief overview of the Health Belief Model and explain how they’ve applied the method…
Lessons I Learned as a Young Dental Hygiene Educator
Dorin Raffi, RDH, MEd, a California board-certified dental hygienist who works full time as a clinical dental hygienist in Berlin, Germany, reflects on the challenges…