What to Do When Your New Job Isn’t a Good Fit
Landing the perfect job directly after graduation is the dream of many dental hygiene students but what if the dental office is not a good…
A Day in the Life of a Dental Hygiene Student—Nicole Anderson
Getting through dental hygiene school is not easy. It requires dedication, organization, focus, and being able to find levity in stressful situations. Prioritizing self-care and…
Dental Hygiene Students Want to Know: How Do I Prepare for the NBDHE
Emily R. Holt, MHA, RDH, CDA, EFDA, a clinical associate professor of dental hygiene at the University of Southern Indiana, offers dental hygiene students a…
Maintaining Effective Infection Control Protocol
By Lauren Eusner, RDH, BSDH, MS and Kimberly Lintag, RDH, BSDH, MS Oral health professionals must have a solid understanding of the United States Centers for Disease…
Achieving Profound Local Anesthesia
By Camille Biorn, RDH, BS, Catherine Salisbury, RDH, MHE and Jacqueline J. Freudenthal, RDH, MHE Profound anesthesia is essential to providing quality care during nonsurgical periodontal therapy (NSPT)…
The Rise of Eco-Dentistry
By Susan Vogell, EdD, RDH and Marleen Azzam, RDH, MS There has been a sharp increase in environmental awareness or eco-consciousness in recent years.1 This has translated into…
Assessing the Risk of Drug Interactions
By Anna Matthews, RDH, MS, Sandra Stramoski, RDH, MSDH and Christopher W. Bowers, DMD, MS The polypharmaceutical nature of modern health care, with an estimated 29% of Americans…
The Varicella Zoster Virus
By Diane P. Kandray, RDH, EdD and Joan O’Connell-Spalla, MSEd, MT(ASCP) Shingles is a viral infection caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV). Approximately 1…
Host Modulation and the Inflammatory Response
By Carleigh Fraley, BA, RDH, Jennifer Knox-Rodriguez, BS, RDH and Diana Macri, RDH, BSDH, MSEd Periodontal diseases are related to an immunoinflammatory response to various types of oral…