Local Anesthesia From A to Z
By Rina A. Nowka, RDH, MA, Dianne L. Sefo, MEd, RDH Dental hygienists have successfully administered local anesthesia for more than 50 years without incident. Since…
A Q&A With Tracy Kiaski, RDH
By Jill Rethman, RDH, BA Q. Why did you decide to work in a medical clinic as opposed to a dental setting? A. My interest was…
Improve Oral Health With Probiotic Therapy
By Jena Savino, MSGH, RDH, Rosalie Forrester, MS, RDH As more people have become interested in improving their health, the demand for natural therapies, healthy dietary…
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…
Oral Health Benefits of Sugar Alcohols
By Kristin Hofer, MSDH, RDH Sugar alcohols—which are neither sugar nor alcohol—are polyols used for sweetening. These sweeteners are not considered artificial because they occur…
Best Practices for Surface Disinfection
By Khrystyna Vyprynyuk, RDH, BS, MHS With the focus of most infection control procedures centered around mitigating the spread of the novel coronavirus since early…
How to Avoid Post-op Sensitivity in Adhesive Dentistry
By Meghna Prakash, BDS, Nancy Sheth, BDS, MDS, Munazza Khan, BDS, Sapanpuneet Kaur, BDS, Sean S. Mong, DDS, EdD and Ram M. Vaderhobli, DDS, MS…
Everything You Need to Know About the Hepatitis C Virus
By Kandis V. Garland, RDH, MS The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 requires education and training related to…
Tips to Effectively Educate Caregivers Regarding Non-Nutritive Sucking
By Gabrielle Pluta, RDH and Allison Castro, MPH, RDH Non-nutritive sucking in children is a common habit used to calm and comfort that can, in…