Volume 35, Issue 6

Tonsilloliths are caseous masses (coagulation necrosis) or calcifications that collect in the crypts of the palatine tonsils.

A mentor of mine gave me very useful advice when I was just beginning my academic career.

Comprehensive debridement of treatment areas at each appointment to thoroughly remove biofilm and calculus is the current standard of care.

Are you sick and tired of asking your patients if they use dental floss? Are you tired of nagging them about it? I stopped nagging a long time ago.

If you're a writer who wants to catch the public's attention, you have to have a catchy hook. New Jersey dentist and author Ryan Maher has come up with a winner.

Starting a new job can be both scary and exciting. This is especially true for recent graduates who have not worked in a dental office before.

Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (WesternU CDM) contributed to a survey focused on dental care conducted with dental patients in early 2014.

Inventory management is not included in the curriculum of most dental hygiene programs.

The same saying applies to their occupation. After a few years of being an RDH and being upset over the poor oral care of our elders, I decided to become a certified nursing assistant...

The connection between diet and dental caries is common knowledge, while the relationship between diet and periodontal disease has not been well established.

Pardon the interruption, but we would like to reflect on perhaps the most important part of RDH magazine's past.