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Dave (our husband and father) went to school with a boy named Paraclease Nicolococus, a name he has yet to forget after 34 years.

For years, dental hygienists have been on the front line of a war against pediatric dental disease — the No. 1 chronic childhood illness in our country.

In Panama, La Pollera de Gala is the national dress. Seamstresses spend countless hours making this fluid dress with hundreds of yards of soft Irish linen.

In 1897, a young girl named Virginia wrote a letter to the New York Sun asking if there really is a Santa Claus

Once upon a time, there lived several unfulfilled RDHs in Colorado. With crammed schedules, old equipment, and poor job satisfaction, these hygienists wished for a small miracle.

The medical history is a tool that is used in dental and dental hygiene practices as an effective means of preventing a medical emergency.

As soon as I entered the office, my eyes were drawn downward. “Nice floors.” I gave the reception area a once-over. “Warm. Inviting.

Decades ago, workplace safety was rarely mentioned in either the academic world or the treatment room.

Patients visit their dentist on average four times per year, spending more time with their oral health professionals than their regular medical doctors.

Dental hygienists are prone to work-related injuries, so the implementation of sound ergonomic principles is imperative to remain healthy.

We live in a world of ever-changing electronic technology and almost everyone I know is on the cutting edge.

This article will focus on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Middle East, and Michele Darby, BSDH, MS, a Fulbright scholar in Jordan.

In recent years, many proposed new and alternative dental providers have surfaced, and all have a specific scope of practice and corresponding educational preparation.

In my office, all new patients are scheduled in hygiene first. I don’t know why they aren’t scheduled with the doctor first, but what the heck, I just work there.

>Six months ago, the Comfort Zone column went on a stroll down memory lane. Ergonomics — the topic that was the original foundation for this column — has been the focus of every column this year.

Your patient is Henry, who is a 15-year-old male and has been in your practice for several years. Henry presents with noticeable, coalescing ulcerations appearing clinically as multiple ...

On Mother’s Day I was excited about cooking for my Mom. In preparing for her arrival, I bathed my four dogs and brushed their biofilm-laden teeth.

My great-niece Sydney came for a visit and was playing with my Barbie Dentist set. She said to me, “This could not be a good dentist; she has no lab coat.”

As remineralization technology has emerged in preventive practice, dental hygienists have the methods to manage dental caries and prevent the No. 1 chronic disease in America.

Unprotected skin can take on a red glow and develop painful blisters if it’s overexposed to the sun.

Luan Nguyen was nominated for this month’s cover by her daughter, Lydia.

With apologies to Julie Kagan, the author of Mind Your Body and who often signs off correspondence with the line, “mind your body and keep moving,” I have a piece of advice for you.