Career & Profession

Alternative Practice

Teledentistry

registered dental hygienists in alternative practice expand access to care

Alternative Practice

RDHAPs expand access and enhance quality of dental care

Sadie Garnica, RDHAP

The practice model of RDHAPs addresses two pressing concerns in dentistry: improving access to care, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered services.

dental hygienists would like to practice independently of dentists

Alternative Practice

The case for dental hygienists' autonomy: The economics of dentistry

Derik J. Sven, MBA, MPH, RDH, CDT, FADHA

dental hygienists want to break the chains and become autonomous for many reasons

Alternative Practice

A century of subordination: The historical barriers to dental hygienists' autonomy

Derik J. Sven, MBA, MPH, RDH, CDT, FADHA

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Alternative Practice

The case for dental hygienists’ autonomy, part I: Defining the paradigm

Derik J. Sven, MBA, MPH, RDH, CDT, FADHA

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Alternative Practice

Cranberries: A “berry” good choice for oral health?

Stacy Hong, BSDH(c)

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RDH Magazine Podcast

How a dental hygienist can become a board certified orofacial myologist

Joy Lantz, RDH, PHDH, COM, IBCLC

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Alternative Practice

Breaking chains: The case for dental hygienists' autonomy

Derik J. Sven, MBA, MPH, RDH, CDT, FADHA

National Network of Healthcare Hygienists

Alternative Practice

Scholarships available for public health hygienists

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Sponsored Content

Alternative Practice

The registered dental hygienist in alternative practice (RDHAP’s) value in community outreach

Jaymie Britt, BSDH, RDH, RDHAP

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Alternative Practice

Illinois correctional facilities: More dental hygienists needed, and other barriers to care

Rachel Gatewood

How to practice green dentistry and help the environment and oral health

Alternative Practice

The rise of green dentistry

Brittany Cox, MA, RDH

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RDH Magazine Podcast

Pain in the operatory led this hygienist to sales

Crystal Kingsbury, RDH

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RDH Magazine Podcast

The variety of working for a mobile dental unit

Annie Walters, MS, RDH

Alternative Practice

Short documentary shares story about mobile dental clinic in Maine

Alternative Practice

AI in dentistry: Are dental hygienists ready?

JoAnn Gurenlian, PhD, MS, RDH, AAFAAOM, FADHA

Career & Profession

This got you talking: What's your take on RDHs administering Botox?

Sara Joyce, Managing Editor

Alternative Practice

Colorado dentists find success developing independent dental hygiene practices

Adam Altdorfer, DDS

Alternative Practice

Botox for bruxism: Dental hygienists poised to offer this treatment

Katie Barrer, RDH

RDHs who worked in Switzerland more than 30 years ago gathered for a recent reunion in Switzerland. They're holding photos of their friends who weren't able to make the trip.

Alternative Practice

Hygienists grateful for time spent practicing in Switzerland

Nancy Constant Schalk, RDH

Entrepreneurs Tina Mavriyannakis, RRDH, left, and Kelly Tanner, RDH.

Alternative Practice

The entrepreneurial hygienist: Changing how care is delivered

Melissa Turner, CHO, BASDH, RDHEP, EFDA