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The Oral health awareness project will keep dental patients safe and dental hygiene standards high

A dangerous shortcut: The push for nonaccredited paths to dental hygiene

Lisandra Maisonet, BS, RDH, PHDHP, EFDA

Proposed legislation threatens dental care, and nonaccredited hygiene programs will risk patient safety. Join the Oral Health Awareness Project to protect standards, licensure...

Here's how to avoid becoming stagnant in your clinical dental hygiene job

Hygiene Mentor: How to prevent job stagnation

Amber Auger, MPH, RDH

the decision to retire from dental hygiene was hard for this RDH

To retire or not to retire … that is the question

Kirsten Brancheau, BA, RDH

find your happy in your dental hygiene career and share it with others

RDH Magazine Podcast

Where can dental hygienists make a difference? with Billie Lunt

Billie Lunt, MSDH, BA, RDH

dental hygienists should embrace leadership and mentorship

Mentorship and advocacy in dental hygiene: Speak up for patients and one another

Kandra Sellers, BA, RDH

it will take time for new dental hygienist to feel less anxiety on the job

Ask a Pro: When will this new hygienist lose the anxiety?

Kimberly Augustus, BA, RDH

tips for handling ADHD as a working dental hygienist

Productivity with ADHD: 3 tips to help dental clinicians manage their ADHD

Nicole Garlington-Doughty, RDH

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The American Dental Hygienists’ Association’s bold push for professional autonomy

Erin Haley-Hitz, MS, BSDH, RDH, FADHA, MAADH

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Ask a pro: When will I stop feeling overwhelmed in the op?

Kimberly Augustus, BA, RDH

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What burnout taught me about the career I still love

Brittany Cox, MA, RDH

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It’s time to educate patients about everything dental hygienists do!

Rochelle S. Thompson, BSDH, RDH

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The 2025 Heart to Hands Award presented by Philips and RDH magazine

Kirsten Brancheau, BA, RDH

Melia Lewis shares how dental hygienists can pursue entrepreneurial endeavors to progress their careers.

RDH Magazine Podcast

How to pursue entrepreneurship in dental hygiene

Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH

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It’s National Dental Hygienist Week! 6 ways to help you celebrate

Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH

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RDH Magazine Podcast

What is a "hygienepreneur"?

Tiffany Wuebben, RDH

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Advocacy in action: ADHA protects and shapes the future of dental hygiene and public health

Erin Haley-Hitz, MS, BSDH, RDH, FADHA, MAADH

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Future planning with an advanced dental degree a smart move for hygienists

Ashley T. Smith, RDH, AAS

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How this dental hygienist discovered and shares her joy

Billie Lunt, MSDH, BA, RDH

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As association membership suffers, 3 hygienists organize a new path for advocacy

Catherine Cabanzon, BASDH, CRDH

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The ADHA is not under attack: Hygienists are asking for change

Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH