Empowering dental hygienists with trusted clinical education, career guidance, and professional community since 1981.

RDH magazine is a leading professional resource dedicated to registered dental hygienists and the dental hygiene profession. Since 1981, RDH has provided practical, evidence-informed content to help dental hygienists strengthen their clinical skills, advance their careers, improve patient care, and navigate changes in oral health care.

Our content is created for dental hygienists at every stage of their careers, from students and newly licensed clinicians to educators, practice leaders, and experienced professionals. Through articles, podcasts, newsletters, continuing education, events, and peer perspectives, RDH connects the dental hygiene community with the information and ideas shaping the profession.

Who we serve

RDH serves:

  • Registered dental hygienists

  • Dental hygiene educators and faculty

  • Students in dental hygiene programs

  • Clinical and practice leaders

  • Advocates for preventive oral health and oral-systemic health

  • Professionals helping shape the future of dental hygiene

What we cover

RDH provides practical, professionally focused content across the clinical and career issues that matter most to dental hygienists, including:

  • Clinical dental hygiene: periodontal therapy, preventive care, instrumentation, radiography, infection control, oral pathology, patient education, oral-systemic health, myofunctional therapy, and emerging technologies

  • Career and professional development: compensation, workplace issues, leadership, career transitions, education, and professional growth

  • Dental hygiene news and trends: research, advocacy, licensure, workforce issues, public health, and developments affecting the profession

  • Continuing education and professional learning: CE opportunities, webinars, clinical resources, and event coverage

  • Peer perspectives: first-person experiences, commentary, and practical insight from working dental hygienists, educators, and other oral health professionals

RDH is part of a family of trusted professional dental media and education brands that includes:

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Listen to A Tale of Two Hygienists

Real conversations about clinical care, careers, and the dental hygiene profession. A Tale of Two Hygienists, hosted by Jessica Atkinson, MEd, BSDH, RDH, FADHA, and David Torres, CRDH, brings dental hygienists together with clinicians, educators, researchers, and other experts for thoughtful, practical conversations about the issues affecting everyday practice.

Episodes explore topics including periodontal care, oral pathology, instrumentation, airway health, emerging technology, advocacy, leadership, career development, and the evolving role of the dental hygienist.

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Stay connected to the latest in dental hygiene. RDH eVillage is our weekly email newsletter featuring clinical insights, professional news, career guidance, continuing education opportunities, and stories from across the dental hygiene community.

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Join us at RDH Under One Roof

Education and community created specifically for dental hygienists. RDH Under One Roof brings dental hygienists together for clinical education, hands-on learning, professional development, product discovery, and connection with colleagues from across the profession.

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Why trust RDH magazine

For more than four decades, RDH magazine has focused exclusively on the information needs of dental hygienists. Our contributors include practicing dental hygienists, educators, researchers, dentists, and other qualified subject matter experts with firsthand knowledge of the topics they cover.

RDH prioritizes clinically relevant, evidence-informed information and practical perspectives that dental hygienists can use in patient care and professional decision-making.

RDH magazine is published by Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B.

Our Editorial Advisory Board

RDH Magazine is guided by an Editorial Advisory Board of experienced dental hygienists, educators, and industry leaders who provide perspective on the clinical, professional, and educational issues affecting dental hygiene.

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Our editorial standards

RDH is committed to accuracy, transparency, editorial independence, and responsible professional publishing. Our contributors include licensed dental professionals and subject matter experts, and our editorial team reviews content for relevance, clarity, accuracy, and usefulness to the dental hygiene audience.

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About the Chief Editor

Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH, brings more than four decades of experience in dental hygiene to her role as Chief Editor of RDH magazine. As a longtime member of the dental hygiene community, Jackie focuses on helping clinicians grow professionally while advancing conversations about the continued evolution of the profession.

Her work with RDH centers on clinical excellence, career development, professional connection, and expanding the impact dental hygienists can have on patient and public health.

Page last updated September 23, 2026
Written by Amelia Williamson DeStefano, Market Content Director, RDH Magazine