Volume 38, Issue 8

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Volume 38, Issue 8

Write it right: RDH is not a degree

Winnie Furnari, MS, RDH, FAADH, FAAFS, FADE

Feb. 12, 2023

There’s a lot of confusion about how to display dental hygiene credentials. This author isn’t even sure where the practice of placing RDH after our names began, but she’s trying...

Personal Wellness

Dental hygienists’ role in advocacy

Aug. 1, 2018

The profession must continue to advocate for the oral health of a population

Public Health

A link to pancreatic cancer

Aug. 1, 2018

Researchers pinpoint two bacteria for a connection

Water Safety

Erythritol powder: Its broad implications for oral health

Aug. 1, 2018

Karen Davis, BSDH, RDH, says, “For years I have had ‘erythritol envy’ of dental hygienists outside the United States who were able to use erythritol low-abrasive powder rather...

Patient Care

Better together

Aug. 1, 2018

Jamie Collins, RDH, has cried on her husband’s shoulder over the trials and tribulations of her patients, but he often didn’t understand why she was so invested in people who ...

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Patient Care

Invigorating your career pathway

Anne Nugent Guignon, MPH, RDH, CSP

Aug. 1, 2018

Perhaps because of the internet, it seems as if dissatisfaction in dental hygiene is at an all-time high. If you feel as if your career is languishing, Anne Guignon, RDH, has ...

Patient Care

Fluoridation remains the objective, whether bottled or tap

Aug. 1, 2018

There are advantages and disadvantages to both bottled and tap water. But the benefits of fluoridation seem to outweigh those of bottled water.

Patient Care

Working as a dental hygienist during pregnancy: Safety considerations and symptom management

Datevig Tegeleci, MA, RDH

Aug. 1, 2018

Ah, pregnancy, a time of new adventures, joy, nausea, sleeplessness, and all kinds of other symptoms. And if you’re like most hygienists, you still have to go to work. In this...