Volume 45, Issue 4 (June 2025)

Supporting and collaborating with your fellow dental hygienists will boost the profession and patient care. Mentorship is a terrific way to begin.

Taking the dental hygiene boards is expensive, but these dental hygiene students successfully raised funds to cover their costs. They share their tips.

Telling a patient their periodontal disease isn’t only affecting their teeth, bone, and gums but also affecting their heart, lungs, and diabetes may be more impactful and taken...

Sharp instruments are key to effective, comfortable care—so don't neglect them! Learn when, why, and how to keep your tools cutting-edge.

Amber Auger, MPH, RDH, presents a case study on scaling and root planing with glycine-based air polishing.

P. aeruginosa is a particularly opportunistic pathogen that is implicated in peri-implant infections, bone loss, and subsequent dental implant failure. Here’s what you need to...

Hygienists play a critical role in preventing infection by maintaining clean, safe dental unit waterlines. The SAFEWater Solution from Sterisil offers an easy, effective way to...

Discover how intentional disconnection from our hyperconnected world can help dental professionals reduce burnout, restore balance, and reclaim their well-being—both in and out...

Struggling with suction in the operatory? Here are some safe and effective innovations in high- and low-volume evacuation tools you may want to introduce into your practice.