Patient Care | Registered Dental Hygienists

Tips for Working Around a Lingual Permanent Retainer

4 tips for working around a permanent retainer

Melia Lewis, MEd, RDH

These tips will help you successfully tackle something that most dental hygienists dread: cleaning permanent retainers.

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Antidepressant medications and oral health

Tracee S. Dahm, MS, BSDH

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Patient Education

The latest oral health threat: Nicotine pouches

Alyssa Day, BSDH, RDH

The influence of salivary proteins

The influence of salivary proteins

Anne O. Rice, BS, RDH, CDP, FAAOSH

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Do you understand responsible antibiotic use? Take the quiz to find out

Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, CDIPC

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The role of AI in enhancing periodontal disease classification and diagnosis

Marianne Dryer, MEd, RDH

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Patient Education

The value of vitamin C for dental patients

Breezy Briana Bonney, MS, BSDH, RDH

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In-office Preventive

Navigating medication risks in elderly patients: Essential tips for dental hygienists

Barbara Madej, RPh

Can periodontal disease be classified as a comorbidity?

Periodontal disease: A comorbidity? Part 1

Lara James, NTM, RDH

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How Alzheimer's medications impact oral health

Barbara Madej, RPh

How dental hygienists can confidently treat special needs patients

How dental hygienists can confidently treat special needs patients: Insights from an expert (part 2)

Brooke Crouch, RDH

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Ask a Pro: Your patient asks, "Why can dental assistants scale?"

Kimberly Augustus, BA, RDH

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How dental hygienists can confidently treat special needs patients: Insights from an expert (part 1)

Brooke Crouch, RDH

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Protecting patients with allergies to dental products

Amber Metro-Sanchez, BA, RDH

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Thrush be gone: How dental hygienists can win the battle against this fungal foe

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Do you really know what oral-systemic means?

Anne O. Rice, BS, RDH, CDP, FAAOSH

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Get a grip: How to help dental patients with proprioception dysfunction

Lisa Curbow, BAAS, RDH, CDP

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Clinical Tips: The benefits of disclosing solution

Bethany Montoya, MBA, RDH

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Anxiety and depression among US teens

Tracee S. Dahm, MS, BSDH

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Career & Profession

Challenging bullying in dentistry

Jasmin Haley, MS, RDH