Dental hygienists know a thing or two about keeping teeth healthy. After all, they spend most of their days looking into people’s mouths and seeing the damage that certain habits can do. Indeed, many ...

Q. I am a dental hygienist. Some of my patients report drinking apple cider vinegar with honey to ease joint pain. This is bad for the teeth. The sugar in honey speeds the formation of dental plaque ...

Choosing the right toothbrush might seem simple, but when it comes to keeping your smile healthy, the decision between electric and manual can actually make a big difference. Amy Cooper, RDH, a dental ...

Dr. Tina Wang scrapes the plaque off a patient's teeth in her Wellesley dental practice, then gets to work with the polishing tool. Usually, a dental hygienist does the cleanings here. But a full-time ...

The Indiana University (IU) School of Dentistry has launched an internal review of its dental hygiene clinic after a visiting professor raised concerns about hygienists at the clinic allegedly ...

Sarah Crow wants people to know that dental hygienists do more than just clean teeth. Having been awarded Dental Hygienist of the Year at the 2021 Yankee Dental Conference, and as the president-elect ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — As dentists' offices across the country struggle to recruit and maintain staff, schools are facing more pressure to prepare the next generation of dental hygienists.

The high degree of faculty-student engagement is what sets our online B.S. in Dental Hygiene completion program apart from those of other universities. We're always accessible to our students, getting ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Long waits aren't what you want when you're trying to see the dentist. The issue stems from workforce shortages and it's seen across the country and here in Hampton Roads. Now, some in ...