4 things every dental hygienist needs to know about skin cancer
[ad_1] Every year more people are diagnosed with skin cancer in the United States than all other cancers combined. (1)This results in one in five...
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Prioritizing people over profit: Overcoming ethical challenges in dental hygiene practice
[ad_1] You graduated from hygiene school with the excitement and expectation that you will soon be making a difference by serving your community. Everything you...
Tips for a successful dental hygiene cover letter
[ad_1] Congratulations to those of you who have graduated this semester! All of that hard work has paid off, and you are on the edge...
Researchers encouraged to access free craniofacial growth data at AAOF website
[ad_1] A collection of growth records of 752 children who did not have orthodontic treatment has been digitized and is available to researchers, clinicians, craniofacial...
Study points to more pocket depth reduction for nonsmokers for periodontal healing
[ad_1] The results of a study to be presented at EuroPerio9 in Amsterdam found that smoking impacts periodontal healing after nonsurgical treatment. Dr. Aorra Naji, a...
Biolase adds health-care industry veterans to its board of directors
[ad_1] Biolase, Inc. announced June 19 that it has appointed Todd Norbe and Jess Roper to its board of directors, effective immediately. Roper will become...
D.C.-based humanitarian program wins 3rd annual Schein Cares gold medal
[ad_1] Henry Schein, Inc. announced that Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc., a Washington, DC-based humanitarian organization, was awarded the gold medal in the oral...
Study pinpoints genetic connections to perio and coronary artery disease in addition to lifestyle factors
[ad_1] Results of a meta-analysis to be presented at EuroPerio9 reported that periodontal disease and coronary artery disease (CAD) share a common genetic basis, involving the...
Why don’t dental hygienists value professional involvement?
[ad_1] “Instead [dissatisfied hygienists] remain silent in their ops, complaining about their situations, but many do nothing to initiate the change that they want to...
A dental hygienist loses the use of an eye, but finds her purpose
[ad_1] Lifelong learning through a hygienist’s eyes. That was the title of the first articleabasvutezxc I wrote for RDH in 2013. I wanted to use...