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. Tetra Images ...

While deciding on your new year’s resolutions you might add one more goal to your list. Mikaila Davidson, Dental Hygienist ...

Americans are not able to take care of their teeth like they should, and it has severe consequences. Dental hygienists can help address this problem, but only if state policymakers consider ...

Does expanding a hygienist's scope of practice translate to improved oral healthcare at the state level? Researchers from New York believe it does, according to the results of a survey published this ...

Systemic barriers to oral healthcare persist in the U.S., but expanding dental hygienist autonomy may improve access to care, according to a new white paper dated September 10 by the American Dental ...

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.

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 ...