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The article reports that Nevada's Future Smiles Program has received Wrigley grants, Clark High School Education and Prevention of Oral Disease (Clark HS EPOD) program received the grant. It mentions Future Smiles has decided to transition the Clark HS EPOD to an administrative facility and will only provide dental and dental hygiene services at the Nevada Womens Philanthropy (NWP) Dental Wellness Center.

In this article the author talks about the pediatric department at New York University College of Dentistry has employed dental hygienists as part of its outreach team. Topics discussed the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research launched a new initiative to reduce oral health disparities in children with a "Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Research Consortium, and Connect public health and advocacy training from the classroom to real-life community settings.

The article offers information on employment opportunities in Dental support organizations (DSOs) to dental hygienists. Topics discussed include employment of dental hygienists who are out in the field coaching and mentoring others to support organizational initiatives; coaching in DSOs to lead to better patient care and therefore more production; and skepticism about the nature of the work and employer expectations about and attitude toward production.

The article provides an overview of workplace sexual harassment and focuses on how dental practices should promote a harassment-free environment. It mentions sexual harassment is a form of sexual discrimination that includes behavior such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature; and also mentions comprehensive anti-harassment policy is a good step toward establishing a harassment-free dental office.

The article presents the views of the members including Stacey Bisenius President, of Wisconsin Dental Hygienists' Association (WI-DHA) mentions the role of WI-DHA to grow as a professional; Sheila S. Campbell, who discussed the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA's) role in her life to help connecting with great colleagues. It discussed the importance of ADHA in Marcia H. Lorentzen's life for getting membership in the dental hygiene profession.

The article discusses the innovations in the scope of restorative dental hygiene practice in the U.S. It explores the potential of the Early Childhood Oral Health Training Program (EChOTrain) to increase the scope of restorative hygiene practice and improve access to care for very young children. Details about the enhanced training offered by the EChOTrain such as didactic training, experiential learning, and community-based clinical experience are also noted.

The article focuses on the availability of screening diagnostic aids and adjunctive techniques for oral cancer in dentistry. It talks about the importance of early detection and diagnosis for oral cancers in patients with poor oral hygiene. It tells about the factors like tobacco consumption, HIV infection and nutrition affecting oral health and hygiene.

The article focuses on the importance of hygiene in dentistry inorder to improve the quality of the service provided by the dentists to the patients. It talks about the concept for hygiene being different for different practitioners in different clinics. It tells about the importance of the quality of the healthcare provided to the patients by the physicians.

The author shares her experience of earning a degree in communication after having to retire from her dental practice due to problems in her hands.

The article explores the incidence rate of paresthesia that occurred after administering mandibular nerve blocks and the factors that potentially contributed to the event. It notes that there is a link between four percent local anesthetics, such as articaine and prilocaine and an increased risk for paresthesia. It is believed that four percent anesthetics pose more risk for nerve damage due to drug amounts and neurotoxicity.

The article offers information on recipients of the 2018 Wrigley Company Foundation Community Service Grants, and how these grants affected people's life. Topics include volunteer screening and sealant program in Granite school district in Salt Lake City, Utah for underprivileged children; oral care to residents of Scappoose Senior Center in Oregon; and Smiles for a Lifetime program at University of Michigan.

The article offers information on the Colorado Medical-Dental Integration (COMDI) Project funded by Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation (DDCOF) which integrates dental hygienists into medical teams to provide oral health services. It mentions views of Karina Villagrana, from Inner City Health Center (ICHC), on Federally Qualified Health Center. It presents statements given by Carol Rykiel, from Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, on dental hygienists.

The article discusses that the Colorado General Assembly sets specific dates that a particular agency, board, or function of government will terminate unless the legislature passes new legislation to continue. It mentions that the Colorado Office of Policy, Research, and Regulatory Reform is charged by statute to conduct a sunset review of the entity or function and produce a report of its findings and recommendations prior to the sunset.

The article reports that Ruzhinskaya's office, Advanced Dental Arts in Greenwich Village in New York City,New York closed for dental hygiene services on March 16, 2020. It mentions Patients are able to receive the care they need without going back-and-forth between different offices and without having to carry the information from one place to another and having it get lost in translation.

The article discusses the access spoke to dental hygienist liaisons (DHLs) in different states to find out what they have been able to do during the COVID-19 pandemic and what they see as the outlook for their efforts in their states. It mentions the plan to visit three locations with the University of Utah's physician assistant students for interprofessional training and provide well child visits.

The article reviews career adaptability theories and constructs for the dental hygienists, along with support resources that individuals can activate or reactivate. It also introduces the trans-theoretical model as a framework for individuals who are planning career changes. The American Dental Hygienists's Association (ADHA) has proactively expanded dental hygiene education beyond the clinical role.

The article offers information on works done by dental hygienists to establish links between oral health and general health and reduction of the latent form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). Topics discussed include information on increase in the risk of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB); early testing of people with risk factors for latent TB provided by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); and information on tests required for screening of TB.

The article presents an interview with dental hygienists and executives of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), Matt Crespin and JoAnn Gurenlian who had worked in clinical guidelines development workgroups for developing guidelines on using silver diamine fluoride and oral cancer screening respectively. Topics they discuss include their collaboration, their work process and contributions. They also discuss the way in which these guidelines can be used by dental hygienists.

The article reports on the Vermont Technical College/University of Vermont Medical Center Dental Hygiene Collaborative formed by Heather Blair and her colleagues that lets dental hygiene students to experience dental hygiene outside the private practice setting. It promotes oral health awareness with both the dental patients and their families.

The article presents excerpts from inaugural address of Tammy Filipiak who was installed as president of the American Dental Hygienists Association in Jacksonville, Florida on June 19, 2017, in which she discusses her career and dental hygiene.

The article discusses the significance of data in the practice of dental medicine. Data is said to be important to dentistry when information is translated into insights. Several uses of data for clinical practice include using data to identify frequency of procedures and claims, creating a map for specific types of procedures, and evaluation of competence.

The article offers information on the works of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect consumers. Topics discussed benefits of competition, higher quality products and services, and increased innovation; mentions the FTC's law enforcement and policy initiatives that arise from greater reliance on dental hygienists; and information on the FTC's supported state licensing of dental therapists in a 2017.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of dental hygienists with American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA).

The article discusses the crucial role of dental hygienist in assessing the illnesses and mental health of patients. The topics discussed include the rising rates of suicide according to the organization the National Institute of Mental Health and the importance of medical history in enhancing mindfulness practice.

The article presents an overview of the opioid addiction situation in the U.S. The topics discussed include the extent of opioid addiction in the country, the estimated number of Americans who are addicted to opioids, the rising number of deaths caused by opioid overdose, and the symptoms and signs recognized by dental hygienists on opioid addicts.

The article discusses the use of lasers in dentistry. It provides an overview of the classification of lasers including argon, diode, and erbium and the engineering controls for lasers. The potential risks in using lasers to oral care professionals and patients including eye damage, exposure to laser plume and skin damage are mentioned. Recommendations to address the risks in dental practices are also offered.

The article examines the evidence-based guideline which addresses nonrestorative lesion level interventions for dental caries. Details on how the severity of a lesion is classified using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) are offered. Recommendations provided by the American Dental Association (ADA) which addresses three major clinical questions to assist practitioners in treatment decisions are presented.

The article describes how dentists Staci Stout, who is also dental hygiene clinical and didactic instructor at Salt Lake Community College in West Jordan, Utah, developed her interest in oral health in high school, when she started working as a dental assistant. Stout reportedly spent about five years in clinical dental hygiene practice after her graduation from Weber State. She reportedly helped start a school-based public health dental hygiene clinic in November 2015 in Utah.

The article presents an interview with Heather Taylor, President at the Dental Hygienists' Association (IDHA). Topics discussed include her views regarding regulations adopted by Wyoming Dental Board which allows public to directly access dental hygiene services from a public health dental hygienist; her plans for maintaining collaborative relationship with the dental association; and public's response to the direct access.

The article explains the work of dental hygienists in educating nurses and physicians about oral-systemic health in the hospital setting. Topics covered include dental hygienists teaching medical knowledge with credibility and treating medically fragile patients who cannot present themselves for treatment in a private dental clinic. Also mentioned are dental hygiene education, interprofessional education (IPE) courses and the issue of reimbursement among hospital-based dental hygienists.

The article presents an interview with various dental hygienist in dentistry. Among the individuals that were interviewed include Lillian Caperila of dental product manufacturer Premier Dental Products, Connie Kugel, and Terri Chandler. Topics include advice offered for graduates interested in research, education, public health and corporate positions.

The article focuses on the use of self-assessment by dental hygienists to guide continuing education. Topics discussed include a white paper issued by the American Dental Education Association Commission on Change and Innovation (ADEA-CCI) on the role of educators in enhancing self-assessment skills, a study revealing lack of ownership in dental students regarding their education and students assessing their peers better than themselves.

The article looks at recommended exercises for dental hygienists in improving their health and productivity. Topics discussed include carpal tunnel syndrome being a common injury experienced by dental hygienists, as a poll of U.S. Army dental hygienists showed 75.1 percent of them had repeated hand issues, and recommended exercises like spiders doing pushups on a mirror, Stretch Armstrong, and the shoulder pendulum stretch.

The article offers information for dental hygienists about considering air polishing as both an aesthetic and therapeutic procedure with the application of subgingival powders such as glycine. Other information such as potential periodontal benefits as well as patient preference and tissue restorations is presented.

The article offers information for dental hygienists about instrument sharpening. It mentions many reasons to work with sharp instruments, such as reduced trauma on the tooth surface, reduced hand fatigue, and reduced in the number of working strokes needed as well as to reduce the chance of the tooth slipping off with the instrument.

The article offers information about the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA). It highlights its goal to advocate on behalf of the dental hygiene profession to advance dental hygiene education programs and prepare professionals for their scope of practice as well as the decisions of the Commission on Dental Accreditation on educational program accreditation.

The article presents posts on social media website Facebook regarding the things to remember from the days of dental hygiene school is offered focusing on topics including ergonomics, level of stress, and taking care of oneself.

The article offers the views of the authors regarding how they appreciate relationships among their fellow professionals and who inspire them to have reached leadership positions. It refers to American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA)'s president Tammy Filipiak who talks about business and leadership that was taught by her mentors. It also refers to Michele Braerman who talks about her mentor who advised her to be genuine and being comfortable in all situations.

The article discusses importance of interprofessional education (IPE) to the delivery of safe, quality health care. Topics discussed include advocacy of American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) for evidence-based oral health management strategies for prevention of oral and systemic diseases; the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Standard and incorporation of IPE into the curriculum at Georgia Highlands College (GHC).

The article states that interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is an increasingly important component of evidence-based, patient-centered health care. It mentions that World Health Organization (WHO) has increased awareness of need for collaborative approach to health care and directed the attention of health care educators toward development of interprofessional education (IPE). It states that health care systems increasingly seek employees prepared to work in teams to deliver patient care.

The article offers information on the MD Brush, an electronic toothbrush created by registered dental hygienist Michael Davidson. Topics discussed include the conceptualization of the toothbrush design with business associate and dental surgeon Mike Smith, patent application for the product, and the start of production in Vietnam in June 2014. Also mentioned are the marketing plans of Davidson and Smith.

The article explores the opportunities to increase effective preventive treatment by dental hygienists or other health professionals in the U.S. Topics covered include statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on untreated dental carries among Americans and details of the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention that are being used by the Early Childhood Caries Collaborative program of DentaQuest Institute and Boston Children's Hospital (BCH).

The article discusses the elements necessary for scientific writers to publish in a peer-reviewed journal. Topics covered include the characteristics of scientific writing which differentiates it from other styles, the components of a research paper that scientific writers must adhere to and the formal stages of the writing process. The benefits of outlining are also explained.

The article discusses the five steps in applying evidence-based decision making (EBD) in dental hygiene and offers insights as to how to obtain the skills necessary to successfully implement each step. Topics covered include the definition of evidence-based dentistry according to the American Dental Association (ADA), the advantages of framing a clinical question which is the first step and the different approaches to search online for evidence.

The article discusses the importance of risk assessment to dental hygienists who evaluate the patient's oral and general health risk profile. It states that it helps hygienists identify current and future risks to oral and general health. It mentions that it identifies the factors that contribute to oral disease and conditions, and provides basis for strategies that prevent disease.

The article focuses on the practice-based research network, a word used to describe studies that occur during routine medical or dental practice. It states that it has been around for over 100 years and started in Europe. It mentions that the practice-based research related to research in dental hygiene focus on several parts of care such as products, services, and patient-reported outcomes.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being a dental hygienist dealing on topics including dental hygiene, career development and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA).

The article offers information on the 94th Annual Conference of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) to be held in Jacksonville, Florida in June 2017.