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 ...

Lucie Hobbs-Johnson poses in Aruba with a giant tooth. “I’m a late bloomer,” says Lucie Hobbs-Johnson with a broad smile. At the age of 49, she’s just finished her first year of dental hygiene school ...

Throughout my 25+ years as a member of the American Dental Hygienists' Association and a volunteer at regional, state, and national levels, I've watched the evolution of our profession. Let me be ...

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 ...

When you go to the dentist, you usually spend most of the visit with the dental hygienist, whose role has expanded in recent years. So, too, has the need for dental hygienists. “The demand for dental ...

Annie Leon considered several health-care careers until a billboard in Fort Myers steered her to Hodges University. It advertised the launch of a four-year bachelor’s degree program for dental ...

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 ...

A nationwide shortage of dental hygienists has hit Central Texas, prompting local colleges and dental leaders to pursue workforce expansions and interstate solutions.