In the U.S., dental hygiene scopes of practice have expanded, but laws, which vary by state, significantly affect patients’ access to preventive care and therapy from hygienists. The letter was ...

Archival photos reveal the school's journey from using only daylight for patient care to becoming an internationally recognized institution that once identified King Tut's grandmother.

The University of Manitoba’s dental school is offering free care to people who are enrolled in the national dental care plan or are uninsured. The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry was ...

About 4 in 10 dental hygiene students in the U.S. reported moderate or severe levels of depression, and nearly 1 in 10 reported thinking about suicide in the last year, according to a study published ...

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, the only public doctoral dental program in both Louisiana and Arkansas, has 75 spots in the program annually. Of the roughly 1,000 applicants, LSU New Orleans' ...

Dental hygienists are licensed primary oral healthcare professionals, oral health educators and clinicians who provide preventive, educational, and therapeutic services to support total health through ...