Michael Wheeler, past president of the British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists, outlines the controversial history of the role of the dental hygienist and describes why they have good ...

The St David's clinic has 12 chairs, with each teaching session typically including nine dental student operators – each assisted by a qualified dental nurse – and three DCP students (usually dental ...

In the vast majority of states, hygienists cannot legally diagnose dental disease. Even in the few states that are the exception, diagnosis is limited to the scope of care delivered by hygienists and ...

Across the country, employers are still struggling to fill certain jobs. That is especially true for dentists trying to hire hygienists and other support staff. Meanwhile, many patients are just now ...

Editor's note: This letter from Dr. Lisa Bosch is written in response to an article that appeared earlier on DrBicuspid.com, where Tracee Dahm, MS, RDH, listed some reasons why she believed that oral ...

Cherie R. Dillon, 62, will spend five years in prison for completing dental procedures that legally could only be performed by a dentist. Dillon drilled and pulled teeth, provided patients at her ...