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 ...

Adults in the U.S. maintain their oral healthcare habits to avoid tooth decay and serious dental problems but most often to avoid unexpected expenses, according to Delta Dental’s “2023 State of ...

The type of toothbrush bristles you use every day can have a negative impact on your oral health. Ekaterina Demidova via Getty Images Dental hygienists know a thing or two about keeping teeth healthy.

This is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...

Dental hygienist Joni Green wants Helping Someone Smile to be the reason someone smiles today. The mission of Helping Someone Smile Inc. NFP, a nonprofit organization that originated in Effingham, ...

Millions of American adults haven't seen a dentist in at least a year, a new U.S. government health survey reveals. In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic made dental visits difficult, a third of ...

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 ...

This is a follow-up to Jay Lankiewicz's July 30 letter on the lack of dental access experienced by many Vermonters. The Vermont Department of Health is aware of access issues around receiving dental ...

On September 15, 2022, the American Medical Association (AMA) approved a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code for silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application by healthcare professionals to ...