Dental hygienists feel ready to practice independently in underserved communities, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Hygiene. Enabling hygienists to practice preventive care without ...

Many occupations in the U.S. are done almost entirely by women or almost entirely by men, according to the Labor Department, indicating that lots of career choices are influenced by a person’s gender.

In 1974, Air Force veteran Kenneth Boudreaux become Louisiana's first licensed male dental hygienist. Now, after about 40 years in practice, he has retired after treating four generations of some ...

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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 ...