Purpose: Advanced dental hygiene practitioners (ADHPs), members of the oral health care
team, bring care to persons disenfranchised from adequate dental services. ADHPs are …

Comprehensive and up to date, Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition offers complete coverage of
today’s dental hygiene skills and theories--all based on the Human Needs Model for better …

The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine the oral health status of individuals
undergoing renal dialysis in southeastern Virginia. A sample was identified for this cross‐…

… Michele Darby, RDH, MS Michele Darby, RDH, MS, eminent scholar and graduate program
director,Gene W. Hirschfeld School of Dental Hygiene, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va. …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine policies and practices regarding
magnification loupes among faculty and students in accredited dental hygiene programs as …

Purpose. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if a difference existed between
nosocomial pneumonia rates for intubated critical care unit (CCU) patients who received twice-…

The success of earlier editions of Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene, the
plethora of new knowledge from rigorous research, and the need for evidence-based …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if vital tooth whitening affects oral
health–related quality of life (OHRQOL) in adults age 50 years and older, and if tooth whitening …

Objective: To investigate the implementation of eco-friendly dental office strategies by Jordanian
dentists. Methods: Self-designed questionnaires were provided to 150 dentists working …

Purpose. The purpose of this case-control study was to determine whether long-term ultrasonic
noise exposure via the dental office environment is related to dental hygienists' hearing …