Purpose: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP) is associated with work stress and burn–out
among registered dental hygienists, with prevalence estimates ranging between 64 to 93%. …

Purpose: Dental hygienists report a lack of confidence in initiating Tobacco Dependence
Counseling (TDC) with their patients who smoke. The purpose of this study was to determine if …

This study sought to determine if statistically significant differences existed among and between
licensed dental hygienists and first‐ and second‐year dental hygiene students in Texas …

Minimally Invasive Treatment, Arrest, and Control of Periodontal Diseases is the fifth volume
of Dr. Axelsson’s 6 volume series on preventive dentistry. This five–chapter, 278 page …

Microbial species associated with various forms of periodontitis are also outlined, and the
author makes evidence-based recommendations for systemic antibiotic therapy for diagnoses …

Effects of Standardized Patient Training on Dental Hygiene Students' Confidence in Delivering
Tobacco Cessation Counseling Effects of Standardized Patient Training on Dental Hygiene …

In 1989, a visionary in the dental profession, Dr. Robert Mecklenburg, secured funding from
the National Institutes of Health to create the National Dental Tobacco Free Steering …