Dental Hygiene

FDA aims to pull fluoride supplements from the market

By Melissa Busch

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 13 that it aims to remove concentrated ingestible fluoride prescription drops and tablets for infants and toddlers from the market.

May 13, 2025

Opinion: How OPAs will work with and not replace dental hygienists

By Dr. Lisa M. Bosch

Dr. Lisa Bosch hopes that dental hygienists see the oral preventive assistant (OPA) role as a valuable complement to their work rather than as competition.

May 13, 2025

3 things that may prevent tooth loss

By Ava Barros

These three practices may reduce the risk of tooth loss, according to a study recently published in the International Dental Journal.

May 12, 2025

Laifen launches new toothbrush

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Personal care appliances provider Laifen has launched the Wave Special toothbrush, the latest in its series of oral hygiene products.

May 9, 2025

Texas investigating illegal marketing of fluoride toothpastes

By Melissa Busch

The attorney general in Texas has launched investigations into Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble for illegally marketing fluoride toothpaste.

May 9, 2025

Opinion: Oral preventive assistants won't fix the dental workforce problem

By Tracee Dahm

Tracee Dahm, MS, RDH, has questions about a proposal that could have trained dental assistants performing scaling. Is it really a solution to staffing issues?

May 6, 2025

Coming soon: The truth about infection control in your dental practice

By Kevin Henry

Take a look as DrBicuspid previews a series of discussions on infection control in the dental practice.

May 5, 2025

Podcast: Is there a rift coming between dental hygienists and dental assistants?

By Kevin Henry

Kevin Henry and Kelly Tanner, PhD, RDH, discuss the evolving role of dental assistants, particularly in light of the introduction of oral preventive assistants and coronal scaling.

April 30, 2025

A tool that finds caries before x-rays is in the works

By Karie Neeley Anderson

A new tool the size of a toothpick may be capable of detecting tooth decay before it shows up on an x-ray and could be the latest tool in the fight against cavities.

April 30, 2025

Pooping too much, too little may spell trouble for teeth

By Melissa Busch

Abnormal bowel habits may be correlated with a higher risk of poor teeth conditions, according to a study.

April 23, 2025

ADHA, IFDH make statement on qualified providers

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH) have released a joint statement urging that only properly educated and licensed professionals provide dental hygiene care.

April 22, 2025

4 recent events that have dental hygienists on high alert

By Tracee Dahm

Tracee S. Dahm, MS, RDH, provides a rundown of the latest news and issues dental hygienists need to know.

April 22, 2025

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