Typically, the practice would have two hygienists for each of its three dentists, but currently, there are only three ...

Tooth Protectors has partnered with the state for a school oral health program, where dental hygienist travel to different schools across Maine for pop-up clinics. Amanda Ray-Noonan, with Tooth ...

The persistent shortage of dental hygienists is leading to scheduling backlogs at dental practices, according to a Feb. 4 report from CBS affiliate WKRC. Due to the shortage, the American Dental ...

Lakeshore secured more than $1.2 million in new funding as of May 2024 to help with the dental clinic and development of an accredited dental hygiene program at the college. Carlsen said the ...

And, hygiene programs cannot graduate hygienists at a rate fast enough to fill the need.” “The Michigan Dental Association estimates that 30 percent of dental hygienists have left the ...

Add a wheelchair, Jessica’s aide, and me, and it’s seriously snug. I’m sure dental hygienist schools did not have a rule book for cleaning Jessica’s teeth. Yet, every three months ...