Today’s dental-hygiene headlines for hygienists and the offices that hire them —5 stories curated from DrBicuspid (1) and Dentaltown (4). Tap any headline to read the full article at the source.
AI can streamline dental workflows, but practices must understand where patient data goes, how HIPAA applies, and where human oversight remains essential.
Read more on Dentaltown →Dr. Douglas Young’s work on caries classification, SDF, selective excavation, and SMART reflects dentistry’s shift from simply restoring cavities to managing disease.
Read more on Dentaltown →Dr. Geoff Knight’s research helped connect silver fluoride, potassium iodide, and glass ionomer with a tooth-preserving approach to modern caries management.
Read more on Dentaltown →Dr. V. Kim Kutsch’s medical model of caries helped shift dentistry beyond “drill and fill,” emphasizing disease risk, prevention, SDF, and targeted restorative care.
Read more on Dentaltown →Mary Hughes, RDH, argues that the 60-minute hygiene appointment isn't broken; assuming that every patient needs the same amount of time is.
Read more on DrBicuspid →Headlines and summaries are aggregated from publicly available feeds; all rights remain with the original publishers. We link directly to each source — visit them for the full article.