The Wright Center now offers dental care at four community health centers and through a mobile clinic. Its Tunkhannock service opened in August, ahead of National Dental Hygiene Month in October.
The 2026 Utah Senior Expos bring free health screenings to Sandy and Farmington this October. Dental On Location will offer free oral health screenings at its booth.
Blue Bliss Dental Wellness plans to open at Rock Row Health Campus by the end of 2026. Its planned services include preventive and periodontal care in a calmer setting.
In a Dentistry Today interview, Jo-Anne Jones discusses how advance health-history collection can help dental teams make oral-health conversations more relevant to each patient.
Dental Reviewed has launched Dental Clarity, pairing dentist input with AI-supported market research for dental businesses and investors.
Dr. Harvey N. Silverman says dental practices can use time outside the operatory to educate patients and open useful cosmetic dentistry conversations. Available search results do not verify the 80% figure as a formal study or established metric.
The 2026 GUM/RDH Award of Distinction recognises six dental hygienists whose work advances prevention, education, access, compassionate care and the profession's future. Independent confirmation of the awards and recipient biographies remains limited.
Dental hygiene now reaches beyond the cleaning appointment. Hygienists are linking risk checks, prevention, technology, records and patient communication to measurable care.
Nova Scotia's dental staffing gap remains after a spring recruitment fair. The provincial job bank still lists 138 hygienist and assistant vacancies, while federal listings show that clinics across Canada face similar pressure.
A periodontal practice found that tactile instruments can leave calculus behind even when roots feel smooth. Endoscopic visualization and 24% EDTA now support a more exact approach to healing, while current guidance keeps subgingival instrumentation at the center of periodontal therapy.
Emma Rumsey's quick rise from dental assistant to class president and advocate for vulnerable patients is changing what real care in dental hygiene looks like.
