CHICAGO, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the theme "Healthy Habits are Easier than You Think" for its National Dental Hygiene Month (NDHM) celebration this October, the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), makers of Aquafresh(R), emphasizes the importance of proper brushing as a key to maintaining excellent oral health. Brushing your teeth for two minutes at least twice a day remains a critical component to maintaining a healthy smile. Studies have shown that brushing for two minutes is perhaps the single most important step an individual can take to reduce plaque build-up and the risk of plaque-associated diseases, such as cavities and gingivitis.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the theme "Healthy Habits are Easier than You Think" for its National Dental Hygiene Month (NDHM) celebration this October, the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), in collaboration with Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, manufacturer of Orbit(R) sugarfree gum, promotes the idea that good oral hygiene habits are simple to establish and maintain, even for the person living an active lifestyle. It is imperative to our overall health to have a healthy mouth," ADHA President Caryn Solie, RDH, said. "Brushing, flossing, rinsing with an anti-microbial mouth rinse and chewing sugarfree gum are easy ways to help avoid issues that could affect the status of your oral health.
AUGUSTA - Three bills now before the Legislature aim to expand access to dental care provided by dental hygienists who work without the oversight of a dentist. Last year, lawmakers approved the licensing of independent- practice hygienists, as they are called. Maine is now the second state, after Colorado, to allow qualified hygienists to practice without the supervision of a dentist. There are now only about 15 hygienists licensed to practice independently, and only a handful actually doing so, according to the Maine Association of Dental Hygienists.
Congratulations to the Register for highlighting, in the editorial "State can fill gap in dental care," the recent Mission of Mercy sponsored by the Connecticut State Dental Association. When more than 1,000 people are willing to wait in the rain for free dental care, it starkly illustrates the severe need for basic dental care in our state. But, the Register made a misguided assumption: that having dental hygienists provide services independently, without the input of a dentist, will help solve the access-to-care crisis plaguing the state and nation. Only dentists are graduates of four-year colleges who then go on to earn a doctoral degree during another four years and often have further postdoctoral training in a hospital or clinic-based practices. Most practicing dental hygienists ha...
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Stevan Allen, +1-916-448-1336, for the California Dental Hygienists Association
In West Virginia, dental hygienists polish teeth, scrape gums, take X-rays, give fluoride treatments and detect signs of diseases such as oral cancer. They can do all that - just not without a dentist present.
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Stevan Allen, +1-916-448-1336, stevan@allenstrategic.com, for the California Dental Hygienists Association
To: FAMILY EDITORS Contact: Stevan Allen, +1-916-448-1336, stevan@allenstrategic.com for the California Dental Hygienists' Association
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