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    • Volume 41, Issue 5 (May 2021)

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    After returning to practice during the pandemic, many hygienists developed TMD or experienced worsening symptoms. Ann-Marie DePalma shares how our colleagues are coping and why...
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    Some 70,000 dental hygienists could be job searching this year. These steps can help you win out your competition.
    Alicia Murria, MSc, RDH, (right) and Tiffany Harrison, RDH, Hygienists For Humanity strategic partnership liaison, (left) make care packages for vulnerable communities.
    Hygienists for Humanity “angels” connect underserved communities and those experiencing homelessness with oral hygiene products and services. Find out how you can become an angel...
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    Dental offices are full of people with strong opinions, which can lead to conflict. How can this conflict either be avoided or solved?
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    A melanoma lesion on the top of a patient's head (left). Closure of the surgical area on the patient's scalp after Moh's surgery to remove the melanoma and clear margins (left).
    Author and cancer survivor Susan Cotten knows firsthand the impact of detecting cancer early. Hygienists are in a unique position to screen for skin cancer; it just takes one ...

    More content from Volume 41, Issue 5 (May 2021)

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    Even young dental professionals are shocked to see how quickly a poorly designed workspace destroys their bodies. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
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    Infection control is still on everyone's mind. Michelle Strange sheds light on a step often missed.
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    The pandemic and scientific advances in oral health have left hygienists with more to do than ever. Seasoned clinician Amanda Hill, RDH, shares three ways she made her days easier...
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    It's for their love of the dental hygiene profession that many hygienists have found new, or expanded upon existing, passions during the last year. The profession is better for...
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    The role of dental hygienists in achieving a state of oral health has always been essential, and we must take a step forward in accepting our role as a frontline life-saving health...
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    Hand health is paramount to staying active in dental hygiene. But that isn't always easy. Here are some common problems and how to combat them.
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    Melanoma is a deadly skin cancer. Dental hygienists are in the perfect position to help prevent tragedies such as the loss of Daniel Fine.
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    The Philips/RDH Heart to Hands Award is presented to three outstanding hygienists who love their profession. Let's meet the 2021 winners.
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    Infection control in dentistry is a topic with a lot of angles and layers. Melissa Van Witzenburg takes a look at its past, present during COVID-19, and future.