Adam Altdorfer

Mar 27, 2024 | rdhmag.com | Anne Rice |Adam Altdorfer |Kathryn Gilliam |Joy Void-Holmes

When periodontal pathogens invade oral tissues, the immune system activates to counter the invaders. Immune cells, including neutrophils, macrophages, and T cells, are recruited to the infection site. These cells work together to identify, engulf, and eliminate the invading pathogens through phagocytosis and the release of antimicrobial substances. As part of their defense mechanisms, neutrophils and other immune cells produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), which play a role in microbial killing.

Mar 27, 2024 | rdhmag.com | Anne Rice |Barbara K. Tritz |Adam Altdorfer

The DTA Foundation, in partnership with Benco Family Foundation, has opened applications for their new dental hygiene scholarship program, funded by the Lawrence and Sally Cohen Endowed Scholarship Fund for Dental Hygiene. Thanks to a $1 million legacy gift from Benco Family Foundation, dental hygiene students from underrepresented communities and backgrounds will be awarded scholarship funding through a new endowment, enabling support for aspiring dental hygienists for years to come.

Mar 20, 2024 | rdhmag.com | Kyle Isaacs |Melissa Turner |Joy Void-Holmes |Adam Altdorfer

An independent hygienist’s storyLashawnda Jenkins, RDH, from Orangeburg, South Carolina, recently moved to Colorado to partner with Experience Dental Hygiene to start her own independent dental hygiene practice. The road she took to arrive at this point was not an easy or short one. She has six siblings and was raised by a single mom who did her best to raise her children, Lashawnda said.

Mar 20, 2024 | rdhmag.com | Annie Walters |Karen Roter Davis |Adam Altdorfer |Joy Void-Holmes

Most patients want whiter teeth and Philips has long been a leader in teeth whitening through the Philips Zoom! portfolio of in-office and custom take home whitening treatments. For the first time, Philips Sonicare is introducing grab-and-go whitening solutions for patients to use at home, with zero chair time required. The whitening kits feature semi-custom reusable trays that patients can mold to fit their teeth prior to applying the dentist-developed, enamel-safe whitening gel in the tray.

Mar 20, 2024 | rdhmag.com | Barbara K. Tritz |Adam Altdorfer |Joy Void-Holmes |Kirsten Brancheau

One of the very best tools in our dental therapeutic toolbox is one most dental professionals are not even aware of. It's not a medicine but rather the essence of life itself, oxygen, but even better, super oxygen in the form of oxygen-ozone therapy. It's the safest medical therapy ever derived and plays an important role in health, healing, and well-being. It's the best tool to create an optimal environment in the mouth and body.