Great news!! Dental Hygienists have been reclassified as Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners by the US Office of Management and Budget. Up until now, the profession was classified as Health Technologists or Technicians but in 2018, the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) was updated so that Dental Hygienists are now classified as Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners. What does this mean? A Brave New World! Dental hygienists, both female and male,

The story of a frustrated mother’s discovery of her child’s airway problem does so much to raise awareness - and questions. Why did the mother have to discover it herself? Why did no practitioner mention it earlier? Why do airway problems stay hidden from the minds and eyes of the public and practitioners? It is painful to read these stories and even more painful to know how many parents still search for answers, or worse, have surrendered to the idea their child will have li