Kevin Henry

I’m very proud to have these individuals serving as the inaugural members of the Modern Dental Assistant Editorial Advisory Board.

Looking for the latest hourly and annual salary numbers for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon or Washington? Check out the numbers below.

If you ask most dental professionals what they enjoy most about their jobs, many will quickly say, “Interacting with the patients.” There’s no question that social interaction with patients and seeing their lives transformed through improving their oral health is an awesome thing that keeps many of you coming back to the practice day after day after day. However, at the end of the day, we all like to know that our financial needs and wants are being taken care of as well.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and mean annual wages for dentists, hygienists and dental assistants in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we have compiled the average hourly and annual salary numbers for dental professionals in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we have compiled the average hourly and annual wage numbers for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants working in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and annual wage and salary numbers for dental professionals in Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and annual salary numbers for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and mean annual wages for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Working with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, below are the average hourly and annual salary numbers for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants working in Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Let’s face it … the dental assistant is the heartbeat of the dental practice. Of course, everyone plays a vital role in the practice’s success, but there’s no one who holds things together on a daily basis more than the assistant.

“I’ve always dreamed of having my own toothbrush. Now my dream has come true.” These were the actual words of a little boy who recently received his first toothbrush from America’s ToothFairy. Now the organization is looking to continue to help children around the nation get the basic oral health care tools that they need and deserve.

BIOLASE, Inc. has introduced the EPIC™ X diode laser, what the company is calling its most premier and most complete diode laser for the whole dental team.

PeriRx LLC, a developer of breakthrough, non-invasive, oral diagnostic technology, recently made its national debut at the Greater New York Dental Meeting. Anastasia Turchetta, RDH, the editor of Modern Hygienist, was there to talk to Stephen M. Swanick, CEO and founder of PeriRx, LLC, about the company and what it can offer the dental community.

Earlier today at the Greater New York Dental Meeting, Philips Sonicare unveiled the new AirFloss Pro. Overall, Philips Sonicare believes the new product offers both Improved technology and design features.

Sure, you have lots of reasons to be thankful this week (as we head into Thanksgiving) and throughout the holiday season. However, Anastasia Turchetta, RDH, is giving you a quick and easy way to show your thankfulness and help someone in need.

Your dental practice may have the latest technology. Your dental practice may have the most awesome team ever assembled. Your dental practice may be in the shiniest, newest building in town. Your dental practice may run with flawless efficiency thanks to the greatest systems known to mankind. However, if your dental practice doesn’t have money, everything else is moot. 

Note from group editorial director Kevin Henry: As a resident of Colorado, I have seen that this state does things a little differently than the other 49 sometimes. I mean, you’ve heard about our sales of marijuana for recreational and medicinal usage, right? Let’s face it, the state has been a trailblazer on some edgy topics … and that includes dental hygienists being able to open their own practices.

An independent study was recently conducted to determine patients’ satisfaction with their current dentures, changes or improvements they would like in the future, familiarity with various esthetic options, source of denture information, and final purchase potential.

Dental Products Report recently talked to digital radiography experts about the current state of digital radiography, exciting emerging technology and products in the field, and what they believe could be coming in the future. Dental Products Report recently talked to digital radiography experts about the current state of digital radiography, exciting emerging technology and products in the field,  and what they believe could be coming in t

Since I came on board as the group editorial director for Advanstar’s dental division in September of 2013, one of my biggest goals and objectives has been to elevate the role of the dental team throughout Advanstar’s titles, including Dental Products Report (DPR). You can see part of that objective realized on a monthly basis in our “I Use That” series in DPR.

I recently had the chance to sit down with two executives from Interleukin Genetics - Dr. Kenneth Korman, the company’s chief executive officer, president, and chief scientific officer (below left), and Scott Snyder, the company’s chief marketing officer (below right) - to discuss the company and its vision for the dental industry.

Ebola has certainly grabbed the headlines in recent weeks and months but, according to the CDC, the chances of someone in the United States contracting Ebola are "exceedingly uncommon."

In this installment of “I Use That,” we asked Dr. Eric Hurtte and his lead dental assistant, Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA, CDIA, FADAA, about their use of Isolite.  

After working a full day of clinical hygiene in a North Carolina dental practice, Anastasia Turchetta, RDH, took a few moments to chat with Modern Hygienist about the six things she believes every dental hygienist should do in order to grow themselves as a professional and boost the bottom line of the dental practice.

For Dr. Todd Snyder of Laguna Niguel, Calif., speed is essential … not only in his dental practice, but also in his race car that he keeps just outside of Las Vegas.