Julia Toth

A registered dental hygienist can clean your teeth without a dentist's referral. Here is what that means in Ontario, what is inside and outside their scope, and why a dentist is still part of the picture.

Skipping cleanings is rarely about the cleaning itself. How a mobile hygienist serves Arva, Komoka, Ilderton and the rest of Middlesex Centre, what a visit includes, and how the CDCP fits.

Oral care is one of the first things to slip in long-term care. What on-site dental hygiene involves, what families should ask, and what administrators need to know about consent, infection control and scheduling.