PHOENIX — Mesa Community College Dental Hygiene Program has earned full accreditation status through 2029 from the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). Kimberlee Zitek, program director at MCC ...

Dr. Heather Thomas has been named the new chair of Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) Department of Dental Hygiene. The department is part of NAU’s College of Health and Human Services. It started in ...

Advances in digital technologies are giving Northern Arizona University (NAU) dental hygiene students plenty to smile about. "NAU is not on the cutting edge. ... We are the cutting edge," said Fred ...

A bill recently signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs could impact dental care in Arizona, according to dental hygienists ABC15 spoke with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed Senate Bill 1124, which ...

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College’s planned start of its dental hygiene program has been pushed back to fall 2024 due to an accreditation process that has turned out to be far longer and more complex ...

Whole person health is gaining traction across Arizona as residents recognize the role oral health plays in overall wellbeing. Findings from the 2025 Delta Dental of Arizona “Examining Oral ...