Yesterday, the Utah State Capitol was filled with the voices of dental hygienists and dental hygiene students from across the state as more than 270 advocates gathered for Utah Dental Hygienists’ Association Day at the Capitol. United by a shared commitment to patient care, professional growth, and access to oral health services, attendees met with legislators to educate, advocate, and show strong support for Utah HB 414 and dental hygiene in Utah. This impactful day highligh

Have you ever paused at the end of a long day, looked toward the horizon, and just taken it in—the calm, the color, that quiet reminder that something new is waiting to be discovered? As dental hygienists, we spend so much of our time focused on what’s right in front of us—the next patient, the next procedure, the next challenge—that we sometimes forget to look beyond the moment. But the horizon calls to us. It invites us to look further, to imagine what’s next, to see not ju

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