Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice, 2025 revision

Aerosol Generating Procedures and Control/Mitigation Measures (ADHA & CDHA)

Collaborative Dental Hygiene Practice Toolkit (Minnesota Oral Health Coalition)

ADHA Hyposalivation Tool

Principles For Oral Health (by Sepa)

IFDH White Paper: Evidence-based self-care recommendations (Nov. 2023)

IFDH White Paper: Oral Health During Pregnancy & the Role of Dental Hygienists (Oct. 2024)

Implementation of the Oral Health Core Clinical Competencies: NNOHA User’s Guide 2024

Staging and Grading Periodontitis Chairside Guide (AAP)

CPG on Stage I-III periodontitis treatment: EFP’s S3-level clinical practice guideline (European Federation of Periodontology)

CPG for Pharmacologic Management of Acute Dental Pain in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults

Oral Health Literacy – Print Materials & Downloads (HRSA)

Healthy People 2030 (ODPHP)

Fluoride

The ADHA offers a collection of resources for health professionals and the public on fluoride and community water fluoridation.

Go To Fluoride Resources

Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF)

• Silver Diamine Fluoride – Scope of Practice by State
• Silver Diamine Fluoride Fact Sheet
• Guidance on the Application of SDF in the Pediatric Medical Setting (AAP)

Mental Health & Well-Being

The ADHA offers this collection of resources to help dental hygienists recognize, address, and navigate the mental health challenges unique to our profession.

GO TO WELL-BEING RESOURCES

Men’s Oral Health

Men face measurable disparities in oral health outcomes, prevention behaviors and access to care. The resources below offer dental hygienists evidence-based insight into these differences — and practical context for supporting male patients more effectively.

• Men’s Wellbeing Can Be Affected by Their Oral Health
• Men and Oral Health: A Review of Sex and Gender Differences
• Men’s Health Month: Breaking Down Barriers to Preventative Dental Care for Men

Cessation: Smoking & Substance Abuse

• ACS: Quit Smoking before Surgery
• Utah Dental Vaping Screening Toolkit
• ADA-NAQC Tobacco & Vaping Cessation QuitLine Referral Guide for Oral Health Professionals
• ADHA Quit Tobacco Website
• WHO Clinical Treatment Guideline for Tobacco Cessation in Adults
• Connect Patients with Resource to End and Recover from Substance Abuse
• Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities (Surgeon General’s 2024 Report)

Oral Cancer

• ADHA Oral Cancer Fact Sheet & Self-Exam Guide
• Oral Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives
• Oral Cancer (Cleveland Clinic)
• Mouth and Throat Problems: Cancer Treatment Side Effects
• Cancer Treatments & Oral Health
• Cancer Therapies and Dental Considerations

Alcohol Use & Screening

• Article: Alcohol Use Screening Tests: What are they? How are they used?
• Screen and Assess: Use Quick, Effective Methods  (Earn CE)
• U.S. VA Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit-C Test)
• CAGE Substance Abuse Screening Tool
• Modified Single Alcohol Screening Questionnaire (M SASQ)
• CDC: Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI)

Infection Control

• CDC: Infection Prevention Practice in Dental Settings
• OSAP: Infection Control in Practice Settings
• Dental Infection Control FAQs
• Best Practices for Personal Protective Equipment
• ADHA Interim Guidance for Dental Hygiene Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pediatric

• Caries Risk Assessment and Management for Infants, Children and Adolescents
• Parents’ Guide to Keeping Little Mouths Healthy – Pediatric Guide
• Behavior Guidance for the Pediatric Dental Patient
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (English+Spanish)
• CPG for Pharmacologic Management of Acute Dental Pain in Children
• Asthma & Oral Health: The Oral Health Connection (Delta Dental of South Dakota)

ADHA + American Academy of Pediatrics Protect Tiny Teeth Campaign

• Poster
• Infant Oral Health Graphic
• Prenatal Oral Health Graphic
• You’re Brushing for Two Flier
• Oral Health and Pregnancy FAQ