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)
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 for Pharmacologic Management of Acute Dental Pain in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults
Fluoride
The ADHA offers a collection of resources for health professionals and the public on fluoride and community water fluoridation.
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)
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)
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
ADHA + American Academy of Pediatrics Protect Tiny Teeth Campaign