Michele Helmers, a dental hygienist, attributed the shortage to ... to manage the workload. "We'll do the exam, we’ll scale and clean the teeth, and we'll have auxiliary help (dental assistants ...

The dental care industry in Santa Barbara will experience a change with the grand opening of Peak Hygiene this Saturday.

Typically, the practice would have two hygienists for each of its three dentists, but currently, there are only three ...