Mark Hartley
For 33 years, Mark Hartley wrote and prepared articles for the dental profession. From 1995 through 2018, he was the editor of RDH magazine. A graduate of Southern Methodist University, he currently lives in Tulsa, OK, with his wife and three Boston Terriers.
Honor Awards: Oregon Public Health Hygienist Works to Ensure All Smiles Are Healthy
A recipient of the 2023 Today’s RDH Honor Awards, Virginia Mattfeld, RDH, EPDH, BSDH, is a team member at the nonprofit All Smiles Community...
Honor Awards: Former Military Hygienist Serves Her Country, Fellow Airmen, and Those Transitioning to Civilian Life
Tina Prince, RDH, MA, remembers when she retired from the military.
“The military is very different from the civilian world, and I was lost when...
Honor Awards: The Jampacked Career Experiences of a Youthful Dental Hygienist
Early during her career, Kaitlyn Machado, RDH, BS, MEd, FADHA, earnestly channeled her energy to accomplish several aspects of her career, and, as a...
Honor Awards: Deaf Hygienist Inspires Others through That Deaf RDH Foundation
A deaf hygienist who encourages others with hearing disabilities to consider a career in dentistry is one of three recipients of the 2022 Today’s...
Honor Awards: Dental Hygienist Hitches Career to Health Wagon
A central Appalachian region dental hygienist who left behind a career in private practice for a mobile dental charity clinic in one of the...
Honor Awards: Public Health Hygienist Believes in Nurturing Smiles
A public health hygiene practitioner who launched a nonprofit geared toward underserved women and children is one of the three recipients of the Today's...
Should Dental Hygiene Programs Graduate Students with a Bachelor’s Degree?
An exciting part about dental hygiene’s foray into diversity has been the shunning of ageism. No, the sycophantic rookies and the old bats still...
Honor Awards: North Carolina Hygienist Directs Dental Clinic Serving Underserved Adults
An executive director of an agency providing dental care to uninsured adults in North Carolina is one of three recipients of the 2021 Today’s...
Honor Awards: California RDHAP Focuses on Treating Special Needs Patients
An independent California hygienist who treats special needs patients in her private practice is one of three recipients of the 2021 Today’s RDH Honor...
Honor Awards: Utah Hygienist Strives to Enhance Dental Hygiene Education
A Utah hygienist who creates educational content for dental hygiene educators and students, as well as reaches out in her community by volunteering annually,...
An Ode to Dental Flossing: Newspaper Essay Eloquently Flexes a String
Author Wayne Koestenbaum penned an essay about flossing that was posted by the New York Times on August 10. Koestenbaum, a professor of English...
The Today’s RDH Pandemic Dental Hygiene Survey: The Results
The Today's RDH pandemic survey results are based on 2,602 responses to a Today's RDH, non-scientific questionnaire posted on Facebook. The survey was posted...
Big Sky Dental Hygienist Spreads Access to Care Across Montana
A special thank you to Dentsply Sirona for sponsoring the Today's RDH Honor Awards and for their unwavering commitment in supporting the profession of...
Honor Awards Recipient Launched Business for Long-Term Care Facilities
A special thank you to Dentsply Sirona for sponsoring the Today's RDH Honor Awards and for their unwavering commitment in supporting the profession of...
Virginia Hygienist Used Public Health to Launch Efforts for Underserved
A special thank you to Dentsply Sirona for sponsoring the Today's RDH Honor Awards and for their unwavering commitment in supporting the profession of...
Homework Assignment Sparked Kara Vavrosky’s Rise in Dental Media
An optional homework assignment to create a clinical reference guide in dental hygiene school led one of Folio magazine’s 2020 Top Women in Media...
Today’s RDH Honor Awards 2019 Recipient: Debra Snelling, RDH
A special thank you to Dentsply Sirona for sponsoring the Today's RDH Honor Awards and for their unwavering commitment in supporting the profession of...
Today’s RDH Honor Awards 2019 Recipient: Mandy Macachor, RDH
A special thank you to Dentsply Sirona for sponsoring the Today's RDH Honor Awards and for their unwavering commitment in supporting the profession of...
Today’s RDH Honor Awards 2019 Recipient: Jennifer Geiselhofer, RDH
A special thank you to Dentsply Sirona for sponsoring the Today's RDH Honor Awards and for their unwavering commitment in supporting the profession of...
Survey Results: Today’s RDH Discovers How Hygienists Define Ambition
Many dental hygienists attempted to define “ambition” within the dental hygiene profession as part of a Today’s RDH survey, even while many admittedly struggled...