On June 19, 1866, the first Juneteenth commemoration was held at Emancipation Park, on land in Houston that had been purchased by newly free African Americans, but freedom did not convey equality.
![A postcard with a dentist saying to a patient "due to the "gas" shortage, we must use other methods" and a woman with a big hammer standing by.](https://i0.wp.com/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/postcard_101689666_feature.jpg?resize=600%2C280&ssl=1)
A Brush with the History of the Dental Hygienist
By Lindsay Franz ~ Springtime means spring cleaning, but do you include cleaning your teeth as part of your annual efforts, and overall dental health?