A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast

We have, in this episode, one of our friends and an avid listener, Kate. Her story begins like most of ours, working away trying to improve peoples health. Then along came a whole bunch of dental professionals into her life via a podcast and changed the way she practiced. Through the experiences shared by our profession's elite, Kate has learned not only how to heal the mouth, but the hearts and m...

Ep 128 Interview starts minute 6ish Machell Hudson, RDH, is the Director of Oral/Systemic Wellness for Granbury Dental Center and a Hygiene Consultant with Productive Dentist Academy. She also serves on the Marketing Board of AAOSH. Machell is certified in laser, trained in Productive Dentist Academy methods of productivity, attended the BaleDoneen Method Preceptorship. She fell in love with the d...

127 Ergonomics with Cindy Purdy Interview starts around minute 20 Well this episode starts off with a bang, Michelle rants about a Facebook post, Andrew calls her stupid, then mayhem ensues. After which we have a nice calm educational discussion on ergonomics in our workplace! Cindy Purdy is kind enough to join us on the podcast to discuss the dos and fonts of ergonomics in hygiene. She enjoys hel...

Michelle and Andrew spent last week in Amsterdam attending EuroPerio9, one of the worlds leading conferences on periodontology! It was a trip to be remembered for sure! In this episode, AToTH recaps some of their favorite parts about the conference and discuss the new periodontal classification system. You heard about it here first, folks! Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our...

Interview starts around 5:30 Andrew and Rafael talk about the DSO (Dental Support Organization) that Rafael works with. Rafael had invited Andrew (actually Andrew invited himself) over to Rafael's house for dinner and it was delicious. When started talking DSOs, we decided to record it. Rafael aka MR RDH has been a practicing hygienist for many years. He is a leader in the guygienist community and...

Interview starts at 9:34 Dr Vogel joins us on AToTH to share about his business model and how we can be better about coding. He loves his implant only practice and his employees. He loves using his team to the fullest of their abilities. Please see attached PowerPoint that he shares with all of us. This powerpoint can be found by following the CE Test link below. Also please visit his website www....

Episode 123 - Lasers in Dentistry pt 2 with Nicole Fortune Interview begins at 6:45 In this episode we build upon our knowledge from last episode. Nicole shares her experiences with laser and their relation with implants. She also shares some of her thoughts on perioscopes and all of the other tools she gets to use. She is a wealth of knowledge and loves to share. You can find her in the Dental Im...

122 Jeanette Miranda talks Lasers in Dentistry! Interview begins around minute - 6:10 In this episode we learn the foundational principals of lasers in dentistry. Jeanette Miranda is a practicing hygienist in South Dakota and has been using lasers for years! She has seen some amazing clinical results and has a great knowledge that she shares with others. Feel free to contact her if you have more q...

121 How recall systems keep you employed! Interview starts around minute 15 Today's interview is with Cory Pinegar, CEO of Callforce - a company that takes the hassle out of getting your overdue patients back into your chairs! Cory shares some pretty staggering statistics, you won't want to miss this episode! getcallforce.com cory@getcallforce.com Cory's direct line: 801-901-3816 This episode is b...

120 Mentorship Roundtable Interview starts at minute 8:40 This episode discusses the importance of mentorship and the general profession of dental hygiene in alternative settings. We also tackle social media etiquette and boosting your presence Roundtable Participants Machelle Galloway, Kristine Berry, Emily Boge, Ambet Auger, and our friend Jackie.   Special offer: Free mirror handle with purchas...

Today, on this episode, we have Shianne and Lindsay. Both are hygienists who work for our buddy Dr. Bilal Saib at Chapel Hill Advanced Dentistry. They share their experiences and advice working with Glycine Airflow/Polishing (whatever we are supposed to call it these days) in a prosths-focused office. Special thanks to Eden for doing our intro and outro! Our sponsor for this episode is Zirc. Mirro...

Dr Alan Mead Interview starts around minute 13 In this episode we welcome Dr. Alan Mead of The Dental Hacks Podcast and also his solo podcast, the Alan Mead Experience. While talking about podcasting with him is always enjoyable, this time we get down to a topic he is very passionate about - Addiction. We discuss his experiences and lean on his expertise in the topic to learn so much good stuff. T...

Interview Starts at 5:00 Dr. Joshua Wren, DMD is a board-certified pediatric dentist who has a passion for learning and discovering the best ways to treat his patients. He enjoys sharing that information with anyone who wants to hear it. He is available for speaking and would be a great guest for your study club or conference. He can be reached by heading over to his website http://www.pediatricde...

In what is turning out to be an annual event at Chicago Midwinter, Amber returns to the podcast with some more great information for us! She has a quick wit, is kind and compassionate, and extremely intelligent! This time we talk about medically compromised patients with an emphasis on the Medical/Dental Histories and Premed! Check out her website to see her speaking schedule - one of the finest d...

Interview starts around minute 14:40 JoAnn Gurenlian is an amazing human being and it was truly our pleasure to have her on. JoAnn has served the public and the profession in countless ways, we are all indebted to her for her service. In this episode, we talk about the true role of the dental hygienist - what it should be and what it can be. We talk about education and thinking big picture. She sh...

114 Uche Odiatu talks Gut Health Interview starts around minute 7 In this episode, Dr Odiatu helps us understand the basics of gut health and the microbiome in our body. We learn how to interpret the information thats out there and how to apply that information to treat our patients better. We are outnumbered 10:1 (foreign cells vs our own cells)! Another shocking reason not to premed unnecessaril...

Interview starts at minute - 12:40 This episode is fantastic! We spend our time talking about the basics of prosthodontics and move into how that impacts our role as a hygienist. We promise you will learn something new today! Dr Luiz Gonzaga did the first part of his training in Brazil then his residency for prosthodontics in the United States. He is now teaching residents for prosths and oral sur...

In this bonus episode, we highlight the new dental app called SWYP. Its an aggregator of content (news, articles, publications, podcasts etc), it has discussion forums, a marketplace and so much more! Its customizable to your preferences and easy to use. Visit the website at www.swypdental.com  and search for it in your app store!    

Eva Grayzel Interview Starts at minute 11:23 Eva is a survivor of oral cancer. She was at the peak of her career as a professional storyteller when she developed a sore on her tongue. A misdiagnosis occurred and led to an amazing story resulting in advocacy for oral cancer screenings and becoming a champion for the cause! She shares so many valuable tips and tricks for our patients undergoing chem...

Ep 111 Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Lang, RDH, EdD talks to us about motivational interviewing. Interview starts at minute - 13:35 In this episode, we talk about why motivational interviewing is important and what the beginner's steps are. We discuss what impacts that will have on us as clinicians, and also the patient base we serve! Becky was born into dentistry with a mother who was also interested in ed...

Interview starts about minute 12:30 Come listen to Dr. Bryan Laskin, DDS. Dr Laskin has been working on building out software to make our lives easier as clinicians. Using existing hardware (iPads, Apple Watches, Samsung Devices etc) the dental team can communicate quickly and effectively to streamline workflows and just plain make our lives more fun and easier. Emoji's encouraged! We also talk Vi...

Ep 109 How to Have the Nice Things in Hygiene, Through Profitable Business Practices with Rachel Teel Wall RDH from Inspired Hygiene! Guest Co-host Trisha O'Hehir joins the podcast. Helping practices to elevate their hygiene department by bringing more engagement to their hygienists through systems and ensuring profitability. Shout out to Vicki McManus! We talk about motivators and about the busin...

Bonus RDH EVOLUTION We talk about an upcoming event for professional hygienists put on by Pennwell. As most of you know, Pennwell is behind the popular dental magazine, RDH Magazine. They are also the brains behind the best dental hygiene conference EVER - RDH Under One Roof. Emily Boge is our guest and talks about what her and Michelle will be discussing at RDH Evolution. For more info go to thei...

Episode 108 Cyndee and Julia teach Airway Interview starts at 4:15 This is an episode for every clinician and every mother and father EVER! Returning for the THIRD TIME Cyndee Johnson! She brought with her a special guest Julia Worrall RN, CCRN! Julia works in the emergency department in critical care. She is a craniofacial and airway expert. Julia explains how dental is leading the charge in airw...

We know the title sounds boring, but this is one of those episodes where, when we retire and look back on our lives, we will know we did right by so many people because of this episode. Its that good. Thank you to our guest co-host (again!!) Sarah Thiel from CE Zoom for all the amazing input and comments. She has a unique perspective that Sharon played off of well! Interview starts at minute 15 Lo...