A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast

Ep 106 Teledentistry Intro - How late does a patient have to be before we reschedule? Interview starts at Minute 11 We welcome Brant Herman from MouthWatch and TeleDent and Eden Ivie, RDH to the podcast to talk about: How does teledentistry work? In what areas of dentistry does it work? What is the pushback? What are the CDT codes for teledentistry? Asynchronous and Synchronous feeds How do provid...

This is the conclusion of this panel's discussion on Sexism and their experiences with it in dentistry. We thank our guests for doing a great job and spending that time with us and hope to have them on again soon. If you have questions for any panelist, please email us at ATaleofTwoHygienists@gmail.com and we will forward your message! Interview starts at 5:13 Andrew and Michelle do the intro from...

Ep 104 Sexism in Dentistry - a panel discussion Interview starts at minute 14:00 How sick is too sick to go into work? We discuss Nose filters for traveling or whenever dust or allergens can trigger you. Andrew has the picture of Michelle's swollen face/tonsils and have them for blackmail should anyone want to pay for them - $1,000 will get you that picture. https://stellalifehealing.com/ Thank yo...

Sherri Lukes RDH, MS - Hygienist, Educator, Writer, Consultant, Speaker and Mission Work! Sherri Lukes joins us to talk about mission trips, oral pathology, and pregnancy. We start with discussing mission trips and how the student can benefit from going these trips. We also discussed different diseases she has encountered and their oral symptoms. We talk about dental treatment for those who are pr...

So full disclosure - Michelle sent this to me and I havent listened to it yet except to make sure there were words actually spoken out loud and recorded. I did hear a part where someone was doing an imitation of something that happened or someone, and then they screamed and then everyone started laughing. I also heard someone (I think it was Daniel??) say "well most people suck"... I am sure there...

No interview today. We just catch up with whats new over our little hiatus. Its a pretty good episode, give it a listen!   https://dentalpodcast.org/vote-best-dental-podcasts-2017/ https://www.todaysrdh.com/ https://www.todaysrdh.com/category/a-tale-of-two-hygienists/   The CE group Andrew was talking about https://www.facebook.com/groups/165257504084311/  

We did it! We made it to 100 episodes!! In celebration of our 100th episode, we invite back for the THIRD time our friend Kara Vavrosky, RDH! Interview starts at minute 12:00 Kara announces her brand new project for 2018, a new digital platform for dental hygienists called, Today's RDH. This will be a new place for hygienists to read articles, research things, ask questions and get answers. In the...

Momgienists Takeover/Hijacking the Mic Jasmin and Christie interview Andrew and Mike, restorative guygienists, on what its like to do expanded function!   Andrew and Jasmin celebrate their one year friendshipaversary! We learn how to commit someone to attend RDH UOR for 2018. GV Black Extension for Prevention We talk state board exams and requirements for licensure What is a restorative hygienist?...

Ep 98 Michael Ventriello - Dental Marketing Interview starts at - 10:50 Ventriello Communications - B2B Marketing within the dental industry http://www.ventriello.com/about.html We talk about the companies he works with and his thoughts on what is important in todays profession How to be a change agent Managing clients expectations How do you choose a name for your business How do we get insurance...

Ep 97 Lisa Stillman, RDH,BS Interview starts at:11:56 Lisa began wanting to be a school teacher but was counseled to be a hygienist! Lisa was at RDH UOR lecturing about Severe Mental Illness Lisa began speaking about this due to an amazingly inspirational story   3 Issues for oral health with severe mental illness persons Illness itself doesn't lend itself to good oral hygiene Medications cause ho...

Frances and Andrew met a few years ago during a mission/ce trip in Guatemala and have been friends since! We welcome her to the podcast and discuss, among other things… - We talk about how to find jobs in hygiene - her work with Acteon How hygienists accept in office training Piezo units Perioscopes Emdogain is discussed again for off label use! Edie jumps in 10 minutes into the interview!! We tal...

Ep 95 Kris Potts, RDH, BS, FAADH   Pre Interview - O'Hehir University announces the ability to transfer from OHU bachelors program to University of Minnesota if you want to go on and get a Masters Degree. Interview starts at 13:57 Disclaimer - we got interrupted a ton during this interview so it was hard to stay on topic, sorry! Kris Potts joins us to talk about oral care for oncology patients. We...

Ep 94 Kathy Bassett, RDH - Local Anesthesia Expert! Interview starts at 12:16 You will learn something today… thats just something that is going to happen! We talked about how great Washington State is and how schools can help enforce and cultivate a certain mindset. Ergonomics both stalled and jumpstarted her career! She has training is Sleep Medicine and Oral Myofunctional Therapy Chasing esthet...

Episode 93 Show Notes   Interview starts at 13:23 Thoughts and prayers to the people and families associated with the tragic shooting in Las Vegas and those affected by the horrible weather patterns we have been having, especially those in Puerto Rico. Mika (Micah? Mykah? Sorry I Don't know the spelling!) and Alexis - thanks for meeting with Michelle! Hope things are going well for you two at your...

Dr Pam Maragliano Interview starts at 11:35   Former hygienist turned dentist Lover of redbull - sugar free!   We follow her journey from dental assistant for a few hours to being a prosthodontist   We have a responsibility to our patients to continue learning and deliver the best at everything that we do   We talk products   What goes in the goody bag?   We talk CaMBRA Does CaMBRA reduce producti...

Episode 91 Show Notes Episodes starts with a recap of AAOSH - https://aaosh.org/ Shout out to Lucy Conard, Jeri Freedman, Machelle with the weird spelling, and the entire state of Wisconsin Suck it Matt Crespin This is the SIBO thing Michelle was talking about https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3099351/ Pathogen Lounge FB group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/272192963256190/ Michelle...

Ann Marie DePalma   Interview starts at 12:05   We talk about how she got into writing and lecturing Perio practices really teach how to be a hygienist! From clinical to education to technology advisor for Patterson Dental   Ann Marie, like many of us, started writing about our own personal problems, hers was TMD. Shout out to Mark Hartley, editor of RDH magazine   We talk about FEAR and getting b...

Dovetta Johnson Interview at 9:22 Dovetta loves hygienists… and we ask her why! We talk about Voco and bringing products to market. What aspects need to be looked at scientifically in order to have a 100% no recall rate. We talk about some of the products Voco has on the product line.  We talk about glass ionomers and their uses/functions. What is a temporary and what is a permanent restoration an...

Interview starts at 8:18 This woman does it all! A driven career woman who demonstrates a healthy work life balance. Listen to Josey as she explains her life as a mother to a son with Autism and how to find joy in life! Autism Spectrum Regressive Autism Non-Verbal Echolalia - meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. *Repetition of speech by a ch...

The first recording at RDH Under One Roof did NOT disappoint! Interview starts at 29:45 Kyle starts off the episodes explaining her background and how she just quit her job! We talk DSO's, Homecare, grant proposals and pilot projects, mobile business – she does it all! Whats a collaborative agreement? We talk about SDF- Dr Steve Duffin www. Milestwosmiles.com Find her on Facebook and kjulin@gmail....

Kim Miller, RDH! Booth Buzz with Premier starts at – 9:50 Interview Starts at – 22:40 Booth Buzz with Brasseler starts at – 58:45 Columnist for RDH Magazine - Product and technology integration An in-office coach with Inspired Hygiene, a team of hygienist coaches that goes into the office to help clinicians better understand the medical dental connection We talked about kissing without teeth Bale-...

RDH UNDER ONE ROOF – The Superbowl of Hygiene Conferences No interview today! Congrats to Andrew's best friend Todd and his wife Heather on their new baby! Andrew is not a terrible father - kinda Why you should sit in first class while your children sit in coach A break down of the previous episode What would an ATOTH behind the scenes, bloopers reel, or after show look like Andrew makes threats t...

Andrew wasn't able to record this week so Michelle found her some friends- new and old- and brought them on for this week's episode.  Michelle is also really annoyed that Andrew fibbed about his b-day and because of that she is auditioning other guygienists.  She doesn't hide her annoyance on this week's episode.  Oh Michelle, always the dramatic one.   Michelle and the wonderful and smart Kara Va...

Matt finally gets his own episode!  Interview starts around minute 13 One of Matt's missions is to teach and educate the people in Wisconsin (and now the world on AToTH!) on the benefits of fluoride. Evidence-based methods are used to show city councils and local government officials the truth about fluoride. We talk about the anti-fluoride groups and what their biggest claims are and how to discu...

Interview starts around minute 18 Olivia Wann founded Modern Practice Solutions, a compliance company specializing in the dental industry, in the year 2000. She travelled extensively throughout the country providing lectures, in-office consultations, and policy development.  Olivia Wann has presented compliance programs to dental practices, study groups, seminars, schools and colleges in 50 states...