A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast

Join us for another RDH Rant take over episode! We are joined by Anna Sventora, Heather Kirby and Lizz Bortolotti to talk about the Drama with Diva co-hygienists. Episode Highlights - Am I the drama? - Diva stories from the RDH Rant Facebook group - Our Hosts personal diva stories Links: RDH Rant: https://www.facebook.com/groups/599722366843869

On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew is joined by Kimberly Boggs Kline, RDH to talk about transitioning from a career in clinical dental hygiene, to a sales career.    Big thank you to our guest co-host Stephanie Botts, RDH for joining us on this episode! If you want to hear more from Stephanie be sure to check out her TIPisodes with us.       Episode Highlights - Kim's Background -...

On this week's episode of Fast Facts – Coding Edition with Teresa Duncan, MS Teresa gives us a breakdown of codes D6080 and D6081 highlighting when these codes should be used, the difference between them and some helpful information to know in your practice regarding these codes!    Links:  DentistRX:  https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts:  https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Ter...

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Stephanie Botts, RDH who is a clinical hygienist and ergonomic specialist. Today Stephanie talks to us about the connection between stress and pain. Special thank you to our friends at Zirc Dental Products for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about the Color Method from Zirc here: https://www.zirc.com/stephanie   Links https://www....

In this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Machell and Andrew have a reunion of sorts from an episode they recorded at Chicago Midwinter Dental Meeting with Dr. Mark Cannon. Dr. Cannon joins us for another episode to discuss the oral microbiome as it relates to airway health.    This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can...

This TIPisode is brought to you in part by GC America! We are joined by Mr. RDH, Rafael Rondon, RDH. Rafael talks to us about 3 steps he performs with every patient, and tools you can use to increase the value perception by your patients.    Episode Highlights Create your own process Rafael's 3 Steps Include the patient Codes Tools from GC America    Quotes "It is important to create your own proc...

On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew is joined in a roundtable format by Ryan Rutar, RDH and Jen Kopp RDH to talk about ways to celebrate PRIDE month in your office! Jen and Ryan share the struggles of being employed as a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community and what you can do to be a supportive ally.    Special thanks to our guest co-host Stephanie Botts, RDH for joining this episode...

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, continues her discussion around dental implants, today diving into Peri-Implant Disease!   Quotes:    " We do typically find that the width or the thickness of keratinized mucosa on the buckle or facial side of teeth is, as a rule, about a millimeter greater than what we typically see at Peri-implant sites."   "About a week aft...

New, and fresh on your feed, this is an RDH Rant take over episode! We are joined by Anna Sventora, Heather Kirby and Lizz Bortolotti to talk about the hot stories hitting the RDH Rant Facebook Group for Dental Hygiensits. This week your hosts dive into the reason RDH Rant was started… bad bosses! Episode Highlights - First jobs and dumster fires - We are not alone - Stories from RDH Rant Members...

On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we welcome back return guest, Dr. Sam Shamardi to have a conversation about finances, supply chain and staffing in a post covid-19 world.  Special thank you to our guest co-host Tameka Lee, RDH!  This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can view all episodes with Free CE here. Take...

On this Fast Facts: Pharmacology Edition Tom Viola, R. Ph., C.C.P. talks to us about a very important step in our oral care routine that is often missed, tongue cleaning! This series is sponsored by our friends at Elevate Oral Care! @elevateoralcare creates innovative and proven prevention-focused oral care products, learn more by visiting www.elevateoralcare.com and schedule your free CE staff-me...

On this special bonus episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists, brought to you in part by Crest Oral B we are joined by the fabulous return guest Amber Auger, RDH. Amber talks to us about the latest technologies from Crest Oral B, and how this new technology makes a world of difference in patient compliance. Amber shares the success she has seen first hand in a study she conducted!   Special thank you...

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by James Younger, DDS practicing dentist and Founder/CEO of TempStars. Dr. Younger talks to us about "should" vs. "is" and how to improve upon the reality that "should" is.  Episode Highlights: Should vs. Is The Reality, and what to do about it  Moving past thinking about should/shouldn't   Quotes:    "All of us think about ways things s...

On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we are joined by return guest of the podcast, Andre Shirdan! Andre, Andrew and Tameka talk about Andre's Career, improving perio diagnosis with Stat-Ck, and how to have a successful, and fulfilling career!  Special thank you to our return guest co-host Tameka Lee for joining this episode!  Episode Highlights  Andres Background  Looking at the stats If th...

On this week's episode of Fast Facts – Coding Edition with Teresa Duncan, MS Teresa gives us a breakdown of four codes that are basically the same code, but for different scenarios. D9932, D933, D9934 and D9935 highlighting what do you need to look out for when submitting and dealing with insurance and what are the exclusions that we have to deal with?    Quotes:  " It is cleaning and inspection o...

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by practicing hygienist, international Speaker and creator of Thrive in the Op TM, Amber Auger, RDH. On this TIPisode Amber talks to us about executive dysfunction in honor of Mental Health Month.    Episode Highlights Executive Dysfunction Effort vs. Reward Grouping Tasks 4 Tips for patients with mental illness  Shaming doesn't work MI...

On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we are joined by Dr. Ellie Campbell to discuss Long Covid and the risks for patients that contracted Covid-19 and now face prolonged symptomology. Dr. Campbell outlines what symptoms to look out for, and treatment guidelines for patients with Long Covid.  Special thank you to our return guest co-host who is an amazing dental hygienist, connector and frie...

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, begins the conversation in deep diving around how we now classify diseases of the periodontium associated with dental implants this week talking about whether we should, or should not be probing dental implants!   Quotes:    "For the first time, dental implants have been located in the mouth long enough to actually develop dise...

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Stephanie Botts, RDH who is a clinical hygienist and ergonomic specialist. Today Stephanie talks to us about maintaining neutral posture while working on your patients! Links https://www.posturepros.net/   https://www.instagram.com/steph.posturepros/   https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.botts.rdh/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/posture...

On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we sit down for a roundtable to talk about social media! Love it or hate it, our guests Tameka Lee, Sarah Lawrence and Bethany Montoya share their thoughts about using social media both personally and professionally.    Episode Highlights  Journey through Social Media  The Good Hard Lessons Learned Is social media fake? Upkeep  Expectations  Advice for N...

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, wraps up the series on Periodontitis as a Manifestation of Systemic Disease, finishing by educating us on hematologic disorders!   Quotes:    "Now, we know hematologic diseases are disorders of the blood or can be disorders of blood forming organs and this affects millions of Americans."   "When we take a look at some of these...

Welcome to a special episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists where Andrew recaps his recent trip to the Philippines with his wife Allison, Brittany Duncan, AToTH's Director of Sales and Marketing and her husband, Johnson Duncan. Andrew is also joined by return guest, and favorite non-dental guest, Daniel Hulbert who spend two years in the Philippines with Andrew 20 years ago! If you've been a listener...

On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we are joined by Dr. Priya Mistry to talk about TMJ complications specifically, TMD and TMJD highlighting symptoms to look out for, treatment options and what our patients can do to achieve relief from these disorders.    Big thank you to our guest co-host Stephanie Botts, RDH for joining us on this episode! If you want to hear more from Stephanie be sur...

On this Fast Facts: Pharmacology Edition Tom Viola, R. Ph., C.C.P. talks to us about selenium and QA products used in dentistry. Tom highlights a line of products from Elevate Oral Care, the DenteShield line! These products incorporate the element Selenium, specifically formulated for restorative and preventive materials as an additive called Seldox. Learn more about how selenium works in these pr...

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Stephanie Botts, RDH who is a clinical hygienist and ergonomic specialist. Today Stephanie talks to us about getting your patient into a supine position.    Episode Highlights Patient Positioning Fear Element Use Cushions Pre-Recline Patient Chair   Quotes "I often see patients positioned much too high in the chair."   "If we can supp...