A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast

On this Facts Facts: Pharmacology Edition Tom Viola, R. Ph., C.C.P. is talking about the benefits of sodium fluoride and the different products on the market! We especially love those from Elevate Oral Care. They have thought out the best ways to deliver fluoride that encourage patient compliance! After all a product is only as good as a patients willingness to use it! This series is sponsored by...

On this episode Andrew and CE extraordinaire Lacy Walker, RDH interview Dr. James Younger about the right way to temp. We are going to let you in on the (not so secret) secret that not all temping agencies are the same. Dr. Younger created TempStars to solve the problem he as a dental professional was seeing with the temping market, and brought solutions to the table with his platform that benefit...

The RDH's Value and Team Mentality with Dr. Mona Patel   Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew records live from Voices of Dentistry with Dr. Mona Patel, DDS and guest co-host The Latina RDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH. Dr. Patel shares with us how she runs her practice with a team mentality, and value around the skills that dental hygienists provide. Dr. Patel truly...

On this week's episode of Fast Facts – Coding Edition with Teresa Duncan, MS Teresa gives us a breakdown of codes D4910 & D4341 vs. D4342. Teresa highlights what factors need to be present in order to use these codes and some of the common mistakes she sees that lead to unpaid claims.  Quotes:  " So when I talk about the scaling and root planing codes, I'm really talking about those two codes, and...

Please Rate this Podcast!   This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Teresa Duncan, MS. Teresa talks to us about grace, specifically how to leave your job with grace.    Teresa is a speaker and writer with over 20 years of experience in healthcare. Her areas of expertise include proven accounts receivable and insurance methods, and helping doctors and managers establish soli...

Please Leave a Review! On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists repeat guest, Dr. Matt Allen joins us to talk about patient vs parent focused approaches to communication in the op and how to use your motivational interviewing techniques with both pediatric patients, and their parents.  This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State....

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, we are continuing the conversation around periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease discussing patients that present with Infantile genetic agranulocytosis.   Quotes:    " You see, an individual who has Infantile genetic agranulocytosis is an individual who is born, present at birth with this congenital or genetic di...

Please Leave a Review! On this bonus episode we are joined by one of Andrew's favorite people working for one of his favorite dental companies. Welcome Liz Nies, RDH who works for Perio Protect. Liz and Andrew discuss a Facebook question focused on Perio Protect that got a lot of attention in the dental community (200+ positive comments!!!!). Liz explains what Perio Protect is, how it works, how y...

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 the current state of the dental job market, and how best to navigate it!  Episode Highlights:  State of the dental job market  How to navigate the dental job market  Interviewing    Quotes:  "Dental offices are not only competing with oth...

Please Leave a Review! On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists repeat guest, therapist, speaker, mentor, and entrepreneur Sarah Hornsby, RDH joins us in honor of Children's Dental Health Month to talk about myofunctional intervention in our pediatric patients!  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 episod...

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, we are continuing the conversation around periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease discussing patients that present with Glycogen Storage Disease. Quotes:  "In individuals who have glycogen storage disease, these individuals are missing one particular type of an enzyme that will allow that breakdown of glycogen into...

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Spring Hatfield, RDH to talk to us about better managing our patients pH. Spring invites us on a 3 step challenge to help our patients tackle their low pH.  Episode Highlights How to test your patients pH Consistently low pH Saliva Check Buffer Nutritional Counseling  Baking Soda Mouth Rinse  Be patient with your patients  Adjunctive...

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Kelley Quolas, BS, RDH, QOM and Tina Clarke, RDH aka Teacher Tina to discuss local anesthesia! Andrew pulled some questions he saw asked on Facebook *gasp!* and our experts, Kelley and Tina help Andrew provide some answers!    This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your...

On this Fast Facts: Pharmacology Edition Tom Viola, R. Ph., C.C.P. is talking about a new and exciting product from our sponsors over at Elevate Oral Care called Povi•One! This series is sponsored by our friends at Elevate Oral Care! Elevate Oral Care creates innovative and proven prevention-focused oral care products, learn more by visiting www.elevateoralcare.com  and schedule your free CE staff...

On this special episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we say farewell to Michelle Strange, RDH. Michelle and Andrew started AToTH back in 2015 and many of you listeners have been with us from the beginning (Thank you for your support!). Michelle has poured her heart and soul into AToTH for 7 years but the time has come for her to move onto a new chapter of life that does not include being co-host of...

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew and guest co-host Amber Lovatos, RDH are joined by Matthew Standridge, DDS, FAGD to talk about orthodontics: what offices should be offering ortho, how clinicians should evaluate a patient and if TMJ arise because of ortho!   This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in...

On this Fast Facts: Pharmacology Edition Tom Viola, R. Ph., C.C.P. talks to us about fluoride varnish highlighting the patient benefits, when it can be used, and which of your patients you can use it on! Tom recommends FluoriMax 2.5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish from Elevate Oral Care. Big Thank You to our amazing sponsor for this series, Elevate Oral Care! @elevateoralcare creates innovative and prove...

On this TIPisode Andrew is joined by The Latina RDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH and fellow host in the A Tale of Two Hygienists Family! Amber and Andrew join us from Voices of Dentistry to highlight a tip regarding our Spanish speaking students, patients, and children of our patients.    Episode Highlights:  Students are not your translators Children don't interpret for parents  Gauging Understanding  Quo...

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Michelle is joined by Gary Severance, DDS to dive into the topic of air quality, highlighting what zones and equipment you need to focus on to keep yourself and your patients safe.    Special thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies for sponsoring the CE portion of our podcast so that we can provide you with the FREE CE! Be sure...

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Coding Edition with Teresa Duncan, MS Teresa gives us a break down of codes D1110 and D4346 highlighting important information on each that you should be aware of! DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com   More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/   Teresa Duncan Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com   Nobody Told Me That Podcast: https...

  Please Leave a Review!   On this bonus episode we are joined by the founder of Xlear Nasal Spray, Nathan Jones. On this episode Nathan talks to us about the importance of nasal hygiene and how we as dental hygienists can also serve as nasal hygienists. Nathan provides examples of how we can educate our patients, and provide them resources for implementing xylitol into their oral and nasal care r...

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Spring Hatfield, RDH to talk to us about saliva, salivary diagnosis as well solutions you can offer your patients to keep their oral health in check!  Episode Highlights The Bigger Picture - Quality Saliva  Components of Saliva   Risk Factors  Solutions - MI Varnish, MI Paste  Believe in your products  Quotes "I like to have these con...

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we are joined by Dr. Mia Geisinger to talk about Perio. Dr. Geisinger dives into the referral process highlighting when to treat, vs. when to refer to a specialist.    Special thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies for sponsoring the CE portion of our podcast so that we can provide you with the FREE CE! Be sure to view your st...

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, we are continuing the conversation around periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease discussing patients that present with histiocytosis syndromes.    Quotes:    " These are patients that if they have any type of a syndrome of histiocytosis, they, for whatever reason, experience an abnormal increase in the amount of h...

Please Leave a Review!   On this bonus episode we are joined by Caitlyn Rastetter Founder and CEO of Dental Hygiene Nation ! Caitlyn returns to the podcast to share some exciting updates that have recently happened at DHN! Follow along their journey and remember to be a drippy tooth, not a prim and proper tooth!   Episode Highlights DHN background Outsourcing  Hiring is like dating Social media DH...