A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH, 2020-2021 Immediate Past President of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), and Associate Director of Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin, co-hosts with Andrew today, and together they are both extremely excited as they welcome Dr. Bill Busch to the podcast. Dr. Busch has been practicing dentistry and helping people in the Kansas City area for nearly twenty years, and is the co-founder and creator of TeamSmile, a nonprofit dental organization providing underserved children with life-changing dental care. Among his many, many other accomplishments, he has also been serving as the Kansas City Chiefs official team dentist since 2012, rendering him the perfect guest for today's discussion about sports dentistry. In today's episode, Dr. Busch discusses his journey to sports dentistry, his work with the Chiefs and other sports teams, the most prominent issues or conditions he deals with in this work, the technological and digital advancements that he both uses now and anticipates for the future, concluding by detailing the positively inspirational work that TeamSmile accomplishes. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 10:50 Dr. Busch's journey to sports dentistry The Academy for Sports Dentistry His work with the sports teams The amount of medical-dental integration and respect in his work The level of technological and digital involvement in his practice Virtual visits Common issues/conditions/requests involved in his sports dentistry work TeamSmile and how to get involved The TeamSmile Virtual Experience QUOTES: "One of the biggest things that you can do is get involved with your high school sports team initially." "I always promise every patient that we have the technology to produce an experience that's going to be the least amount of visits for them, and that really sets the stage for a great experience and a great flow from there." "I'm just waiting for the software practice management systems to get on board." "I think there's a great deal of respect there." "Sleep apnea is the biggest trend in dentistry but also in sports dentistry." "A lot of players are so thankful that we get their snoring stopped and they feel better and they're performing better and they're not going off-sides." "We've broken a few chairs before." "The fabric of every community is their sports team…so if we can get them on board with dentistry we might have something." "If you, for the most part, do good things in your life, good things usually happen. When you do bad things, bad things usually happen." "It's a great way to drive people to a needed service." "I don't want to hear any more of these bad dental jokes anymore." "I feel safe here." "We're finding dental homes for these kids that is done pro bono." "It's fun to see the cities really come together and it gives you goosebumps." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca PDT Homepage Academy for Sports Dentistry TeamSmile North Kansas City Dental

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about another difference between the 1999 and 2019 AAP Classification Systems. Quotes: "it's important for us to acknowledge that patients can absolutely have systemic conditions where they will experience periodontal challenges." "However, with optimal oral health status, optimum nutrition and controlling said chronic disease, the patient may actually be able to control their risk of perio. " "The AAP classified a new classification component called other conditions affecting the periodontium, specifically systemic diseases or conditions affecting the periodontal supporting tissues." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/ Sources: Tonetti, M. S., Greenwell, H., & Kornman, K. S. (2018). Staging and grading of periodontitis: Framework and proposal of a new classification and case definition. Journal of periodontology, 89, S159-S172.

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Dr. Uche Odiatu. Dr. Odiatu highlights facts about exercise to make your patients think! Episode Highlights Uche's tips about exercise Quotes "I firmly believe in getting vaccinated." "85% of our patients have no regular physical activity." "Exercise duplicates a fever by heating up the body." "Anytime you can strengthen a gut lining, you are increasing your immune system." Links A Tale of Two Hygienists Website: www.ataleoftwohygienists.com Dr. Uche Odiatu: http://www.druche.com/ Uche Instagram: @fitspeakers

Please Leave a Review! It's A Tale of Two Hygienists' monthly student roundtable episode, which means Andrew and Michelle have invited a roster of guests to educate student listeners on a chosen topic. This month, in response to an email question from a long time listener, Michelle and Andrew speak with a trio of hygienists about valuable associations, groups, and resources for hygienists, particularly recent graduates, to access. Amber Auger, RDH, MPH, is a practicing dental hygienist and clinical innovations implementation specialist with over 15 years of experience in the dental industry. She is the 2019 Award of Distinction recipient, a certified laser trainer, a monthly contributor to RDH Magazine, and a featured author for DentistryIQ. She is also the editor of RDH Graduate Newsletter, and leader of the 'Thrive in the Op' course. Amanda Hill, RDH, is an industry educator, key opinion leader, speaker, writer, blogger, 'Your Dental Top 5' podcast host, and lifelong learner. She has just started a new column for DentistryIQ called 'Dear Patient'. Tina Clarke, RDH, MEd, has 20 years of dental hygiene experience and over 14 years of educating future and current dental hygienists. She is a community college faculty member in Oregon, the Student Relations Director for the Oregon Dental Hygienists Association, and a frequent speaker on the topic of anesthesia. In this episode, our guests offer their take on top networking associations, resources available for further education, the pro's and con's of learning through social media, building confidence and patient trust, and good advice for all hygienists, particularly those who are recent graduates. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 7:18 - Amber, Amanda, and Tina's professional roles - Their top networking organizations for new graduates - Working for the State - Further educational resources - The pro's and con's of learning through social media - Finding study clubs - Association newsletters - Building confidence and patient trust - Joining associations - Words of advice for new and experienced graduates QUOTES: "The only reason why I knew about that position and was able to get into this arena was because of the connections that I had made with all the different individuals within that association involvement." "You never know when somebody that crosses your path is going to help you take that step into your future." "Try to find a local study group if you can." "Try to find an office that's going to really mentor you, sit down with you, review case studies, and teach you more than just cleaning teeth." "Big extrovert me can turn into quite the wallflower, but it's important to get uncomfortable to find those relationships." "As a new grad or as someone who is looking to develop further in their skill set, you need to go into a place where there is opportunity to learn and grow from other people." "Always understand that we are always learners." "That conference changed my life." "If you have an opportunity to connect with another clinician that's close to you and just sit, have coffee, a glass of wine, and just talk - it's amazing what can happen." "Take everything from social media that you read with some critical thinking involved." "There's so many things in dental that we can continue to put in our tool belt that'll inspire us to progress forward." "You really want to be able to show up hungry to learn while also being confident in what you've learned." "Don't feel like you have to know all the things, but always continue to stay present within our profession so that you're aware of the everchanging sort of evolution of it all." "For those hygienists that have been doing it for a while, keep your eyes open for the newbies…and mentor them, and help them, guide them, and be that person that they need to have." "I think the biggest thing is each and every time you go in and you get uncomfortable, you're growing, so don't be afraid of that feeling of being uncomfortable. Be afraid of staying stagnant." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca https://www.q-optics.com/ Amber's homepage: https://www.amberauger.com/ Amber's Socials: @amberaugerrdh Thrive in the Op: https://amberaugerrdh.thinkific.com/courses/thrive-in-the-operatory Amanda's homepage: http://www.amandahillrdh.com/ Amanda's Socials: @amandahillrdh Dental Top 5: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/ Not Just a Dental Cleaning: https://www.dentistryiq.com/personal-wellness/article/14202041/this-is-not-just-a-dental-cleaning RDH Magazine: https://www.rdhmag.com/ Tina's homepage: https://www.teachertinardh.com/ Tina's Socials: @teachertinardh

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about Periodontal diagnostics systems that have been used, and the current system in place highlighting the 1999 classification of "aggressive perio". Quotes: "I think we can all agree that in 1999 things were a bit different, remember, everybody was wearing Tamagotchi's and wearing jelly shoes and slap bracelets and scrunchies. Now we know better." " It was believed that this patient had high quantities of a bacteria called Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. And so because of that, we basically said, you've got aggressive perio." "The AAP published in 2018 that as of right now, there's no evidence of specific pathophysiology, which is just a fancy term for we can't really say patients that have this aggressive rapid rate onset of disease is a patient who has high quantities of a specific type of bacteria. " Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/ Sources: Tonetti, M. S., Greenwell, H., & Kornman, K. S. (2018). Staging and grading of periodontitis: Framework and proposal of a new classification and case definition.Journal of periodontology,89, S159-S172.

On this weeks TIPisode, brought to you by Young Dental we are joined by Whitney Howerton, MDH, RDH to disuss the biofilm and stain removal process, highlighting the Young Splatter Guard Prophy Angles! Episode Highlights Hygiene Process of Care Polishing Young Dental - Splatter Guard Prophy Angle Word of the day - Innovation Quotes "We may not think about each step of the dental hygiene process of care, but we are completing it for every single patient." "Only 80% of patients have returned to practice." "Did you ever think you would need to decide whether or not to polish your patient?" "Many patients feel the polishing part of the appointment is the cleaning part." "Did you know the average turnover rate of patients is 20%?" "With the Young Splatter Guard Prophy Angle you don't have to worry about the splatter." "9/10 dental processionals reported a significant reduction or complete elimination of splatter." "I do not miss the frustration of the patients with facial hair that seems to be a magnet for prophy paste." Links Young SPLATTER GUARD® https://info.youngdental.com/splatterguard

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! Jessica Atkinson, MEd, BSDH, RDH, and Melia Lewis, MEd, BSDH, RDH of 'Hygiene Edge' co-host the podcast this week, and welcome Dr. Lisa Welch to discuss what steps Dental Hygiene Educators can take to increase cultural competency. Very much an expert in this field, Dr. Welch holds an Associates in Dental Hygiene from DSU Dixie state university, a BS Hons Applied Biology: Biochemistry from Lancashire Polytechnic UK, her Masters' in Dental Hygiene from Idaho State University, and her Doctorate in Education for Health Professions from A. T. Still University of Health Sciences. Dr. Welch brings her vast amount of expertise to the conversation today, delving into the minority health disparities which exist today, and looking at ways to bring about change in this area. Our hosts begin by sharing some startling statistics from the CDC and Dr. Welch's own research regarding these disparities, uncover her reasons for pursuing this research, and reviewing her Cultural Competency Assessment and its findings. Together with Dr. Welch, they go on to share ideas about bridging the gap between awareness and implementation of cultural competency through some valuable resources, core curriculum changes, clinic experiences, cultural assessments and behaviors, and, above all, making connections. Concluding with a summary of steps that can be implemented immediately, today's episode presents the perfect combination of a statistical, theoretical, and thoroughly practical analysis of this critical public health issue, providing listeners with both a foundation of understanding and a call to action. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 2:45 Some CDC statistics regarding health disparities among minority populations Why Dr. Welch chose cultural competency for her doctorate degree Her research and statistics The Cultural Competency Assessment and its results Ideas on how to bridge the gap between awareness and implementation The Think Cultural Health website Building cultural competency into core curriculum Enhancing cultural competency through clinic experiences Examples of implementing cultural concept behaviors Melia's example of a cultural competence concern Cultural barriers High and low context culture Cultural assessments Building connections through culturally competent behaviors A summary of practical steps to begin taking immediately QUOTES: "You have to start by teaching the educators." "We just have to try and do the best we can and learn as much as we can about other people's backgrounds so we can associate and be empathetic and understand their challenges more." "We're not getting to the people who need us the most." "One of the ways that cultural competency is increasing is with experience." "As an educator, if you're not even aware for yourself you can't provide those experiences to your students." "If I never had these culture experiences before, the whole appointment could have just gone haywire." "One of the biggest areas we're going to face in the U. S. is a language barrier." "It's very important to understand that not everybody thinks and feels the same way as you do." "You can't speak every language, you can't know every nuance about every culture, but you need to be sensitive that there are differences and at least be aware and make an effort and know where the resources are. And that's the cultural behavior aspect." "Whatever language, if you just know a little bit it makes the biggest difference. If you can say 'Thank you' or 'I was happy to be with you', things like that make a huge difference." "I can't give you literature to say this has been done and it works because it's not out there." "Everyone in the world just needs to have a little bit more culture competency to our neighbors and our communities and our friends." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca PDT Homepage Investigation of the Cultural Competence of Dental Hygienists Practicing in a Region of Low Diversity Think Cultural Health Homepage

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about Periodontal diagnostics systems that have been used, and the current system in place! Quotes: "I think we can all acknowledge that throughout time the AAP has been making a lot of these changes and you guys, some of them have been for the better and some of them have just made things more confusing!" "What we did need to acknowledge, though, is that in 1999 what we did was we began to advise that perio isn't just one dimensional, it's not just slight, moderate or severe." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Steve Pardue to talk about continuing education opportunities through Elevate Oral Care, highlighting the work they have done with CAMBRA! Episode Highlights Elevating Care (www.elevateoralcare.com/elevatingcare) New Content CAMBRA Quotes "The time has never been better to take advantage of these free CE courses." "As hygienists the time you spend with a patient is a valuable asset in determining periodontal involvement and caries risk levels." "The pandemic has given us a shift in our lives, and that just might allow us to branch out into new areas of dentistry and dental hygiene." Links www.elevateoralcare.com/elevatingcare Staff Meetings: http://www.elevateoralcare.com/Staff-Meetings Elevate Oral Care Website: http://www.elevateoralcare.com Elevate Oral Care Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elevateoralcare Elevate Oral Care Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevate_oral_care/ More TIPisodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/tipisodes/ AToTH Website: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! This week, Andrew and Michelle welcome back one of their regular and much loved guests, Tom Viola, R.Ph., C.C.P., aka 'Mr. Pharmacology'. As many of you will already know, Tom has over 30 years' experience as a pharmacist, educator, speaker and author, who specializes in providing overviews and insights into the most prevalent oral and systemic diseases and the most frequently prescribed drugs used in their treatment. With April being National Cannabis Awareness Month, Tom joins our hosts for an in depth discussion regarding cannabis and the world of dentistry. They begin their discussion by sharing their differing perspectives on post-pandemic life, announcing Michelle's explosive life changing decision, and introducing a fascinating new project in which Tom is involved. From there, they take a deep dive into what cannabis is, where its active ingredients are found, the reasons for the lack of research and understanding about it, and, above all, the need for further exploration regarding its potential. Tom also explains the many aspects of dentistry which cannabis can and will impact, the importance of determining patient substance abuse concerns, and he finishes by offering his valuable advice regarding access to cannabis and exposure to vaping aerosol particles. Knowledgeable, articulate, and always entertaining, Tom has a lot to teach everyone on the role and impact of cannabis use in the dentistry world, and he shares so much of that with listeners here today. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 15:50 Differing perspectives on post-pandemic life Michelle's big life change Getting to know Tom 'Medical History Mysteries' The need for more cannabis exploration The legal quagmire surrounding cannabis in the US and the resulting lack of research and 'big pharma' involvement with it What cannabis is and why it's a controlled substance The active ingredients in cannabis and extracting them Vaping, oral oils and their effects What cannabis does to you and the many aspects of dentistry it impacts Comparing cannabis and tobacco smoking Helping cannabis using patients protect themselves Determining patient substance abuse concerns Tom's advice regarding access to cannabis and exposure to vaping aerosol particles QUOTES: "If I never have to go into a grocery store again – done." "Cannabis needs more exploration…it holds so much potential." "Our patients are more expert on cannabis than we are." "The flowers are where everything's at." "It's that pseudo-science that's promoting cannabis and killing it at the same time." "It's a bunch of sexually frustrated female plants who are trying desperately to find pollen." "The majority of this industry is trading in the extracts." "That's a systemic dilemma, if you will." "I know a lot of people who do an edible before bedtime. That's their routine." "I think Tom just needs a better dealer, is what it sounds like." "A lot of people do pre-treat for their dental anxiety with cannabis." "We don't know a lot about cannabis and its effects." "A lot of people use cannabis to replace opioids." "Trust me, children have greater access to cannabis than they ever did." 'At the end of the day, vaping's not vapor. It's aerosol." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca PDT homepage Medical History Mysteries Tom's homepage Tom's ATOTH Episodes "Bomb.wav" by jobro: https://freesound.org/people/jobro/sounds/76151/

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about an article in Hypertension, a journal issued by the American Heart Association in March of 2021 that discusses a causal link between periodontitis and hypertension. Quotes: "The study itself found that patients with severe perio, stage three and stage four gum disease were 2x more likely to have an elevated systolic blood pressure and 50% more likely to also have elevated diastolic blood pressures." "This elevated blood pressure, although usually asymptomatic, was occurring in individuals that were otherwise unaware that they were at an increased risk of cardiovascular complications." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/ Sources Munoz, et al. Association Between Periodontitis and Blood Pressure Highlighted in Systemically Healthy Individuals. Hypertension. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1161/HPYERTENSIONAHA.120.16790 https://www.drbicuspid.com/index.aspx?sec=prtf&sub=def&pag=dis&itemId=328315&printpage=true&fsec=sup&fsub=hyg

On this A Tale of Two Hygienists bonus episode powered by Crest Oral-B we are joined by Paul Sagel. Paul is a top innovator at Procter & Gamble, inventor of Crest Whitestrips, Crest HD and a new innovation, Crest Whitening Emulsions. Paul joins us to talk about all things whitening. Spoiler alert, both Michelle and Andrew learned things about the whitening process they didn't know and this episode broke down and explained some whitening myths! Episode Highlights: Paul's background Development What makes whitening "tick" Product design and stability Sensitivity Whitening actives Contact time and concentration Crest Whitening Emulsions LED light Patient conversations Whitening your teeth improves your oral health Quotes: "I look at people's teeth and think that is so easy to fix." "There is an interesting thing with the symmetry of your face, particularly if your eyes and teeth are drastically different colors." "You really don't need a very thick layer of peroxide on the tooth's surface to whiten." "I put some of the composition on the plastic food wrap and I said this is it!" "When we started doing this there was virtually no research out there to show that bleaching was safe." "As we take up concentrations we make the layers thinner and thinner to make sure the soft tissue tolerability is acceptable." "Dehydration of the teeth amplifies tooth sensitivity." "These chlorine based bleaches are pretty strong, they do have the ability at sufficient concentrations to cause some structural problems." "There are a lot of smoke and mirrors in the whitening industry." "The only thing that will generate the intensity required is LEDs and you need to have the right current going through them, and they need to be eye safe." "Products that lack efficacy really hurt the category." "Whitening is one of the best things you can do for your smile and your confidence." "Emulsions hit the mountain peaks, and the valleys." Resources and Links: Crest Oral-B Pro shop Crest Oral-B Emulsions Crest Oral-B Whitening

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Sherri Lukes, RDH, MS, FAADH who has been a dental hygienist for 40 years! Sherri talks to us today about products from GC America that have multiple benefits for your patients. Episode Highlights MI Paste Line CPP/ACP Multi-Benefit Products Topical Application Sealants Quotes "CPP binds to oral surfaces such as teeth, dentin, oral mucosa, biofilm." "Calcium and phosphate ions we know are the building blocks of healthy teeth." "MI Paste One eliminates a step, it is a toothpaste so it is all one step." "Patients want easy, the one step product is a plus for many patients." "The MI Paste family is the only natural treatment of their kind that results in decreased white spots." "What works for one may not work for another patient." "We in dentistry are more than picker-flickers, driller-fillers!." "You can't have total health, without good oral health." Links MI Paste Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/mi.paste/ MI Paste Family Products: https://www.gcamerica.com/products/preventive/MI_Paste_Plus/index.php Glass Ionomer Sealants https://www.gcamerica.com/products/operatory/GIRestoratives.php http://www.gcamerica.com/ce/alleducation.php http://www.gcamerica.com

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! In honor of National Minority Health Month, Andrew and Michelle welcome two passionate experts in the field to the podcast today. Daniel Lopez, RDH, a dental hygienist practicing in a Federally Qualified Health Center in New York City, makes a return visit, while Alicia Murria, RDH, MS(C), and Founder and CEO of Hygienists for Humanity, is making her first appearance here. Together with our hosts, they examine the fundamentals of minority health and what that looks like in dentistry today, and offer their recommendations for the future. They begin by sharing differing perspectives on politics and minority health, exploring public health and private practice treatment, and offer a glimpse of DentaQuest's Preventistry. Our panel then delves into the need for an outcomes-based health model, the barriers to quality focused care on minority groups, and the many avenues which could lead to overcoming these barriers. Alicia and Daniel conclude the interview by stressing the most important components to address in minority health, and by offering their sage advice for listeners interested in 'really making a dent in this problem'. Drawing greatly upon Alicia and Daniel's immense expertise and experience, today's conversation marks one more step in bringing crucial awareness to this decidedly sensitive and extremely important topic. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 8:08 Guest introductions Politics and minority health Public health and private practice treatment DentaQuest's Preventistry New York State's move toward an outcomes based health model Barriers to quality focused care on minority groups Learning about cultural differences and making connections Expanding the role of the hygienist, meeting patients where they are, developing trust, and offering consistency Underserved and neglected populations What we can be doing in our communities Motivational interviewing The importance of listening to all patients and educating them Learning from each other in the hygienist community Daniel and Alicia's parting advice QUOTES: "You don't go into this profession with a political mindset. You go into this profession with a heart." "Health insurance is, unfortunately, a political issue." "I think, in public health, we're offering fish sandwiches every single day, and we're not teaching enough people to fish." "If I feel like I didn't give them what they needed, and I didn't serve them well, I bring them back at no cost to them." "And also, private practice grows if they have disease." "Why on Earth are we the only health care modality centered around prevention, and no one pays attention to what we have to say?" "What does it look like if your insurance is paying out more for prevention than for restoration?" "There's this endless cycle of new providers. The most at-risk and the most underserved are constantly being seen by people who are just learning the ropes." "The dentist population does not reflect the general population." "Dental providers and medical providers are less empathetic to the black population than they are to white." "You have to be able to see color in dentistry." "There are so many different avenues that you need to go down to actually get to a point where you're really making a dent in this problem." "I've literally had people say they would rather die than go somewhere else." "You have to start with yourself…be a resource, be a friend, let them know that you're an ally in their community." "Be willing and be open to getting it wrong." "These patients that we are servicing need prevention more than anything else." "Don't be afraid to speak up!" LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca PDT homepage MINORITY ORAL HEALTH IN AMERICA: DESPITE PROGRESS, DISPARITIES PERSIST Disparities in Oral Health The Persistence of Oral Health Disparities for African American Children: A Scoping Review Alicia's Instagram Alicia's Facebook Hygienists for Humanity Email Daniel

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about weird facts, highlighting the prophylaxis code distribution. Quotes: "However, as you may suspect in this age category, 95.4% of those individuals were treated with a D-1110 prophylaxis procedural code, meaning the remaining 4.6% of individuals were treated with any other procedural code." "My hope is that in sharing facts like this that it creates a greater awareness for the dental clinician about the responsibility we have to identifying disease, educating our patients on it and treating it while it is in its earlier stages. While, it is cheaper, easier, more pain free for us to treat." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/ Sources Cassandra Yarbrough, M. P. P., Vujicic, M., Krishna Aravamudhan, B. D. S., & Blatz, A. (2016). An Analysis of Dental Spending Among Adults with Private Dental Benefits.

Please Rate this Podcast! This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists we are changing our TIPisode to a Tellisode! Andrew is going to tell us about his experience sitting for the Florida exam. Episode Highlights Mannequin Exam Andrew Passes! Minimal Competency Michelle is Buying the ADA Quotes " Our system is broken, busted and DUMB." "The mannequin is a plastic toothed son of a gun that I hated." "I'm going to spend almost 4k dollars to get a license in 2 states." "You had to manually close the mandible to make the suction work, it was bizarre." "The Boards are there for minimal competency, and surprisingly they still catch 2-3% that fail." "Don't talk about it, be about it." "Put me in power so I can create the change." Links More TIPisodes

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! It's A Tale of Two Hygienists' student roundtable episode, which means Andrew and Michelle have invited a roster of guests to educate student listeners on a chosen topic. With April being Oral Cancer Awareness Month, it is only fitting that they have invited three powerhouses in this field to the roundtable today. Susan Cotton is a passionate, speaker, consultant, author, and subject matter expert on HPV, oral and oropharyngeal cancer, and screening, who is also the founder of Oral Cancer Consulting, and the originator of the 'Cotton Method'. Maria Perdo Goldie is a noted researcher, author, and speaker, whose many, many achievements include being a Past President of ADHA and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists, a ten year member of the Smoking Cessation Centre, and presenting seminars nationally and internationally on many topics including Cancers and Oral Care for the Cancer Patient and Oral Cancer. Jill Meyer-Lippert is the founder of Side Effect Support LLC, has been published in several print and online dental and oncology resources, is a 2014 recipient of the Sunstar Americas/RDH Award of Distinction and is also the Community Relations Manager with Custom Dental Solutions. All three guests are members of the Registered Dental Hygienist Advisory Board for the Oral Cancer Foundation. In this very special episode, these three experts share their perspective on a number of pertinent issues such as the current level of emphasis upon oral cancer and HPV screening, increasing risk factors, the HPV vaccine, building screening into the rhythm of appointments, and next steps to follow when something suspicious is detected. Woven throughout the episode are sage words of advice and a wealth of resource recommendations from our guests. As Michelle notes, Susan, Maria, and Jill are absolute treasures in the industry who use their vast amount of knowledge and experience to educate and empower clinicians in their ultimate mission to save lives. That is precisely what they do here today – listen in to be both informed and inspired. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 7:28 - An introduction to today's experts - Their opinions on the current amount of emphasis on oral cancer and HPV screening and detection - The increase in risk factors - checkyourmouth.org - The 'two week rule' - The Throat Scope - Advice for new dental hygienists around starting the screening and detection process - HPV vaccine update - Vaccines as a tool for prevention - Building screening into the rhythm of appointments - Having an oral cancer risk assessment - Using the fluorescence screening device properly - Educating yourself at the Oral Cancer Foundation website - The next steps when something suspicious is detected - Final words of advice from our experts - Susan's upcoming oral cancer screening video QUOTES: "I don't feel dentistry, as a whole, has placed the emphasis on oral cancer, HPV, and the importance of screening every patient every time." "We really need to take some responsibility to go that extra step for people." "HPV is a game changer." "If somebody does have something in their mouth that's unusual that lasts over two weeks, that is usually a sign that you do need to have that looked at." "I think if you're following a protocol, it doesn't feel quite so invasive." "What we know now…" "It's a cancer vaccine, and that's, I feel, the way we need to talk about it." "What we know in this world is not everybody gets to choose when their first sexual encounter is." "Well, now that you mention that, could you check this area for me?" "Thoroughly document in your treatment notes." "Sometimes, years they were watching and waiting something rather than have it biopsied or checked out further!" "Don't let the busy-ness of your day get in the way of doing this thorough and complete oral cancer evaluation and educate your patients…make it a priority for your patients and your colleagues." "Do not be bullied by anybody, including your boss." "Be proactive…be empathetic and understanding…and make sure that they are not feeling judged." "Refer them to a support group." "Get rid of that feeling that we're going to scare them – we're educating." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca Canadian Dental Association: https://www.cdha.ca/ Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene: https://www.cjdh.ca/ FDI World Dental Federation: https://fdiworlddental.org/ Oral Cancer Chairside Guide: https://preprod.fdiworlddental.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/fdi-oral_cancer-chairside_guide.pdf Oral Cancer Foundation: https://oralcancerfoundatio

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about the Prevalence of Diseases of the Periodontium. Quotes: "Help me out, Dad. What is the percentage of individuals who have moderate to severe gingivitis? And that number is 27.6% of our patient population. That is according to my Midwest dad by the way." "And to clarify even more, the population of true individuals, of individuals who are adults, who do not have irreversible bone loss at this point, that percentage is 3.2%. So 3.2% of our patients are considered truly healthy patients." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/ Sources Eke, P. I., Zhang, X., Lu, H., Wei, L., Thornton-Evans, G., Greenlund, K. J., … Croft, J. B. (2016). Predicting Periodontitis at State and Local Levels in the United States. Journal of Dental Research, 95(5), 515–522. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034516629112 Li, Y., Lee, S., Hujoel, P., Su, M., Zhang, W., Kim, J., ... & De Vizio, W. (2010). Prevalence and severity of gingivitis in American adults. American journal of dentistry, 23(1), 9.

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Dr. Joy D. Void-Holmes, RDH, BSDH, MHSc, AADH to discuss "The Jacks". Dr. Joy D. Void-Holmes, RDH, BSDH, MHSc, AADH is the founder Dr. Joy, RDH and the creator of the Dental Hygiene Student Planner. Episode Highlights Sickle Scalers What are the Jacks What do the Jacks do Quotes "If you are a practicing clinician, chances are you have a Jack in your life." "The Jacks I will be talking about today are sickle scalers." "A portion of the anatomical crown is below the gingival margin in a healthy mouth, typically 1-2mm, more in a patient with gingival inflammation." "The use sickle scalers should be avoided on root surfaces, to prevent unintended gouging." "Many clinicians use these beauties improperly causing damage they cannot see." Links Follow Dr. Joy on Instagram Follow Dr. Joy on Facebook Visit Dr. Joy's website More TIPisodes

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! One of Andrew's favorite people in both dentistry and life, Dr. Joy Void-Holmes, joins the podcast today as a co-host for a fascinating interview with Dr. Sam Shamardi. The founder of Dental Innovations LLC, a company aimed at providing novel solutions to unaddressed issues within dentistry, Dr. Shamardi also lectures nationally and internationally on topics within periodontics and hearing loss in dentistry. He is also an author, is recognized as a dental entrepreneur for his revolutionary EarAid product, and possesses an overwhelming desire to help others which shines through brilliantly during the conversation here today. Dr. Shamardi begins by sharing a glimpse into his life story, and then proceeds to offer a masterclass on the subject of noise induced hearing loss, particularly in the world of dentistry. Along the way, he touches upon what's contributing to it, the ADA's actions regarding it, addressing it through dental professional education, its impact upon systemic health. He also delves into the frequency and decibels to look for in equipment, the difference between passive and active hearing protection, and how his device compares with other products. Dubbed 'dentistry's deafening silence', noise induced hearing loss is something that people do not even realize is happening to them, and yet can have a catastrophic impact upon their lives. Listen in today as Dr. Sam Shamardi shines a spotlight on this little publicized, and completely preventable, threat to our overall health, providing you with everything you need to know to protect yourself from it. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 9:13 Dr. Shamardi's life story The lack of attention to noise induced hearing loss in dentistry How to know when you are losing your hearing What's contributing to hearing loss in dentistry Why it has not been addressed The ADA's response to it Addressing hearing and hearing loss in schools Testing dental instrument sound levels PPE for hearing Systemic health effects What frequency levels and decibels to look for in equipment The difference between passive and active hearing protection How Dr. Shamardi's device compares with other products Dr. Shamardi's The Financial Survival Guide for Dentists QUOTES: "It's not something that you notice. It's not something that you even know is happening to you." "As dental professionals we are literally in the eye of the storm." "Once you've reached the stage where you, yourself, actually notice that you feel like you're not hearing things as well anymore, by that point you've actually entered what's called 'Stage 3' of hearing loss." "The number you want to keep in mind is 85 decibels." "For us as dental professionals, it's the combination of, we already are in that environment where the equipment that we use is well above the limit of what causes hearing damage. And then, the second part is we are in that environment for a very long period of time." "They don't realize that…it's something that's completely preventable." "It should start with the schools, right?" "The actual noise is adding to our stress." "Noise is now playing a factor, not just in what it's doing to our ears, but it's also playing a direct factor in what is also contributing to our overall…health." "Moderate or severe noise induced hearing loss were also associated with increased cardiovascular death." "The chronic effects of being exposed to these noises carry with you even after retirement." "It's the 85 or above that we have to worry about." "That circuitry is actually able to instantaneously identify, isolate, and then lower the sound of anything that is in the decibel or frequency range which will actually cause the hearing damage." "The goal at the end of the day: try and help people out, educate everybody on things that are important and, you know, things that we should frankly know more about but don't." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca PDT homepage Forward Science EarAID Financial Survival Guide for Dentists

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about the physiologic observation of the periodontium. Quotes: "We know that the blood supply is extremely important because it delivers immuno components and nutritional components and helps to support the periodontium in health." "he nerves that supply the periodontium are primarily the trigeminal, the fifth cranial nerve, and we know that those nerves will also follow alongside the blood vessels that supply blood to our periodontium." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

Please Rate this Podcast! This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Connie Simmons, RDH to talk about dry mouth, and solutions for your patients! Episode Highlights Remineralization Locate the cause of dry mouth FluoriMax5000 Allday Dry Mouth Spray Quotes "Do the products really fix dry mouth, or just alleviate some of the symptoms?" "Loosing any amount of saliva can have a great impact of oral health." "Sometimes you can hear it when a patient has dry mouth." "Think of calcium and phosphate as the building blocks of your teeth and think of the fluoride as the mortar that holds them together." "Allday Dry Mouth Spray is 44% Xylitol." Links [email protected] Elevate Oral Care Website: http://www.elevateoralcare.com Elevate Oral Care Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elevateoralcare Elevate Oral Care Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevate_oral_care/ More TIPisodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/tipisodes/ AToTH Website: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! This week, Casey Hein brings the vast amount of knowledge and wisdom she has amassed through her 50 years in dentistry to the podcast. Casey's many roles include dental hygienist, consultant, writer, speaker, founder of the first publication on Oral-Systemic Medicine, and pioneer of Periodontal-Systemic Science in patient care, medical-dental collaboration, and point-of-care medical testing. She has also served as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontics, and Director of Education of the International Centre for Oral-Systemic Health, at the University of Manitoba in Canada. Truly an expert in her field, Casey shares her experience and her passion with listeners here today. She begins by reviewing her remarkable journey in the dental profession, and then provides an in-depth analysis of the need for, and steps to follow, in implementing a medical-dental integration, and an 'entry to wellness at point of care' model. As part of this discussion, she delves into such topics as mind lines, transdisciplinary care, the 'rising risk populations', and the need to establish proof of concept. Casey finishes up by sharing some upcoming initiatives and events with which she will be involved to help move us all closer to these models. Casey has a vision of where dentistry needs to head in the future, and is more than prepared to collaborate with all shareholders to help shape and ultimately achieve that vision. Listen in today to be inspired by her passion and respond to her call to action. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 8:26 - Casey's journey in the dental profession - The varying levels of understanding among physicians, nurses, and dental professionals regarding oral-systemic interrelationships - Medical-dental integration and attitudes toward it - The Non-physician Primary Care Model and how to get there - Mind lines - The challenge of implementing the evidence of oral-systemic interrelationships - The perfect model for medical-dental integration - Transdisciplinary care - The 'entry to wellness at the point of care' model and Casey's plans for educating others in its implementation - Screening people for risk factors of various conditions - The 'rising risk populations' - Casey's 'proof of concept' protocols and getting insurance companies and practices on board - Casey's 'Mini Messages' - Some of Casey's upcoming initiatives/events QUOTES: "I've been around for about 100 years." "Basically, what we've seen…is that physicians and nurses have really stepped up now to do a lot of things in the oral cavity. They get it." "Plaque doesn't tell the whole story." "It is the first time that we have guidelines that incorporate factors outside the oral cavity." "It's about erasing and relearning a lot of what we learned." "The way we are doing it now in dentistry, it is completely obsolete." "It is monumental to try to change the way people are educated." "There is this junction between medicine and dentistry, and, the truth of the matter is, we will share responsibility and accountability for patient outcomes." "It's about entering healthcare wherever that patient could be, and we need to be part of that." "We're not diagnosing, we're screening." "We just need to get comfortable and not be afraid to talk to medical providers. Jump in!" "Please, we want to collaborate with you." "The early adopters are…the practices that stand the most to gain." "This is truly holistic health." "Everybody's talking about it, but nobody's doing it!" "What an easy proof of concept – just start coding it what it is." "We are such an integral part of healthcare, and…we've got to take these little baby steps and just get started. Just do something." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca PDT homepage Casey's homepage Casey's Mini-Messages Great Expectations: Our Future as Essential Members of the Primary Healthcare Team Survey re: medical testing in dentistry Casey's talk at Dr. Cooper's international conference on the integration of primary care into dental practice - November 3rd and 4th, 2021.

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about the Alveolar Bone Crust! Quotes: "For most of us we're utilizing dental radiographs to evaluate our approximate what that bone level looks like. So know that when we're looking at the shape of that bony crust, we're looking at several influential factors, things like what is the width of the interdental space? Do we have a close contact? Do we have a diastema or do we have a completely open contact?" "Now, from a composition standpoint, the alveolar process itself really is a dense collagenous fiber and it's important for us to understand that. These collagen fibers provide that ground substance or that ground matrix and then we have inorganic salts of bone, primarily calcium and phosphate, that permit the remineralization or mineralization itself of the bone within the bone itself." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Andrew Johnston, RDH to talk about the three things he wants you to know about sealants! Episode Highlights Caries Risk Assessment Faulty Logic Time Management Product Selection Production Quotes "Insurance wouldn't pay for it, so why spend the time talking about it." "I was anti-sealant for years, because of this faulty logic." "In my opinion, Caries Risk Assessments are still our most valuable tool for determining the need for sealants." "A poorly placed resin based sealant is not helping the patient." "You need a product that isn't going to fail, even if there is a little bit of moisture present, or a little bit chips away." "The backbone of any practice is the hygiene department." "It is our responsibility to take control of the production coming out of our chair and sealants are just such an easy way to produce production." "If you can apply just a few sealants per day you can add a few thousands of dollars to your practice each month." Links Fuji Triage: https://www.gcamerica.com/products/preventive/GC_Fuji_TRIAGE/ Fuji Triage EP: https://www.gcamerica.com/products/preventive/GC_Fuji_TRIAGE_EP/ Glass Ionomer Sealants https://www.gcamerica.com/products/operatory/GIRestoratives.php http://www.gcamerica.com/ce/alleducation.php http://www.gcamerica.com

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! Amanda Hill joins Andrew as a co-host today for a fascinating interview with computational mathematician, Andrew Carr. Specializing in machine learning, Andrew has served as a research intern at Google Brain, worked in geometric deep learning, and writes a blog where he muses upon math, deep learning, and programming. He is determined to prove to the world that his field of study is, indeed, 'cool', and he does just that here today as he explains his views on how data science, machine learning, and AI can play a transformative role in the future of dentistry. The show begins with a couple of recent listener reviews before Andrew shares his background, his work at Google Brain, and his explanation of understanding and using data. He and our hosts then delve into the type of data traditionally collected in dentistry, some software that works with that data currently, and some ideas for what more it could do in the future. Andrew also discusses computer vision, depth estimation, chat bots, and robotics along with the roles they could play in dentistry, and he finishes by offering his advice for those looking to move from their current role in the dental field to his beloved field of machine learning and AI. Today's collaboration between our insightful 'tool users' and this highly talented 'tool maker' will undoubtedly spark your imagination about just what is possible in the future for dentistry and dental professionals. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 7:52 - Some listener reviews from February - Andrew's background - Google Brain - Understanding and using data - The type of data collected in dentistry - The gap between the tool makers and tool users - Dentistry software such as axiUm - The evolving definition of AI - Protected information - Andrew's perspective on data use, computer vision, and depth estimation in dentistry in the future - Chat bots, natural language processing and GBT-3 - Robotics in dentistry - Soft robotics - Moving from the dentistry field to the field of machine learning and AI QUOTES: "I think I only understood the word 'cloud' in that whole thing." "I promise, it's interesting." "We went into Dental Hygiene because we could only count to 32, so be kind, and be slow." "Most data turns out to be pretty useless." "In general, data is used nowadays to solve business problems." "The idea is, of course, we use whatever data we're collecting to provide treatment plans to achieve an outcome." "We need to be calibrated on all the inputs." "You can learn on data without ever seeing the data." "Computer vision is fraught with perils." "The machine learning systems that we build…they always try to find the easiest way to solve the problem, and it's almost never the problem we actually intend to solve." "The time it would save!" "It's one motivated grad student away from completion." "It turns out, though, that making something that can understand long term context is the challenge." "What is a mouth and where is the head? You know, 'Don't squish anyone' – that kind of thing." "I think Robotics is the next big thing as far as applications of machine learning." "It sounds like there's a lot of things we could solve in dentistry if somebody's interested in figuring it all out." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca axiUm Dental Software Automate the Boring Stuff Everyday Data Science on Gumroad Everyday Data Science on Amazon Andrew's Twitter Andrew's Blog Email Andrew

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about the supporting bone! Quotes: "So when we see the meeting of the cribriform plate and the buccal and lingual cortical plates, that's where, of course, we see that beautiful lamina dura radiographically, the buccal and lingual cortical plates will vary in thickness, but typically we do see that that cortical plate is thicker on the mandible than on the maxilla." "We talk about that compact bone being thicker on the mandible, but on the maxilla we see that the compact bone itself is actually thicker on the palatal surfaces than it is on buccal surfaces." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

Please Rate this Podcast! This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Jessica Atkinson, MEd, BSDH, RDH from Hygiene Edge to talk about helping your students to get the most out of clinic! Educators this one is for you! This TIPisode is sponsored by Orascoptic. Visit www.Orascoptic.com to learn more. Episode Highlights Focus meetings Review student requirements and patient needs Help beyond requirements Set that dream list Expectations Quotes "A clinical instructor needs to take charge." "When you start right, it is easy to go right." "She ended up offering the things the patient needed more often when she worked in a production based office." "You can get what you need when you offer the best care to your patients." "As you invest in those students they will feel that enthusiasm and you will see them grow, and become, and excel." "To watch them recognize how far they have come is amazing." Links Hygiene Edge: https://www.hygieneedge.com More TIPisodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/tipisodes/

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! This week, Andrew and Michelle welcome Dr. Matt Allen to the podcast for an in-depth discussion about Motivational Interviewing (MI). Among his many roles, Dr. Allen serves as the President of M David MI Inc., the CEO and co-founder of differentkind, a part time volunteer faculty member at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, and he still remains active in clinical practice. In addition to all this, he is the only US-based dentist member of MINT, the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. As you will hear, Dr. Allen's passion for teaching, coaching, and mentoring other dental professionals to engage with and support patients along the road to oral health is fully evident during the conversation today. Dr. Allen begins by sharing his professional background including his journey to working with MI, and then he explains exactly what MI is and where it fits best within the dental visit. Along the way, he shares some of the tools and techniques of MI, how it can be implemented with patients and colleagues alike, its impact on clinicians' feelings of burnout, and building it into dental professional education programs. Dr. Allen's extensive experience with MI generates a great deal of wisdom and advice for its use in many areas of life, and particularly in the dental world. Destined to be even more important and effective in a post-pandemic world, we would all be well advised to implement it as a best practice now, and Dr. Matt Allen shows us how in this informative and inspiring conversation here today. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 8:25 - Dr. Allen's background and how he got into motivational interviewing (MI) - What MI is and where it fits best in dental visits - Dr. Allen's analysis of Michelle's MI example - Open-ended questions, change talk, self-management goals, choice menus, social determinants of health - MI with more challenging patients - Tele-dentistry and technology affecting change behavior with MI - Using motivational tools and techniques in inter-colleague relationships - Compassion, Autonomy, Partnership and Evocation (CAPE) - Small wins and the power of affirmations - MI's impact on clinician burnout - Building MI into dental professional education programs - Findings of a study of what dental patients value - Asking permission to make suggestions with patients and colleagues - 'Setting the table' at the beginning of every appointment - Where to learn more about MI QUOTES: "I feel like, right now, I have 7 jobs, I think." "It is a way of being with people that's pretty profoundly different." "I want to be better at this, and I screw it up every single day." "What we want is for them to think they're coming up with that idea themselves." "What's most important for you to talk with me about today?" "Motivational interviewing increases the likelihood of change." "We can take these skills and apply them to our relationships with each other and I think we'll be better humans with each other." "That's what being a good leader, I think, is about in a lot of ways, is letting go and letting the person actually take ownership." "Patient safety is one of those things where it's not really about motivation, it's about compliance." "People just wanted help taking control of their own oral health." "I want to use those 2 hours the most effectively that I can. I think MI helps us do that." "I'm asking you to agree to come along in the conversation with me." "I think we need more people doing this work." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca Reach Dr. Allen: M David MI homepage differentkind homepage Motivational Interviewing for Leadership: MI-LEAD Experiences of dental care: what do patients value? Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about the alveolar bone proper! Quotes: "The Cribriform plates themselves are thinner plates of bone that have perforations and those perforations are really important because those little openings are openings that carry blood vessels and nerve endings and of course, lymphatic support from the bone and supplies a kind of a nutritional source directly to the periodontal ligament fibers." "The two parts of the alveolar process are the alveolar bone proper and that's what we're going to talk about this week. Next week, we're going to talk about the supporting bone, and it's important for us to understand the differences between the two." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

This TIPisode is brought to you by Zirc Dental. We are joined by Brittany Gray, CDA, Zirc Product & Efficiency Consultant, to talk about Procedure Tubs, Safe-Lok Covers, and material management! Brittany Gray, CDA, is a Zirc Product & Efficiency Consultant. Prior to joining the Zirc team, Brittany spent nearly 23 years as a dental assistant. Her clinical experience has helped her be fantastic at visualizing how to improve the organization of a practice's existing set-up and passionate about helping our clients become more efficient. Brittany is a consultant for our ZOBE, RESET, & Organization Conversation services! Quotes: "I wish I knew then, what I know now" "I know because I found myself on the receiving end of that look many times." "Procedure Tubs are the game changer." "We don't know what we don't know and that is where Zirc comes in, Zirc is the expert, so you don't have to be!" Links: Learn more about Zirc's products & services at zirc.com Sign up for an Organization Conversation: www.zirc.com/organizationconversation Sign up for ZOBE: www.zirc.com/get-organized/zobe Email Brittany at [email protected] or call her at 763-251-3047 Follow Zirc on Instagram: www.instagram.com/zircdentalproducts/

It's A Tale of Two Hygienists' student roundtable episode, which means Andrew and Michelle have invited a roster of guests to educate student listeners on a chosen topic. This month's roundtable focuses on periodontitis, a disease that more than half of Americans have! To get the full scoop, Andrew chatted with not one, not two, but FOUR perio educators. Eva Ramsey is an assistant professor at Tennessee Wesleyan University and faculty for AndyRDH. Marie Richey is a full-time educator and assistant professor at Shawnee State University. Amanda Mitchell is a faculty member at Student RDH and who teaches for South College in Nashville. Lisa Bilich is the department chair at Eastern Washington University and has taught perio for 15 years. In this episode, our panel delves into their personal reasons for working in perio, discuss the way generational differences impact lesson plans, and ask the vital question: is House, MD still cool? EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 5:42 - Why our panellists fell in love with perio. - The reason Eva views her students as "disease detectives." - How do the guests get their students—as well as more skeptical professionals—invested in perio? - What Lisa does to make perio education more "real" for her students. - The importance of recognizing the difference of experience among faculty members and clinicians. - How the COVID pandemic has made it difficult for current perio students to get the same hands-on experience as their predecessors. - What the guests want to be the ultimate outcome(s) for their lessons. - How students can more effectively study for perio courses. QUOTES: "Perio is the path where science and dentistry kinda merge." "We're making a bigger difference than just when we see our only patients." "We don't clean teeth; we are preventative health care specialists." "It's not just about the test; it's about having to know I can stop the process by what I do." "I think it's so important to learn along with our students and to be okay with not knowing everything." "Not every student learns the same way." LINKS: A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us the CEJ or Cemento Enamel Junction. Quotes: "So the current Darby text actually states that 76 percent of our patient population, we see a meet's where the cementum and the enamel meet 14 percent of our population we see that overlap and 10 percent of our patients, we see a gap." "So because of this morphological diversity, there's a call to action within the dental community that we need to be careful about dental interventions in the region of the CEJ because there could be other pathological changes or hypersensitivity of the teeth associated with the CEJ." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

Please Rate this Podcast! This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Andrea Wiseman, RDH to talk about Children's Dental Health Month and the importance of starting good oral hygiene habits young. Episode Highlights Product Choice Product Choice Metered Dosing Health Warehouse Quotes "If you have a patient that has white spot lesions it will be much harder, if not impossible to remineralize those white spots." "Small change, big impact." "The higher strength fluoride toothpaste is more effective at preventing decay." "Even after being instructed how to apply a pea sized amount, patients and parents over apply." "HealthWarehouse will ensure your patients receive a 6 month supply at about half the price of brick and mortar pharmacies." Links [email protected] Staff Meetings: http://www.elevateoralcare.com/Staff-Meetings Elevate Oral Care Website: http://www.elevateoralcare.com Elevate Oral Care Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elevateoralcare Elevate Oral Care Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevate_oral_care/ More TIPisodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/tipisodes/ AToTH Website: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! February is National Children's Dental Health Month, and for this episode Andrew and Michelle have offered the mic to Jessica, Shelley and Melia at Hygiene Edge. They spoke with a pediatric hygiene specialist and traded tips and tricks for dental hygiene educators who work with children. Jessica began her hygiene career—even if she technically wasn't a dental hygienist at the time—in a pediatric office. Shelley has worked with a wide range of pediatric patients in private practices over the years, and now instructs the next generation of hygienists on working with children and adolescents. Melia has worked in dental hygiene for over a decade and experiences the pediatric side of her profession when bringing her daughter to appointments. They spoke with Brittnee Thibault, who's both a resident pediatric hygiene specialist and a clinical instructor for hygiene students. In this episode, our guests discuss how to best describe an injection without freaking out your young patient, impress the importance of an "I'm the boss" voice, and explain how a little fidget spinner can go a long way to keeping your patient happy. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 16:05 - Melia's fun experience bringing in her daughter to get a tongue-cut done. - Brittnee discusses how she came to work in a pediatric office. - Why it's unusual to actually have a dental hygienist working in a pediatric office in Utah—and why these offices should have a hygienist on staff. - What Shelley is hearing from her pediatric students on how their clinic experience differs from what they're being taught. - Why Jessica "bailed" the first time she had to administer a pediatric injection. - How you can build up your students' confidence before they begin practicing on children. - What instructors can do to ensure a successful appointment for the child, student and educator. - How you can make the appointment experience more comforting for both kids and their parents. QUOTES: "It's very important to know how to treat those little ones all the way up to adolescence." "I love this office and I love pediatrics." "Replace those scary words with things that aren't as scary." "As an instructor... one aspect I'm always trying to bring in is helping them to include the parent in the conversation as well." "Setting those expectations before the patient's in the chair, with the student, I feel like makes the appointment a lot better." "Just take a breath... go with the flow." "Don't ever forget that you're not alone and you're part of a good team." LINKS: Hygiene Edge - https://www.hygieneedge.com/ A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca This episode includes the sound effect "cheering-16.flac" by Halleck found at FreeSound.org - https://freesound.org/people/Halleck/sounds/18665/

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about acellular and cellular cementum. Quotes: "Now, when we see tooth wear like attrition, for example, the body compensates by depositing more layers of cellular cementum." "Now, it's important to know that cementum itself does not resorbed as readily as bone does because it's a vascular and it's protective." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Susan Wingrove, RDH to talk about the importance of biofilm management, and salivary testing in our appointments. In this TIPisode Susan highlights some of the patient benefits of using MI Paste and MI Paste Plus! Episode Highlights Ideal Patients for pH Testing MI Paste Study Re-Care Appointments Quotes "As dental hygienists we need to look at oral plaque and pH differently." "Consider adopting the biofilm term for dental plaque and look at oral biofilm differently." "Eliminate biofilm and remove the calculus with equal focus." "A healthy saliva will have a pH of 6.8-7.8 level." "Patients should apply MI Paste, or MI Paste twice daily." "Studies show that these bioactive innovative products will work at their optimal level if the patient is in an oral pH balance when they are applied." "It is a vital time to protect our patients teeth with these types of products." Links MI Paste/MI Paste Plus https://www.gcamerica.com/products/preventive/MI_Paste/ MI Paste One https://www.gcamerica.com/products/preventive/MI_Paste_ONE/ MI Varnish https://www.gcamerica.com/products/preventive/MI_Varnish/ Glass Ionomer Sealants https://www.gcamerica.com/products/operatory/GIRestoratives.php http://www.gcamerica.com/ce/alleducation.php http://www.gcamerica.com

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! On this week's A Tale of Two hygienists, we're focusing on how companies and clinics can work to foster a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Our guest for this episode is actually in charge of that role at her own workplace. For this interview, Andrew was able to speak to Cheya Dixon, the Director of Diversity for the professional oral health care association at Procter & Gamble, where she's happily and enthusiastically worked for the last 21 years. Andrew is additionally joined by Brittany Duncan, the A Tale of Two Hygienists' director of sales and marketing and the person who keeps everything on this audible ship running smoothly. In this episode, Cheya discusses what it's like to work in a consistently inclusive environment, explains how a little bit of singing got her started on the path to becoming the Director of Diversity, and reveals how some oral care brands are reaching out to their communities in the midst of quarantine. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 14:20 - The most essential reason for why Cheya has worked with the same company for over two decades. - How P&G's take on American Idol provided Cheya with a new source of pride and an opportunity to improve the country. - Why selling is a valuable skill for any oral health professional. - Cheya's advice for those about to transfer or considering transferring to sales. - How P&G helped make the 40 most difficult days of Cheya's life more bearable. - Cheya explains how the Bridges Virtual Summits are an effective new way for Crest and Oral B to serve their community. - The big and little things you and your workplace can do to create a more inclusive and welcoming environment. QUOTES: "If you ever talk to me and I ever have to sell you something, it should feel less like a sale and more like a conversation." "Do not sell anything you are not passionate about." "If you can't tell by the end of this podcast, I have the gift of gab." "I'd come to work everyday with 150% of myself there." "We're working to create patient education materials... that are reflective of the communities we serve." "Put on somebody else's shoes and learn a little bit about their journey!" "I think it's incredibly important that we learn from our history so that we don't repeat it." LINKS: Donate to Andrew's Walking Campaign: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/andrew-walks-for-charity/andrew-walks-for-charity/ Cheya's email - [email protected] Dental Care homepage - https://www.dentalcare.com/en-us ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Pew Research Andrew Mentioned: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2016/05/12/dental-health-is-worse-in-communities-of-color?fbclid=IwAR0OweskTik11IXxRQtO_nUIKH9G7ba-W6WjfISatbxXj8LOrknA-f0BRjg According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, African-American children had higher levels of dental caries and in 2009–2010, the prevalence of untreated caries for African American children aged 3–5 was significantly higher than Caucasian children (19% vs. 11%, respectively) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6427601/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20report%20produced,as%20African%20American%20%5B48%5D Homophily, the tendency to bond with those who are similar, may be a potential facilitator for overcoming patient–provider mistrust and oral health disparities. According to a report produced by the American Dental Association, African Americans comprise 12.4% of the population while only 3.8% of dentists self-identified as African American [48]. This, too, may be the result of the historical structural barriers which prevented dentists of color from studying, gaining acceptance to, and participating fully in the field of dentistry, resulting in underrepresented dental practitioners of color and underserved communities of color. Sociocultural factors identified included the strained patient–provider relationship, possibly the result of historical injustices and workforce limitations, the impact of culture and food, and the value placed on oral care due to social norms. Finally, the familial factors that impact oral health included parental education, parental resources (i.e., time, finances), and parental oral care behaviors. http://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Advocacy/Files/160523_Kelly_Report_Dental_Chapter.pdf The Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovY6yjTe1LE The Look - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJav36Nbn58 The Choice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7bnS8R994I The Pause - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwYkvPzUGI A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca This episode includes the sound effect "chee

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about cementum! Quotes: "Cementum itself is not as calcified as some of our other tissues in the body, and the idea behind this, of course, is the fact that as a layer of cementum is laid down, it only calcifies to a certain amount before the next layer of cementum is laid down, meaning that cementum is never fully calcified." "So when a patient is sensitive, oftentimes it's not due to the cementum, but due to either decay or of course, the potential that there could be some recession and exposed tooth structure, specifically of the dentin." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

On this weeks TIPisode we are joined by Carrie Wucinich and Debora Carrier! They talk to us about "Where the Sugar Bugs Live" and the impact it has made for pediatric patients! Episode Highlights Carrie's Background Carrie's TIP Twice as Nice Partnership Portion of proceeds support families affected by childhood cancer Quotes "Parents would cry to me because they didn't know what else to do." "I knew I had to do this to help parents." "The Sugar Bugs are coming alive and coming to the office on scrub caps!" "It has to be the right time." "Get your pen ready because here we go." "The underlying tip is to find a mentor." "I can give out the advice, but you have to take it and run with it." Links Where the Sugar Bugs Live Twice As Nice Sugar Bugs Line More TIPisodes

On this weeks TIPisode we are joined by Sarah Thiel, Owner and Co-Founder of CE Zoom! CE Zoom has developed a new feature that makes licensure maintenance and renewals a breeze. They literally hand you everything you need to maintain your license on a silver platter! Episode Highlights CE Zoom Background New CE Zoom Feature: Your Total Package Quotes "CE Zoom was created for myself, and for all of you." "It shouldn't be hard to maintain your license" "We all know the requirements are not the same across the board." "We are dedicated to making sure our tracker is up to date." "We literally hand your everything you need on a silver platter." "We are giving it to you for less than $2.50 per credit hour." "You can feel totally relaxed, compliant and renewed." "You just have to show up." Links CE Zoom Website: https://www.cezoom.com CE Zoom Help: [email protected] More TIPisodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/tipisodes/

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! Michelle has gone all in on TikTok—not just for fun, mind you, but because certain medical professionals have turned it into a surprisingly engaging resource for both other people in their field as well as the average layperson. This week, she invited the people behind three of her favorite accounts to discuss how they educate about COVID and vaccination while trying to tamp down on the myriad falsehoods surrounding those very touchy subjects. Tyler (@thatsassynp on TikTok) is a pulmonary nurse practitioner who does both in- and out-patient work and who previously worked in the ICU as a registered nurse; over the last couple of years he's become very interested in vaccines, how they work, and the disinformation surrounding them. Savannah (@rx0rcist) is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who left her previous role as a retail pharmacist and discovered a massive need for evidence-based medicine in the process. Christina (@christinaaaaaaanp) is a nurse practitioner with an oncological focus who saw TikTok as an opportune platform to combat the myths surrounding COVID. In this episode, our guests lay out how mNRA vaccines are a "plug-and-play technology," debunk some key anti-vaccination talking points, and explain why there are new variants of COVID-19. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 8:37 - What kind of work goes into making their educational TikToks? - Who makes up the guests' collective audiences on TikTok? - How a "dumpster fire" can easily develop in the comments beneath even the most innocuous videos. - Why these vaccines have NOT been rushed. - The difference between "traditional" and mRNA vaccines." - Why Savannah finds the vaccine and certain people's response to it to be so fascinating. - The reason you should worry about being vaccinated if you're pregnant or breastfeeding. - The country whose vaccine rollout Tyler has been keeping a close eye on. - Why you still need to get the vaccine even if you've had COVID. QUOTES: "It's a human thing and a social media problem." "When you have a technology that's been worked on for decades and you have this lovely pandemic to work with, it's just like a recipe for perfection to establish and make a vaccine." "Instead of saying 'Oh my god, why is it rushed?!' it's like 'Oh my god, why have we never put this much energy and time into making vaccines?!'" "It's really promising for the future as well for mNRA technology and how it's gonna be applied to future vaccines and how quickly we're going to be able to get vaccines when the next pandemic hits us." "These committees don't take this lightly at all." "Almost all clinical studies will have pregnancy as an exclusion criteria." "It's a pandemic, not a light switch; we don't just turn it off." "We've been at this for a year. We can keep doing this with some hope at the end." "You have to have a strong voice and you've gotta keep speaking." LINKS: Tyler on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thatsassynp Savannah on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@rx0rcist Christina on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@christinaaaaaaanp A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about the dentogingival unit. Quotes: "The dentogingival unit is a collective unit that refers to the epithelial attachment and the gingival connective tissue attachment to the cementum." "The formation of this unit has important clinical applications, particularly during the periodontal evaluation and healing of gingiva after periodontal treatment. " Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

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 operating ethically within the dental environment. 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 solid management systems. A recipient of the Educator of the Year Award by the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries – a component of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, she understands the importance of continuing education. Episode Highlights Where This Happens Common Questions Teresa Receives ADA Code of Ethics 2021 Wish For You Quotes "Let me run this by you, does this sound okay to you?" "when you go home, and you feel something nagging at you, that is your ethics." " Only about 1/4 of the questions I get, is there really something wrong." "A lot of the mistakes are made at the medicaid office level." "When you are on a hamster wheel, it is really hard to catch mistakes." "I want you to code for what you did." "The patients really don't care. Why don't they care? They don't know." "If it doesn't sit right with you now, it won't fit right with you later." Links ADA Code of Ethics A Tale of Two Hygienists Website: www.ataleoftwohygienists.com Contact Teresa: [email protected] Teresa Website:http://www.odysseymgmt.com Teresa's Book: http://odysseymgmt.corecommerce.com/Book/ use code TALE for $3 courtesy Nobody Told Me That Podcast: http://nobodytoldmethat.libsyn.com Chew on This Podcast: https://chewonthisdentalpodcast.libsyn.com

Please Leave a Review! It's A Tale of Two Hygienists' student roundtable episode, which means Andrew and Michelle have invited a roster of guests to educate student listeners on a chosen topic. This month's roundtable shines a spotlight on pediatric dentistry and how we should modify our techniques and behavior to best suit our younger patients. Anaika Forbes is the co-host of the Dental-ish Podcast and currently works as the department chair of a dental assisting program and part-time as an adjunct professor; she's spent the last decade of her hygiene career working in pediatrics, private offices and in public health. Returning from last week's episode are Kelly Quolas and Natalie Hayward, two hygienists with extensive experience in pediatrics. And last but not least, Brooke Crouch is the dental outreach program manager for New Horizons Healthcare, a not-for-profit community and family health center based in Roanoke, VA. In this episode, our guests discuss their encounters with celebrity parents, how vomit differs from one age group to another, and consider ways hygiene schools can improve their pediatric education programs. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 7:33 - The guests discuss the pediatric opportunities out there for dental hygienists. - What subject or techniques should have a greater focus in hygiene school? - When have they felt most out of their depth?—including the kid who broke Anaika's heart. - Overcoming parental objections to your treatment and advice. - Sharing the great—and not so great, maybe even gross—parts of working with kids. - Their best advice for students going into pediatrics or considering that path. QUOTES: "I feel that collaborative care with a pediatric hygienist and a pediatric dentist works way better than other specialties." "Behavior management is its own specialty when it comes to dealing with the pediatric population." "You take a step back and say 'How can I handle this situation if it happens again a little bit better?'." "Every day in the pediatric world is a new day." "Show them that you're coming from a place of care [and] give them all the information they would need to make the proper decision for their child." "Educate them as best as we can, but also do our best to not scare them off either." LINKS: Anaika's email - [email protected] Dental-ish Podcast on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/podcast.dentalish/ Kelley's email - [email protected] Myo My Health - https://mymyomyhealth.com/Brooke's email - [email protected] A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about periodontal ligament fibers. Quotes: "That's why if you're a clencher and a grinder you wake up in the morning and you go, oh, my teeth are hurting, it's probably the periodontal ligament that's causing pain." "We can observe this radial graphically, although we cannot see the periodontal ligament itself on a radiograph we can see that PDL space and when we see widening of that periodontal ligament space, we know that that tooth may be experiencing a higher absorption of shock of the occlusion." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

This week Andrew and Michelle bring you a TIPisode highlighting Halyard dental products, specifically their masks and supply chain management! Learn about how the N95 from Halyard is different than others you may have tried, and how Halyard has come through for dental offices within the United States throughout the pandemic. Episode Highlights N95 Fit Tests Michelle FINALLY finds an N95 that fits! (Halyard Fluidshield Surgical N95) FDA Cleared - Follow your IFU's Storage Friendly Supply and Demand The Halyard Supply Chain Buy American Made Quotes "In 2020 we all got real comfortable with N95's." "I failed all of my N95 fit tests." "This isn't some flippant stuff on the back of the box, this is from the FDA." "I've heard so many terrible stories about shipping nightmares." "Halyard has shown their ability to shine, when we have needed them the most." "From fabrication to shipping, everything is right here in the United States." Links Halyardhealth.com products.halyardhealth.com Halyard Fluidshield Surgical N95 Your crash course in supply chains, globalization and COVID -19 episode of Business Casual Podcast

Please Leave a Review! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimers it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your free CE Credit! When you work in a profession where even fully grown adults are apprehensive about attending their own appointments, it can be a daunting task helping young patients feel at ease. Andrew reached out to a couple members of the A Tale of Two Hygienists Facebook group who work in the pediatric side of dentistry to share how they work with the kids at their practices. Kelley Quolas is a myofunctional therapist and registered dental hygienist based in Phoenix, AZ who got started in dentistry when she was 16 and found herself drawn to working with kids. At dental assistant school she met her friend Natalie Hayward, who found working in a pediatric practice intimidating at first but now "couldn't dream of going anywhere else." In this episode, Kelley and Natalie discuss how to reassure young patients, reveal which shows are big with the kids these days, and explain how to speak to parents who may not be the most cooperative. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 4:13 - What are some telltale signs of nervousness among child patients? - How dental appointments differ by age group. - Kelley and Natalie define anticipatory guidance. - What are the most popular TV shows for kids at the dentist's office these days? - Kelley and Natalie discuss their steps for cleaning the teeth of their younger patients. - The art of bribing kids with popsicles so they'll stay still enough for you to take their X-ray. - Their advice to any students listening for dealing with stubborn and unruly parents. QUOTES: "They're a kid. They're not scary, they're just a child that needs a little help." "Having a television above when they lay down is a great distraction for kids." "Things change in kids' mouths so frequently that you really have to have your Spidey-sense on." "You have to get to know the parent as well as the patient." "We're here because we want to help." LINKS: My Myo My Health - https://mymyomyhealth.com/ Kelley's email - [email protected] EPISODE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES: https://www.aapd.org/media/Policies_Guidelines/P_SleepApnea.pdf https://www.slideshare.net/JaceySheckler/pediatric-dental-assessments https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3470809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5830181/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJpe9CuuHT0 A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage - https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/ AToTH on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aTaleOfTwoHygienists/ AToTH on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ataleoftwohygienists AToTH on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/atoth/?originalSubdomain=ca

On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition your host, Katrina Sanders, RDH talks to us about connective tissue, also known as Lamina propria. Quotes: "Now the main component of our connective tissue, as with all connective tissue, is going to be our collagen fibers and there are many different types of collagen fibers that are available in the oral cavity." "Remember, collagen is a protein comprised of amino acids and the most common types of collagen that we see in the oral cavity are your type one, which comprises about 95 percent of the collagen we see in the oral cavity and type three, which comprises about five percent of our gingival connective tissues." Resources: DentistRX: https://www.dentistrx.com More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/ Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/

Please Rate this Podcast! This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Steve Pardue, from Elevate Oral Care to talk about a new insurance code for preventative care! Episode Highlights Treatment After Decay Preventative Insurance Coverage New Code D-1355 Precautions Quotes "In the 2021 current Dental Terminology book there are 89 pages of codes, while only 3 of them include preventative codes." "The new D-1355 caries preventive medicament application – per tooth is a great step in preventing decay from beginning in patients mouths." "The new D-1355 is intended to prevent disease before it begins." "Over a 6 month period, Silver Diamine Fluoride is as effective at preventing decay as properly placed sealants." "SDF will not stain healthy dentin or enamel however even the smallest decayed or de-mineralized areas will stain." "Using these preventative products, and the codes to use them is the first step in lowering the caries rate for our patients." "As Hygienists you are on the front lines of prevention in dental offices, and we thank you for it." Links [email protected] ADA Code Guide: https://www.ada.org/~/media/ADA/Publications/Files/D1355_ADAGuidetoReportingCariesPreventiveMedicamentApplication_v1a_2020Oct.pdf?la=en Elevate Oral Care Website: http://www.elevateoralcare.com Elevate Oral Care Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elevateoralcare Elevate Oral Care Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevate_oral_care/ More TIPisodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/tipisodes/ AToTH Website: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com