A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast

We are excited to have this TIPisode presented by Andre Shirdan! He was on the podcast before! Andre is an inspirational and motivational speaker, executive coach, and a certified trainer. Since 1989, Andre has worked with thousands of practices helping to create systems for treatment planning, staff training, goal attainment, internal and external marketing, and computer systems integration. Andre founded Systems Practice Management, Inc., a dental practice management, training and consulting firm. He created Building Blocks Scheduling, Countdown Confirmation, SELL Training and the PracticePar Analysis. He co-created the non-surgical periodontal protocol Stat-Ck. Andre is best known for creating The CREW Process - a better way to define practice philosophy, bring consistency to treatment and gets the entire office in alignment. Practices working with Andre have found great personal success while getting to know his genuine, frank, and devilishly funny personality. You can find more about Andre and the Crew Process at andreshirdan.com.

Our monthly student roundtable discussion episodes are dedicated to help you navigate the at-times turbulent waters from graduation to internship to full employment in the hygienist industry. This month's episode specifically focus on the positions with Dental Service Organizations that are available to hygienists and other dental professionals across the country to. Not sure what a Dental Service Organization (DSO) is? Well thank goodness we have three guests who know what they are inside and out. We have three very qualified guests on board to discuss these employment opportunities: Rafael Rondon is a member of American Dental Partners and has been a hygienist for nearly three decades; Tammy Filipiak is the Vice President of Clinical Development for Midwest Dental and also specializes in compliance, having been a member of the organization for 15 years; and Ashley McCauley is another hygienist who joined Tru Family Dental in 2017 and has been their Director of Clinical Development for the past two years. In this episode, our guests define what a Dental Service Organization is, discuss the short- and long-term benefits of working for one, and why you might want to consider working for one as opposed to going straight for a private practice. Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episode! EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 3:12 - What exactly are Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) and how do they fit in with clinics across the country? - Breaking down why DSOs and corporate dentistry are different and why the former are so effective at enforcing clinical standards. - What new hygienists can expect working with DSOs vs. working in a private practice. - Some key facts students should be aware of before interviewing for DSO or private practice positions. - Rafael gets into some of the long-term opportunities available for a hygienist employed by a DSO. - What kind of benefits are available to hygienists working for a DSO as opposed to a private practice? - Debunking some of the biggest misconceptions students have about DSOs. - Looking toward the future of DSO opportunities and investments. - Rafael, Tammy and Ashley dish out their biggest pieces of advice for hygienist students entering the workforce. QUOTES: "[DSOs] give us the opportunity to offer patients the best standard of care, the best materials, because we're getting them at a cheaper rate." "It's hard to keep up with the pace of change and I think that clinician support helps to do that." "If you want to grow and learn, a DSO's gonna help you with that." "There's a lot of opportunity for growth within a dental support organization." "I would like us to be stronger advocates for the care that we provide." "If you're not just a little bit afraid you're probably not challenging yourself enough." LINKS: Rafael's phone number: 781-606-2130 Rafael's email: [email protected] Tammy's phone number: 715-456-2194 Tammy's email: [email protected] Ashley's phone number: 715-207-9798 Ashley's email: [email protected] Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episode! 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 week's TIPisode is with Noel Brandon-Kelsch and is a great reminder of how vital our masks are and what not to do with them! Medicom sponsors this episode. Head over to their website and learn more about their SafeMask to keep you and your patient protected https://www.medicom.com/en Noel Brandon-Kelsch is an international speaker, writer, Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice and Director of Cabrillo College Dental Hygiene Program. She is passionate about oral health and has the uncanny ability to motivate and enlighten audiences through her unique humor and cutting edge information. She takes the tough subject matter and presents it in such an exciting way that it becomes thought-provoking even to those not involved in her industry. Noel is an infection control guru and is going to bring us tips that can make use more informed clinicians! Check out her webpage noelkelsch.com

Continuing our themes of health and nutrition from the last few episodes, Michelle and Andrew have invited a guest who isn't just critical of our society's intake—she has reason to believe it's the key ingredient in our public health and nutrition crisis, one that needs to be reassessed if we're to all live cleaner lives. Karen Davis is a practicing dental hygienist, author, consultant, and founder of Cutting Edge Concepts, where she uses presentations to provide dental teams with inspiration, guidance and the tools they need to succeed. Her latest course is on the negative and pervasive effects of sugar in our food and drink and why we need to cut down on sugar consumption across the board. In this episode, Karen discusses the personal experiences that prompted her campaign against unnecessary sugar, explores the cover-up that led to so much sugar being pumped into our food to begin with, and suggests ways patients and health care providers alike can reduce their sugar intake. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: - How Karen's husband and daughter prompted her to focus on the effects of sugar for her latest course. - Why it takes constant effort and mindfulness to avoid sugar. - Becoming a "label detective" so you can stay on top of ingredients that might negatively impact you. - Why of all the sugars, you need to watch out for Fructose the most. - How the low-fat craze of the 1970s ended up putting even more sugar into our diets—and the cover-up behind it! - The challenge of getting people to give up sugar, and the simple way you can start tapering down yourself. - What measures are being taken to regulate sugar intake? - Karen's method for managing sugar intake with her own patients. - Find out which conferences you can meet up with Karen at this year. QUOTES: "If you ask me why I teach on sugar it's because I learned the hard way." "With one choice at the beginning of my day I was already exceeding the sugar recommendations." "Sugar is a toxin, it's poisonous to our health." "You don't have to search very far to find some alternatives if you want to 'spice up' your water." "I just encourage everyone to start somewhere and by all means, health care professionals, we gotta start with ourselves." "We really can step into that space and make a difference patient by patient." LINKS: Karen's homepage: http://karendavis.net/ Karen's email: [email protected] Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences! 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 week's TIPisode is with Dr. Uche Odiatu as he discusses why poor sleepers are poor healers. Dr. Odiatu is a practicing dentist, certified trainer, author, speaker, and repeat AToTH guest. He always brings us content that we can use to make us and our patients happy and healthy. Be sure to check out the many episodes with Dr. Uche and head over to our YouTube channel and watch the videos Dr. Uche and Michelle did to help you stretch and take care of your body! Contact him! http://www.druche.com/ www.facebook.com/odiatu [email protected] Instagram: @fitspeakers Book: The Miracle of Health

While Michelle, unfortunately, wasn't able to sit down for this show's latest episode, the similarly named hygienist Machell Hudson (previously heard on Episode 128) has kindly stopped by to help Andrew interview a fellow hygienist who knows just how important the link between oral health and healthy pregnancies is. Katy Cameron hails from Bozeman, Montana and has been a dental hygienist for over a decade. She met Machell through the Productive Dentist Academy and specializes in laser treatment. Katy as a real thirst for knowledge and always keeps up with the latest dental and hygiene research. In this episode, Katy and Machell discuss pregnancy, genetics and nutrition, how they all tie into oral health, and what you can do to optimize your health and the health of your soon-to-be newborn going into pregnancy. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 6:20 - Why preparing for pregnancy requires as much care and consideration as preparing to run a marathon (for men, too!). - Which genetic factors can affect your future child—and which ones can you change? - Responsibly managing stress to prevent negative long-term and natal effects. - Why are pregnant women at an increased risk of gingivitis? - Katy's top recommendations for vitamins and supplements women can take during pregnancy. - The reason pregnant (and pre-pregnant) women should get tested for Vitamin D and K2 levels. - Liver: the REAL superfood. - We all know cod is healthy, so what's the best way to consume it? - The role Vitamin C plays in building oral-facial structures. - Figuring out which oils are good for you, and which are bad. QUOTES: "These pathogens are opportunistic, so they see a window of time to get in there and do their thing." "I'm not suggesting necessarily that people just cook up a big ol' beef liver." "Grain-fed animals aren't going to be as nutrient-dense as grass-fed animals." "You need to space out your Vitamin C consumption throughout the day." "I would even go as far to say that the consumption of sugars and bad oils is even worse than smoking cigarettes." LINKS: Productive Dentist Academy - https://productivedentist.com/ Katy's email: [email protected] The Weston A. Price Foundation - https://www.westonaprice.org/ Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences! 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

For this bonus episode—powered by Crest+Oral B—we're happy to invite back Sherri Lukes, who previously appeared on episode 103. Sherri M. Lukes, RDH, MS, FAADH, has been a dental hygienist for 38years. She holds advanced degrees in education. She is associate professor emerita, Southern Illinois University, where she taught oral pathology, public health, and multicultural dental hygiene. Her research was concentrated in migrant oral health, pathology, and public health issues, resulting in multiple peer-reviewed publications. She is an approved speaker of and holds a pathology fellowship in the American Academy of Dental Hygiene and is a past president of the Illinois Dental Hygienists' Association. Honors include community service, research, and teacher of the year awards while at SIU, IFLOSS Coalition/Illinois Department of Public Health Oral Health Champion Award, and the Sunstar/RDH Award of Distinction. In this special episode, Sherri discusses why she thinks stannous fluoride is the bomb! We discuss the many ways stannous fluoride can help your patient: antimicrobial, anticaries, its ability to interfere with gingival inflammation, and gene expression in pathogens like S. mutans. LINKS: Sherrilukes.com https://journals-sagepub-com.ezproxy-v.musc.edu/doi/pdf/10.1177/0022034517737027 https://www.dentalcare.com/en-us/professional-education/ce-courses/ce579 dentalcare.com Thank you to Crest+Oral B for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Click here for your test link for CE credit Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 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

Claire Jeong is the founder of StudentRDH.com, dentaltoaster.com, and smarterDA.com She has also created Wake Up Memory tips to help us remember pathology, pharmacology, and so much more. In this episode, Claire helps us to remember the eight steps to chart an oral lesion. Check out her website, dentaltoaster.com for more info and other great CE courses, including one by Michelle!

We're excited to have Ann Marie DePalma, RDH, back on our show again (previously heard on episode 90)! We met up with her at the Yankee Dental Congress in very chilly Boston where we got to talking about how your office can stay on the up and up with technology and health care compliance. The big topic this episode is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which dictates how patient information is directed throughout the American health care system and protects that patient information from theft or fraud. Any dental office that processes patient medical and insurance information—so literally every dental office—needs to be compliant with HIPAA to ensure our patients are secure and that charts are properly archived and transmitted. In this episode, Ann Marie discusses the dos and don'ts of HIPAA compliance, how you can make your office as cyber-secure as possible, and making sure your fellow staff are fully trained on the software they're using. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: - Getting used to and properly using computer technology at the office to prevent accidental exposure of patient or clinic info. - The utmost importance of keeping patient-related emails encrypted when sending. - Get a professional for IT in your office, and why you should consider setting up two separate networks. - Some of the security violations Ann Marie has seen in her time and why they happened. - Why offices frequently fall behind technology training. - Should your office go paper-free or chart-free? - WATCH OUT FOR THE HIPAA POLICE. QUOTES: "Most practices are surviving in their software; they're not using it." "They're only using a very small portion of what technology can provide." LINKS: Ann Marie's email - [email protected] Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences! Email us - [email protected] or [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

These TIPisodes keep getting better and better! Teresa gives us another round of great advice and in this tip, she tackles the 4355 code Teresa Duncan, MS is such a wealth of knowledge. Please visit her website and enjoy her awesome resources! For more info from Teresa, see below! Teresa Duncan: Speaker on insurance and management, Podcaster, Author of a book and contributes to several magazines and the ADA's publications! Book : http://odysseymgmt.corecommerce.com/Book/ use code TALE for $3 courtesy (offsets shipping) Site:OdysseyMgmt.com Podcast: http://nobodytoldmethat.libsyn.com

Most people don't truly receive proper instruction for how to write a résumé, least of all one tailored to dental hygiene. Thankfully the new panel of guests for this month's student roundtable is discussing all things related to job hunting: putting together your résumé, assembling references, and nailing the interview. The Panel - Doug Perry helps both new and seasoned dental hygienists optimize their résumé, network, and find new jobs through his website GetHiredRHD.com. Teresa Duncan is a 20 year veteran of the dental industry, a speaker, and former consultant who assists dental professionals with their job search at Odyssey Management, Inc. Kimberly Gallagher has been a dental hygienist for more than a decade and helps dental hygienists and other members of the industry network through her Facebook group Carolina Smiles. In this episode, we discuss resumé-building and how to ace an interview at length. Paradise Dental Technologies (PDT) has once again sponsored this roundtable as they strongly believe in quality education and that students are the future of our profession, not to mention the people we'll all be working alongside in the upcoming years. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 3:10 - Why résumés are still relevant in the modern era of social networking and LinkedIn. - The must-haves and must-NOTS of every solid résumé. - Why it's never worth it to fluff up a résumé beyond your actual skills and positions. - Deciding whether or not to go with a picture on your résumé. - Doug, Teresa and Kimberly dish out interview pro-tips and play fashion police. QUOTES: "Don't fluff your résumé on things you've never really done." "It's 2019 and people still don't know how to format a résumé." "If you want your résumé in the right hands, you need to have an introduction in the body of your email." "Skimmability really is the name of the game." "Trust your instincts; if you don't feel like this is a good fit, it's not going to be a good fit." LINKS: GetHiredRDH.com - https://gethiredrdh.com/ Job Hunting & Résumé Building course - https://www.dentaltoaster.com/courses/Job-hunting-Resume-building Odyssey Management, Inc. - https://www.odysseymgmt.com/ Carolina Smiles Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/carolinasmilesgroup Kimberly'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

Noel Brandon-Kelsch is an international speaker, writer, Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice and Director of Cabrillo College Dental Hygiene Program. She is passionate about oral health and has the uncanny ability to motivate and enlighten audiences through her unique humor and cutting edge information. She takes the tough subject matter and presents it in such an interesting way that it becomes thought-provoking even to those not involved in her industry. Noel is an infection control guru and is going to bring us tips that can make use more informed clinicians! Check out her webpage noelkelsch.com Thank you to Medicom for sponsoring Noel's TIPisode. Visit Medicom.com/en to learn more about their products!

Following the thread from last week's discussion, we're taking a close look at how hygienists get paid and, most importantly, how they can get paid well. Rachel Wall (who previously appeared on episode 109) was kind enough to stop by again to discuss how compensation can be most efficiently and fairly distributed throughout any clinic's hygiene department.Rachel Teel Wall, RDH, BS, is the founder and owner of Inspired Hygiene. Through coaching and seminars, Inspired Hygiene aims to maximize the profit and productivity of every dental team's hygiene department with a particular focus on compensation models. Her two decades of experience in the industry encompasses her time as both a hygienist and an office administrator.In this episode, Rachel chats with us about the importance of everyone playing their role in a dental practice and what she thinks makes for an ideal compensation model. Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Listen for the promo at minute 7:11 of this episode! EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 8:16 - Looking at the different compensation models available to hygienists. - Explaining the 3:1 compensation model. - Understanding everybody's responsibilities in a dental clinic. - Making the most of your time, your dentist's time and managing patient relations. - What Rachel believes is the best compensation model for everybody involved. - Finding that right balance between overtreatment and undertreatment. QUOTES: "I think everyone should at least be open to adapting and learning new ways." "A business owner has a responsibility to make sure the business is profitable, and then we as hygienists have the responsibility to at least be aware of that and know where we stand." "I think everybody should have the opportunity to be on the other side of that table at least once in your life because it's quite sobering." "I wanna learn more about your treatment philosophy so that I can do a better job of recommending treatment that matches what you would recommend." LINKS: Inspired Hygiene Return on Hygiene book - Use promo code TALE to pay only $12.95! 3:1 video https://inspiredhygiene.com/hygiene-compensation-is-it-a-win-win/?fbclid=IwAR0A20kvE-H-VXWi1EF6CwANAHGsdDdhiCWvape6f6jAZichvtJ6XIJspKk https://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2018/10/hygiene-production-as-percentage-of-total-production.html?fbclid=IwAR3y3uoXAcg_VPTdqCqNhVWnhax6e7JrL6HsUB70muJo23V1clOcb-BQEV4 Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/events/?test=yes&courseid=3404&testid=1298 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences! 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

If you have heard Dr. Uche Odiatu on the podcast or have been lucky enough to have seen him present, you know he has a ton of energy! We wish he would bottle it up and give us each a drop. He gives us some inside tips on how to find our energy on this week's TIPisode! Listen to more great episodes with Dr. Uche on the podcast and also find him at druche.com. He can be found on Facebook and Instgram @fitspeakers

We're ecstatic to have dental compliance expert Olivia Wann, RD, JD back on our show again (hear her previously on episode 82)! The founder of Modern Practice Solutions is here to tackle a topic that becomes more and more important to cover the closer we approach tax season: employment status. Depending on how you were hired, it's possible that you're not an actual employee of your clinic but a long-term contractor. This discrepancy can severely complicate how much you owe the IRS come April 15, so Olivia wants both you and your boss to ensure that both you have proper employee status, just in case of an audit. Related to this, her clinic also offers the Intense Office Manager Course at her office in Tennessee one Friday per month. In this episode, Olivia breaks down the difference between being an employee and being a contractor, argues why you and your employer should be pushing for the latter, and explains how you can get everything in order for tax season. Thank you to Zirc.com for a great deal for ATOTH listeners! Listen to get your promo code for the Pink Petal or follow us on Instagram. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: - What technically separates an employee from a contractor, and why you need to figure out which category you're in. - Getting the 411 on the 1099 (form). - Why more hygienists qualify as employees rather than contractors. - The constructive way hygienists can ensure their clinic has hired them as an employee. - What you should do during tax season if you realize you've been misclassified - Make sure to get. Everything. In. Writing. QUOTES: "If the temp agency is employing the hygienist then the hygienist would be an employee of the temp agency, not the doctor." "That onboarding process needs to be evaluated to make sure that we're handling it correctly." "It's important that we sharpen our skills in office management and running businesses to be sure we're not violating any of the laws." "That 1099 is an independent contractor, and it involves a level of control the payer has or does not have over that worker." LINKS: Olivia's Homepage Dental Compliance, TN Email: [email protected] Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences! 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

Claire Jeong is the founder of StudentRDH.com, dentaltoaster.com, and smarterDA.com She has also created Wake Up Memory tips to help us remember pathology, pharmacology, and so much more. In this episode, Claire helps us to remember all the details about Pyrogenic Granulomas. Check out her website, dentaltoaster.com for more info and other great CE courses!

As you can tell from the background chatter, The Voices of Dentistry conference was a blast, and it was made even better by this episode's guest: a dentist with strong feelings about, well..... everything! We will be at Voices of Dentistry again next year so check out the website www.voicesofdentistry.com and we will see you there! Tarun Agarwal, DDS, is the founder of 3D Dentists, which provides a series of workshops focused on helping dentists make the most of their practices' resources and giving them a much-needed competitive advantage. Tarun also hosts the podcast T-Bone speaks, where he discusses skills, leadership, and business with other dental professionals. In this episode, Tarun discusses how he encourages an innovative culture in his practice and argues why perio treatments are overly prioritized.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Listen for the promo at minute 7:13 of this episode! The special offer for this episode is: $5 off of the 50 pack of Pink Petal Promocode: TALEPINK Be Sure to use this code by March 31st! Zirc, Because Time is Everything. Interview begins: 8:40- Why Tarun believes hygienists will have to change to go with the flow of modern technology and business practices. - The best way for hygienists to make full use of their skills and talents in a clinical setting. - Why Tarun advocates for having fewer dedicated hygienists on staff. - How he fosters a pro-educational culture in his office. - Turnover: more beneficial to maintaining an innovative office than you might think. - Why he thinks the focus on perio treatments is overrated. - Making the changes for ourselves so corporate doesn't make them for us. - Finding the right number of hygienists per doctor.QUOTES:"If you don't change, your profession's gonna have a slow death." "My bottom line is that hygiene is more than scaling." "Make yourself indispensable." "You gotta give every patient the chance to say yes to the best." LINKS:3D Dentists - https://3d-dentists.com/ T-Bone Speaks podcast - https://3d-dentists.com/podcast/ Tarun on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tbonespeaks/ Tarun on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tbonespeaks Tarun on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tbonespeaks 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

For this bonus episode—powered by Crest+Oral B—we're happy to invite back Susan Wingrove, who previously appeared on episode 21. Susan is a registered dental hygienist, speaker, published author and CEO of Wingrove Dynamics, specializing in dental implants and instrument design. She has taken the time to stop by and illuminate us on her chosen topic for a recent New York meetup, "Just for the Oral Health of It," which focuses on home care and implant maintenance. In this special episode, Susan discusses the necessity of oral probing in diagnosing inflammatory conditions, how to deal with the insurance gap, and what techniques and tools patients can use to maintain their implants at home. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: - Why dentists and periodontal specialists should be working hand-in-hand with physicians to diagnose and treat inflammatory diseases. - The importance of doing a full-mouth probing in preventing and maintaining inflammation. - The extra steps people should take to clear your mouth of biofilm daily. - How technology can put a risky buffer between a patient and proper treatment. - A by-the-numbers breakdown for inflammatory treatment. - Taking the smart approach to probing dental implants. - Looking at the new types of home care available for implant maintenance. QUOTES: "We should be working hand-in-hand with their physicians as to why do they have this inflammation." "We're really the first responders to see what's going on in the mouth." "If there's bone loss to go with the inflammation, we're looking at periodontal disease." "You're always going to have some stain retained on plaque if you don't eliminate all the biofilm. LINKS: Wingrove Dynamics - http://www.wingrovedynamics.com/calendar.html Susan's email - [email protected] Thank you to Crest+Oral B for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=3245&testid=1293 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 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

Teresa Duncan, MS gives another great tip on dental coding. Why would hygienist need to be fully aware of dental codes? Teresa explains why our documentation can make or break dental claims. For more info from Teresa, see below! Teresa Duncan: Speaker on insurance and management, Podcaster, Author of a book and contributes to several magazines and the ADA's publications! Book : http://odysseymgmt.corecommerce.com/Book/ use code TALE for $3 courtesy (offsets shipping) Site:OdysseyMgmt.com Podcast: http://nobodytoldmethat.libsyn.com

It's a special roundtable episode, focusing on how you soon-to-be graduates can find a healthy balance between confidence in your own abilities and understanding you still have limits. We're joined by Cape Cod Community College faculty member Marianne, Idaho State University graduate faculty member Joanne, and Hiwassee College faculty member Eva. Paradise Dental Technologies (PDT) has once again sponsored this episode, as they strongly believe in quality education and that students are the future of our profession, not to mention the people we'll all be working alongside in the upcoming years. In this episode, our wonderful guests discuss issues that will quickly come up for recent graduates entering the dental profession, and how they can make the transition from student to resident to veteran as smooth as possible. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 3:01 - Getting to know today's roundtable guests, faculty members Marianne, Joanne and Eva! - Finding the time to take a breath and reassess each stage you're at throughout your education. - Making sure to take full advantage of the resources available to you and any faculty assistance. - The benefits of fully engaging with group work and reviewing each other's knowledge. - Always remembering that even your teaching work is improving people's oral wellbeing. - Getting yourself a grace period between graduating and jumping into the workforce to appreciate what you've achieved and figuring out three things you want to accomplish in the following month. - Respecting the time of the dental hierarchy and being willing to offer your capabilities. - Handy interview and salary negotiation tips! - Overcoming any apprehension of using technical terminology in front of patients and building the right clinical relationship. - How to speed up your work without trading away quality and thoroughness. - Teaching students about dental insurance so they're better prepared upon entering the profession. - Preparing for offices that aren't as technologically up-to-date as where you may have been trained. - Pitfalls current students should avoid after graduation. - Remembering that the job market is tough and that you may not get your ideal job right out the gate. - Why clinical expertise takes active work and doesn't simply develop with experience. - The bottom line: get involved. QUOTES: "Even if it's old technology, it's still valuable." "Relax a little bit and know that you're where you're supposed to be." "Everything we're doing as educators is preparing you to be the best that you can be." "You know more than you think you do." "Be realistic about what you can do and you might surprise yourself." "Experience doesn't mean 'excellent,' it doesn't mean 'better.' It's what you do with that time." "Your dentist is your employer, but you own your license to practice." "Don't diminish what you have learned—demonstrate what you have learned." LINKS: Joanne's contact info - [email protected] or (208)240-1443 Marianne's contact info - [email protected] Eva's contact info - [email protected] or (865)214-2211 Be sure to thank the sponsor for sponsoring this special Student Roundtable episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences! 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

Noel Brandon-Kelsch is an international speaker, writer, Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice and Director of Cabrillo College Dental Hygiene Program. She is passionate about oral health and has the uncanny ability to motivate and enlighten audiences through her unique humor and cutting edge information. She takes the tough subject matter and presents it in such an interesting way that it becomes thought-provoking even to those not involved in her industry. Noel is an infection control guru and is going to bring us tips that can make use more informed clinicians! Check out her webpage noelkelsch.com Thank you to Medicom for sponsoring Noel's TIPisode. Head over to medicom.com/en

If you enjoyed hearing from Uche Odiatu on our recent TIPisode, then you'll be pumped to know that we recorded an even longer episode with him following the Yankee Dental Congress in Boston! Uche Odiatu is a Dentist, certified personal trainer, author, speaker and wellness expert. He strongly believes that the best treatment neither begins nor ends in the dentist's chair, and in fact extends to all corners of a patient's lifestyle—after all, the average person only spends a couple of hours per year with their dentist, and all the rest on their own care. In this jam-packed episode, Uche outlines four major out-of-office routines that can impact how well dental, orthodontic and airway treatments actually work, including physiology, sleep, diet and stress. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview starts: 4:10 - How sharing what you've learned can actually help you understand it even better. - Patient lifestyle habits that can derail the healing process or even the best dentist's intentions. - The benefit of gradually increasing your active physiology opposed to taking on a bunch of activities at once. - Finding kind and constructive ways to suggest physical activity to patients. - How disrupted sleep can disrupt the healing process, and why being a quick sleeper isn't as healthy as you think. - Discussing cost-effective techniques for addressing bad sleeping habits. - Coffee: a better source for fiber and life expectancy than you probably thought. - Setting realistic hydration goals. - How a deep nasal breath can reset your system when you're feeling stressed. - Letting your microbiome flourish to ensure better health. QUOTES: "I'd rather shoot for eight [thousand steps] realistically rather than beat myself up for not getting 10.""The only time your body's healing is at nighttime, and poor sleepers are often poor healers.""Falling asleep quick sounds like bragging rights, but it actually means that you're overtired.""We end up being better health care providers ourselves if we're good sleepers.""Whenever you've got the option to drink water, drink water.""Better down the hatch than from the hatch!""Microbiome impacts your health as much as your genes do." LINKS: Dr. Uche - http://www.druche.com/ Uche on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UcheOdiatu Uche on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fitspeakers/ Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/events/?test=yes&courseid=3183&testid=1291 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences! 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 week's TIPisode is brought to by Dr. Uche Odiatu. He is a road warrior, out teaching us ways to be healthier so we can keep helping our patients. He is such a road warrior that he recorded this while in an airport! Be sure to thank Uche when you see him! Head over to druche.com and be sure to follow him on Instagram @fitspeakers.

This week's guest isn't just satisfied with scraping teeth. A master of "practical management," he aims for such a thorough treatment that his patients won't need to come back as often. John Comisi, DDS, MAGD, is a South Carolina-based dentist and assistant professor at the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine. Along with being the founder of Dental Care with a Difference and CEO/President of Sleep Focused Solutions, Inc., John takes a very comprehensive approach to his practice, believing that good baseline dentistry is much more than just cleaning. In this episode, John touts the benefits of minimally invasive dentistry, impresses the importance of teaching these methods to both professionals and patients, and explains how this practice can adapt to lower income patients.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:Interview begins:- John discusses his journey, his passions, and why he ended up focusing on teaching. - What does "practical management" mean and why John thinks it's far too neglected. - Breaking down the practices and benefits of minimally invasive dentistry and how it can form better relationships with patients. - When critical thinking needs to take priority in diagnosis over technology. - Teaching students and professionals the skills and knowledge needed to fully comprehend these new technologies. - Why we need to involve the patients themselves in this learning process as well. - Adapting these techniques to each patients economic ability. - How John's brand of dentistry is far more than just teeth cleaning.QUOTES:"We're just trying to make a difference in the world of our patients and the world of our students as their next generation is being created." "You have to be able to take all the science and all of the understanding and break it down to what's really gonna work with that particular patient." "Do we really need to invade that tooth?" "Everything that we do causes an effect on the overall ability of that structure to tolerate the next thing that we do to it." "If you don't teach them to take care of the gum garden before you go gum gardening, you're going to have a mess!" "The most critical thing we can do is understanding the needs of the patient."LINKS:John's homepage - www.jcomisi.com Professional email - [email protected] Educational email - [email protected] Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits!THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state.Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/events/?test=yes&courseid=3135&testid=1286 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

Dr. Josefine Ortiz Wolfe is a registered dental hygienist who writes and educates online and in person as The Informed Hygienist. She was kind to drop by on her way to a lecture in New York, and in this interview she stresses the importance of closing the gap between what professionals know and how that knowledge is actually put to work, connecting up-to-date dental research to clinical practice. In this bonus episode sponsored by Crest+Oral-B, Josefine discusses how even well-trained dentists and hygienists can fall behind current research, lists some resources you can use to keep on top of the latest knowledge, and suggests we fight back against the urge to pull a tooth rather than treat it. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview begins: 1:27 - Josephine's goal for her latest lecture and how she hopes it will benefit both practitioners and patients. - How the current standard of dental training means new practitioners unfortunately remain behind the times. - The tricky way our brain confuses what we instinctively know about dentistry with what we think we know. - Weeding out the unconscious biases that get in the way of accurate diagnoses and treatments. - Some strategies and resources for keeping up to date with the latest research and policies. - What to do when a patient pushes back against newer ideas with what they think is traditional and accepted. - Dealing with difference in opinion and suggested treatment between disparate medical fields. - The responsibility those in the dental field and related professions to provide the most accurate, up-to-date information to both clients and untrained staff. - Alternatives to tooth removal and why we shouldn't go right for the pliers. - Why treating the result of a disease isn't the same as treating the problem itself. - Not allowing an insurance policy get in the way of the most ethical, responsible treatment. QUOTES: "Our best interest—our only interest—is the best interest of the patient." No"If we're not able to actually get our research into the hands of clinicians, our research is pretty much mute." "I'm not gonna remember something I learned ten years ago if I don't constantly refresh my mind with it." "The last thing you ever want to say is 'Well, what I learned in school was...'" "As far as the patient is concerned, we are their #1 advocate." LINKS: The Informed Hygienist on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theinformedhygienist/The Informed Hygienist on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JosefineWolfeThe American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - http://www.aapd.org/ American Academy of Periodontology - https://www.perio.org/THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state.Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=3100&testid=1285 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236

Tip 2 Claire This week's TIPisode is brought to you by Claire Jeong, RDH. Learn wake-up memory techniques for remembering hypertension drugs. Find more info at dentaltoaster.com and StudentRDH.com Be sure to follow ATOTH on Instagram, Facebook, and head over to Ataleoftwohygienists.com to subscribe to our newsletter. Email us at [email protected]

We get to really nerd out this week as we invite on Ryan Nolan, DMD. Ryan is a practitioner, commentator, and creator of the amazing podcast The Biofilm Factor — where he discusses biofilm management and diet with other dental professionals. He is also a co-founder of Elementa Silver, which specializes in nano silver-driven oral cleaning solutions. His work in dentistry and oral health care is guided by his previous education in chemical engineering, and he approaches the field with an eye for results-based research.In this episode, Ryan discusses why he switched from chemical engineering to dentistry (and how the former has guided his work), lays out his case for nano silver as a dental cleaning product, and voices his concern at how many trendy dental products are not supported by science. Listen to the end to hear how he really feels about Charcoal, Chx Rinse, Toothpaste companies and more!EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:The interview begins: 3:11- How Ryan's product design work allows him to express his creativity within dental work.- Pinpointing areas within the dental profession that could still be vastly improved through new technology and treatments.- The "21st century gap" in dental care and treatment and how much catch-up the industry needs to do.- What are "preventative products" and why it's important to make a push for them.- The limitations of in vitro testing and some important factors that process can't account for. -What are the pros and cons of Silver Diamine Fluoride- How silver, much like family trees, has several generations.- Are there benefits to using silver in toothbrush bristles?- Balancing treatment with price to do the absolute best by our patients.- The skeletons in chlorhexidine's closet that make it an inadvisable treatment.- Ryan dishes out the truth about Sensodyne and explains why he's skeptical of certain toothpaste trends.QUOTES:"I could never shake this idea that we couldn't do things better, and that's kind of where I'm at right now.""Dental innovation in prevention sectors is basically nonexistent.""It's like filling a house with balls, right? Eventually, it's gonna be more dense, if that makes sense.""The thing I love about nanosilver is that you don't need to be a genius to hit the broad side of a barn.""The human body has got so many defense systems in place to prevent a lot of these things from developing.""Anytime you put something through a heated process and it's plastic, there's gonna be some no-nos that come out of that.""Ortho patients need interdental brushes, 100%.""You can't deny data."LINKS:The Biofilm Factor - http://thebiofilmfactor.com/Elementa Silver - https://elementasilver.com/ Elementa Silver on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_dp_s_web_0?ie=UTF8&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Elementa+Silver Elementa Silver on Instagram (@elementaoralcare) - https://www.instagram.com/elementaoralcare/?hl=en Ryan on Instagram (@ryannolandnd) - https://www.instagram.com/ryannolandmd/?hl=enThank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits!THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state.Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=3085&testid=1283 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

In this episode, we have an emergency session about the scope of practice expansion for dental assistants proposed in the new bills presented in Washington State. We brought in two hygienists from Washington State and one Dental Assistant to discuss! Listen and feel free she share! Please be active in your state! Key Takeaways - You need to protect your profession. DAs are NOT the enemy, they are just players being used by the dental association. Standardization is important for everyone, work to get this done in your state! Beverly Frye - [email protected] Jennifer Zbaraschuk- [email protected] Shannon Pace Brinker - [email protected] https://www.todaysrdh.com/hygienists-under-attack-oppose-washington-state-hb-1935-sb-5833/?fbclid=IwAR09Q2touYA1v91zVstun8iRBQYCiV9VdGERtyIKeGro16AfPYdJy8yr_9g

Tip 1 Teresa Duncan This week's TIPisode is brought to you by Teresa Duncan, MS- Speaker on insurance and management, Podcaster, Author, and contributes to several magazines and the ADA's publications Book: http://odysseymgmt.corecommerce.com/Book/ use code TALE for $3 courtesy (offsets shipping) Site: OdysseyMgmt.com Podcast: http://nobodytoldmethat.libsyn.com Be sure to follow ATOTH on Instagram, Facebook, and head over to Ataleoftwohygienists.com to subscribe to our newsletter. Email us at [email protected]

This podcast episode is specifically for students. You are gonna be working shoulder to shoulder with us soon enough, let us help get you ready for that! We brought together for you today a panel of dentists to discuss expectations - what should you expect going into your first day. Q1 - What are your expectations for a new grad Q2 - When and how many questions should be asked Q3 - Who should they ask questions to? Q4 - Is your first office going to be your only office? Q5 - What to expect for a working interview Q6 - How can a newbie get better in their clinical skillset? Q7 - Should someone be a temp hygienist first? Q8 - Does it matter the degree or where you went to school? Q9 - Pay Structures Q10 - What metrics should the hygienists know? Thank you to our Panelists Dr. Jason Lipscomb from the Dental Hacks Podcast, Dr. Sully Sullivan from The Millennial Dentist Podcast, and Dr. Richard Low from the Shared Practices Podcast. Check them out on social media and reach out to them if you have any other questions! Be sure to thank the sponsor for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

Our guest this episode is William Hang, DDS, MSD. Both an orthodontist with Face Focused Orthodontics and lecturer on orthodontics and orthotropics, William has completely rethought his approach to working with patients in order to maximize their airway health and reduce craniofacial discomfort. In this episode, Dr. Hang discusses how orthodontists can better diagnose facial pain in their patients and why there should be a push to extend jaws forward, and how hygienists can have a role in the discovery and referral processes. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview begins: 3:14 - William lays out his history in the orthodontics field and why he's pursued CE. - Impressing how orthodontics—jaw placement in particular—can affect the airway. - Why waiting until adolescence for braces may not have as impactful a long-term effect as we think it does. - The reason developing the face forward, rather than retracting, is key to clear and healthy airways." - William's technique for expanding anterior/posterior. - How sticking to arbitrary standards of beauty and appearance can have a negative effect on orthodontics. - Signs to look for in a patient's face and posture to see if they're in pain. - What you can expect from William's upcoming Las Vegas seminar on March 22nd and 23rd. QUOTES: "Sleep and poor breathing are just the flip side of the TMJ pain coin." "Putting braces on a teenager is pretty much nothing more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." "I happen to believe that dentistry is literally at the center of health care." "Everyone says 'expand, expand, expand,' but the reality is that's not where the progress is gonna be made." "Why have we made these artificial limitations to what we do just because we're dentists?" LINKS: Facefocused.com [email protected] Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/events/?test=yes&courseid=2986&testid=1282 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

For this episode, we wrap up our four-part airway series with Cyndee Johnson and Julia Worrall. We focus on how to get people to get their airways checked, what terms you should and shouldn't use with patients, and making the case for CPAP and oral appliances. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Interview begins: 7:01 - Michelle's less than hygienic experiences with fellow gym-goers. - Have you ever spoken to anyone about your airway? It's an important first step. - Why an intraoral camera comes in handy. - Using simple, non-scientific terminology to help your patient to understand as clearly as possible. - Avoiding the word "mild" when describing airway issues to patients. - Working with patients who are averse to a CPAP or oral appliances. - Keeping an eye on gag reflex issues. QUOTES: "You're gonna see huge differences as that face comes alive." "If they can program [sleep] into our computer we should be able to manage ourselves a little better." "Anything that we provide in health care, we can find a way to make it positive." LINKS: [email protected] [email protected] Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=2957&testid=1281 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

Episode 153 Interview Begins: 5:50 In this episode Cyndee takes the lead to teach us how to implement everything we have learned so far in this series into our practice. How can our dental teams begin the conversation with airway? What is the Beginner's Mind? How do we calibrate ourselves to excellence? Why do we do what we do? [email protected] [email protected] Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/events/?test=yes&courseid=2945&testid=1279 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

Dentistry and Pain are synonymous for so many of our patients. Whether we need to get better about managing the pain or the patient needs to do their part, there is definitely room for improvement. In this episode, Tom does a great job of explaining how pain is perceived by the patient and how to manage both the perception and the pain itself. Tom could speak for hours on this topic and does regularly. Go see him at the next conference he speaks at to learn more! Contact Information: www.tomviola.com and Pharmacology Declassified What medications should we use for pain control in dentistry? Does the patient's weight change your protocol? Should you ever mix medications? When? How long should a patient be on pain meds before further intervention is needed? Should opioids be used? Why is Imodium being used recreationally? This episode is powered by Crest + Oral-B. We appreciate the partnership we have with them to bring you such great content. Check out the tools and events they have that supports the dental professional! Contact us: [email protected] or search Facebook and Instagram! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! - https://www.cezoom.com/events/?test=yes&courseid=2905&testid=1277 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236

Interview starts minute 8:10 In part 2 of the airway series, we talk about life's stages. We begin with babies, even before they are born and the impact that the mother's airway has on the child throughout prenatal existence. Then we continue through life until we reach geriatrics. It's a fascinating journey that I think everyone will enjoy! [email protected] [email protected] Link for product described: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKg55BKJAvw&fbclid=IwAR3NdzeHoMN0y9hCs0vdtxBkw1FD7STDNX--8WAekgdKnW6uJWkyoUfmCjs Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! (Test hasnt been made yet so come back later) Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

Ep 151 Welcome back to a new year of A Tale of Two Hygienists. We are starting off with a bang featuring our airway series with Julia Worrall and Cyndee Johnson! "Lean Into It" an introduction to airway We need 3 things to live food, water, air. We begin our 4-part series with an introduction to what we will be covering over the next 4 episodes and physiology of airway. Here are a few of the items talked about Stages of sleep Dementia and Alzheimers How vital oxygen is for our brain Blood Pressure relation Endothelial dysfunction Cardiac issues How this translates into dental hygiene [email protected] [email protected] THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/events/?test=yes&courseid=2902&testid=1274 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

Join us in this bonus episode with founder of CE Zoom, Sarah Thiel as we discuss the biggest issues related to CE. Did you know that there are many courses being offered in your area that do not actually count towards your license? Listen to Sarah and she helps you troubleshoot how to get the best CE for your license! [email protected] sign up at www.CEZoom.com

We welcome a new pair of dental hygiene podcasters to the group Irene and Whitney. We talk briefly about what they want out of their podcast, why you should listen, and a little about what our podcast is about. Its always fun meeting up with people who have similar passions and cannot wait to see what they have in store for our profession! Both of these women are also huge on social media so seek them out Irene - @toothlife.irene Whitney - @TeethTalkGirl https://toothordare.podbean.com/ Dont forget to see us at Voices of Dentistry conference, Yankee Dental Conference, and Andrew will be at Chicago Midwinter. Vote for us https://dentalpodcast.org/vote-for-the-best-dental-podcasts-of-2018/ and all of your favorite hygiene podcasts!

Episode 150! Cant believe we made it this far!! Interview starts 4:30 In this episode we have a roundtable discussion on the impact digital scanning has had on our guests. Special thanks to our guests Dr. Justin Chi, Jean Ocasio, Tomas Saucedo, and of course, Cheri Lepenski who organized this roundtable! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! (Test hasnt been made yet so come back later) Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

149 The Business of Dental Hygiene with Tony Stefanou DMD Interview starts minute 6:00 In this episode, we talk about how we, as hygienists, can partner with our offices to be more successful. Successful by earning more, enjoying our job more, getting the instruments and tools we need, and so much more. Dr. Tony Stefanou does an excellent job of explaining all of this and more! Contact Him - www.connectthedents.com www.dentalsalesacademy.com www.swypdental.com Thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=2718&testid=1265 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

148 Social Media and HIPAA with Noel Kelsch Interview Starts at minute 4:00 In this episode, we speak with Noel Kelsch about the dangerous world we play in online (social media) when discussing patient information. Noel explains what a much bigger deal this all is! Noel Brandon-Kelsch is an international speaker, writer, Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice and Director of Cabrillo College Dental Hygiene Program. You heard her on the podcast a few years ago discussing infection control, and in this episode, she tackles HIPAA and social media. SM is a way for us to learn from each other, but dental professionals have to be cautious with what we share about our patients. Noel gives us great info on the do's and don'ts, and we may all be surprised by them. To reach Noel, you can visit her website NoelKelsch.com and be sure to join her Facebook group, Dental Infection control with a twist. Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Zirc, Because Time is Everything. Thank you also to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=2716&testid=1264 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

147 Dental Missions: A Model of Structure and Sustainability with Somos Amigos Interview starts at minute 6:50 In this episode, we are joined by Frank Brightwell, founder of Somos Amigos Medical Missions. We discuss the importance the impact of trained healthcare workers can have on a remote community and how to build a true partnership with them. Frank has spent more than 20 years serving the people of Naranjito, a small community in the mountains of the Dominican Republic. Listen to how he evolved the organization from just a few volunteers doing manual labor into an organization that has taken more than 750 volunteers on 50 trips doing good work. www.somosamigos.org [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/SomosAmigosMedicalMissions/ Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Listen for the promo at minute 3:20 of this episode! The special offer for this episode is: $5 off a 50 pack of Pink Petal Promocode: TALE10 Zirc, Because Time is Everything. https://www.zirc.com/products/isolation/pink-petal-50-pack Although this episode does not count for CE, head over to www.cezoom.com and check out our other episodes that count for CE! Be sure to thank the sponsor for the CE portion of most episodes by heading over to Paradise Dental Technology - www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences! http://www.nu-bird.com/how-to-videos http://www.nu-bird.com/store

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We hope you will have an enjoyable time with your family and friends! After Thanksgiving each year is the Greater New York Dental Meeting and we are going! Please come find us and say hi. We will be on the floor walking around on Sunday and Monday, message us to find out where we are!

146 ADHA and CDHA at AAP Interview begins at 6:20 In this epic battle royale, two presidents of dental hygiene associations square off in the ring.... Okay it wasnt exactly like that, instead of punches and insults there were plenty of hugs and compliments. These two associations, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association and the American Dental Hygienists Association, work well together and share with us what they have been up to, how do they collaborate together, what are they doing for their students, and how to coporate entities support their initiatives. #HygienistProud Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Promo starts at minute 4:25 The special offer for this episode is: $10 off crystal HD mirror 12 pack! PROMO CODE: TALEHD Contact them at 800-328-3899 or zirc.com (Limit one per person). Zirc, Because Time is Everything. https://www.zirc.com/products/dental-mirrors/one-piece-mirrors Although this episode does not count for CE, head over to www.cezoom.com and check out our other episodes that count for CE! Be sure to thank the sponsor for the CE portion of most episodes by heading over to Paradise Dental Technology - www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

145 Dr. Jason Luchtefeld, DDS Interview starts at minute 6:30 In this episode, we talk about the pH of the different mouthwashes that are out there and what that could mean for you and your patients. Dr. Jason Luchtefeld conducted his own testing and the results were shocking, to say the least. Listen in as he explains his thoughts on the results of the tests and gives you some ideas for modifying your recommendations to your patients! Contact him on Twitter, Instagram and/or Facebook or email him at [email protected] Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Listen for the promo at minute 3:48 of this episode! The special offer for this episode is: $5 off 100pk of SE-Cushion! Promocode: TALESE Zirc, Because Time is Everything. https://www.zirc.com/products/isolation/se-cushion-100pk Thank you also to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=2618&testid=1257 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

144 Chelsea Kuntz, RDH Dental Anxiety for Clinicians and Patients with Chelsea Kuntz, RDH Interview starts at: 10:30 Today we have Chelsea Kuntz on the podcast talking about dental anxiety. Listen as she gives us starter ideas for us as clinicians and also how she can help our patients! Please contact her: https://www.facebook.com/thedentalanxietycoach/ Instagram and FB Search for The Dental Anxiety Coach Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Listen for the promo at minute 7:15 of this episode! The special offer for this episode is: $10 off the trial kit for Mr Thirsty Trial Kit! Promocode: TALETRIAL Zirc, Because Time is Everything. https://www.zirc.com/products/isolation/mr-thirsty-one-step-trial-kit Thank you also to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=2548&testid=1251 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

Episode 143 Interview begins at minute 10:30 Today we listen and learn from the amazing Marianne Dryer RDH, MEd about ultrasonic instrumentation. There are so many takeaways but one of the biggest ones you will learn - Why you should be using right and left tips! Please contact her: CE Renewed www.Mariannedryer.com Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Listen for the promo at minute 6:20 of this episode! The special offer for this episode is: Buy 4 get 1 Free on any of the following lines - B-Lok Trays or Safe-Lok Cover or E-Z Jett Cassette 8-Place Using the Promocode TALECOLOR Zirc, Because Time is Everything. https://www.zirc.com/products/dental-instrument-trays/b-lok-flat-trays https://www.zirc.com/products/dental-instrument-trays/safe-lok-cover-b-size Thank you also to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=2547&testid=1250 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

In this bonus teaser episode we speak with Cyndee Johnson, RDH and Julia Worrall, RN as they explain our upcoming collaboration project. In a few months, we will release 4 amazing, actionable episodes related to airway. It will be focused on dental, from a medical and dental point of view. We promise it will enhance your practice and they way you treat patients. It will be a series of episodes for all members of the dental team! You will NOT want to miss this!

Interview begins about minute 7:35 We begin by talking about Diana's background with Crosslink Radio and why she got into dental hygiene. From clown college to writing, speaking, and mentoring, Diana believes in putting patients first and educating clinicians. HPV has a huge implication in dentistry. Diana gives us great tips on how to talk about this with our patients. Ask her for her one sheet! [email protected] Facebook messenger is great too! Also I did learn about swiping up with instagram - https://9clouds.com/blog/instagram-swipe-up-links/ Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Listen for the promo at minute 5:12 of this episode! The special offer for this episode is: $10 off Mirror Magic Anti-Fog Trial Kit (normally $25) CODE: TALEMM Zirc, Because Time is Everything. https://www.zirc.com/products/dental-mirrors/mirror-magic/mirror-magic-trial-kit Thank you also to Paradise Dental Technologies aka PDT for providing sponsorship for this episodes CE credits! THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE! - but read the disclaimer below as it might not count for your state. Go here to take the test and get your CE Credit! https://www.cezoom.com/taketest/?courseid=2481&testid=1249 Approved Pace Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit Approval Does Not Imply Acceptance By A State Or Provincial Board of Dentistry Or AGD Endorsement. 1/1/18- 12/31/19 Provider #373236 Be sure to thank the sponsor for CE for this episode by heading over to www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!

Interview begins: 7:40 We begin the discussion with Caitlyn with a behind the scenes to convention center life then transition into how Caitlyn got her start. Listen as we explore how she went from hygiene student to successful entrepreneur! https://www.dentalhygienenation.com/ https://dentalhygienenation.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0e982fe3e7c86bcd0a2dbcb87&id=e842975a07 Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, and many of our episodes, Zirc! www.zirc.com Zirc believes in helping you work smarter, not harder through organization and tools that allow you to perform your job to the fullest! Promo starts: 4:10 The special offer for this episode is: $10 off the Trial Kit of the Pink Petal - Normally $25 dollars now only $15! Promo code: TALE10 Zirc, Because Time is Everything. https://www.zirc.com/products/isolation/pink-petal-50-pack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaRCO4gVdZk Although this episode does not count for CE, head over to www.cezoom.com and check out our other episodes that count for CE! Be sure to thank the sponsor for the CE portion of most episodes by heading over to Paradise Dental Technology - www.PDTDental.com and picking up a new instrument or telling them thank you in person at one of the conferences!