180: How I Explain Periodontal Disease to My Patients
Patient education is one of the most important—and often overlooked—skills developed in dental hygiene school. Dental hygienists will find themselves explaining periodontal disease, treatment recommen...
24 Aug 21min
179: Building a Meaningful DH Career with Amber Lovatos, LatinaRDH
Amber Lovatos shares the practical realities of her RDH origin story, from first-generation Mexican American and single teen mom to now a public health dental hygienist, public speaker, author, and en...
19 Aug 30min
178: What is Dentinal Hypersensitivity & How Can We Help Our Patients Manage it?
Dentinal hypersensitivity affects a large portion of patients in the dental hygiene chair, and as an RDH (or future RDH!), it is our responsibility to help patients manage it. In this episode, Dana ex...
17 Aug 22min
177: Lessons from an RDH New Grad: Nancy Her’s Story
Recent dental hygiene graduate Nancy Her shares her career path from dental assisting and a biology degree to completing an accelerated dental hygiene program and entering clinical practice as an RDH....
12 Aug 29min
176: A Little Histology Breakdown for the Future RDH
Histology and embryology are often among students' least favorite classes in dental hygiene school, and many struggle to recognize the relevance they have in dental hygiene. As providers who treat dis...
10 Aug 14min
175: Breaking Dental Hygiene Stereotypes with the DHY Boys
What does it look like to enter a profession where you don't see many people who look like you? In this episode, Dana sits down with the DHY Boys—Madhi, Javi, and Michael, three first-year dental hygi...
5 Aug 22min
174: What the Top Dental Hygiene Students Do to Succeed in Dental Hygiene School
Top-performing dental hygiene students don't often get there by relying on natural intelligence- it has more to do with how they approach learning. In this episode, Dana breaks down the habits and min...
3 Aug 28min
173: How Dana Schmitt Found Her Place in Dental Hygiene
Career growth in dental hygiene rarely follows a straight line. In this episode, Dana Schmitt, RDH, shares how a sociology degree, nonprofit work in Ecuador, and a later start in dental hygiene helped...
29 Jul 19min
