Dental Hygiene Basics27 Jun 2023

Welcome to the DH Basics Podcast! Your Path to Dental Hygiene School!

Welcome to the DH Basics Podcast! This podcast was created to help future dental hygienists as they embark upon the application process and their first year of dental hygiene school. In this short episode, I introduce myself and my background. I am here to highlight the experiences of those who have successfully been accepted into and graduated from dental hygiene school. This podcast is full of tips, tricks, and personal advice from those who have been through it. Dental hygiene school is not easy, but as we all say, it's worth it!

Transcript:

Hey, my name is Dana. Welcome to the DH basics podcast! I am a dental hygienist and a dental hygiene educator. A little bit of background about me: I have a bachelor's degree in biology, a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene and a master's degree in aging and dementia studies. After I graduated from dental hygiene school, I worked in a clinical setting, so I worked in a private practice office for five years while I pursued my master's degree. After that, I transitioned out of clinical practice, and I transitioned into dental hygiene education, and I absolutely love it. That brings me to where I am today. Why is my background important to you? Well, I have a lot of intel and information about the collegiate process because I've been through it three times myself, and I've been working in the collegiate industry for three years. So I have a lot of background information on the admissions process, how to get into dental hygiene school, what admissions committees are looking for, and also how to help you succeed as a first year dental hygiene student. First year students often struggle with stress, overwhelm, and failures. Sometimes students even have to drop out or get dismissed because of grades or stress. There are so many things that impact a first year dental hygiene student, and I want to be here to support you through all of that. I want to help build your confidence and knowledge so that you can achieve your dreams of becoming a registered dental hygienist. This podcast will feature a lot about me, but also I will have guests from all over the country who have achieved the title of RDH, as well. I love helping students achieve their goals of becoming a dental hygienist and now I want to help you become one, too. Stay tuned for my first episode with a great RDH and friend of mine. You don't want to miss it!

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178: What is Dentinal Hypersensitivity & How Can We Help Our Patients Manage it?

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177: Lessons from an RDH New Grad: Nancy Her’s Story

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176: A Little Histology Breakdown for the Future RDH

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175: Breaking Dental Hygiene Stereotypes with the DHY Boys

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174: What the Top Dental Hygiene Students Do to Succeed in Dental Hygiene School

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173: How Dana Schmitt Found Her Place in Dental Hygiene

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