The Oral Side of GLP-1s: Dry Mouth, Disclosure and Dental Care (Ep 183)
GLP-1 medications are everywhere, and dental teams are already seeing the effects at the chair. Pharmacist Anne Misher joins host Matt Crespin for a conversation rooted in the oral-systemic link, and ...
1 Sep 40min
Live from Milan: Voices from ISDH Podversations from the live event (Ep 182)
Host Matt Crespin brings you voices from Milan, where dental hygienists from 47 countries gathered for the International Symposium on Dental Hygiene. Outgoing IFDH President Jill Rethman describes wha...
21 Jul 27min
Your Mouth, Your Brain: The Alzheimer's Connection Dental Hygienists Need to Know (Ep 181)
Anne Rice, RDH, BS, has spent more than 35 years as a clinical dental hygienist — and the last several years working at the intersection of oral health and Alzheimer's prevention. In this live convers...
16 Jun 38min
From the Clinic to the Capitol: ADHA's Advocacy Day in Action (Ep 180)
ADHA has been building its federal presence, and this spring marked a milestone: members on Capitol Hill for the profession's first formal lobby day in 20 years. President Lancette VanGuilder and Advo...
2 Jun 27min
Integrated Care Summit 2026: Podversations from the live event (Ep 179)
What does truly integrated care look like in practice? Host Matt Crespin captured the conversations at ADHA's first-ever Integrated Care Summit in Broomfield, Colorado this past weekend — bringing tog...
19 Mai 46min
Staffing in Dental Hygiene: It's Not a Shortage. It's a Retention Crisis (Ep 178)
Is it simply a dental hygiene "staffing shortage" or does the data reveal a more complex retention issue? Host Matt Crespin sits down with Thalía Diedrick and Amaya Johnson to unpack the findings of G...
12 Mai 41min
Redefining Periodontal Disease Management (Ep 177)
Periodontal disease affects one billion people worldwide with severe disease, and in the U.S., prevalence has risen 25 percent over the past three decades. So why isn't the needle moving? Matt sits do...
21 Apr 51min
Dental Hygienists Diagnose. Here's the Proof. (Ep 176)
Dental hygienists don't diagnose." It's one of the most persistent misconceptions in the profession, and it's wrong. Podcast host Matt Crespin sits down with the three co-authors of ADHA's newly relea...
7 Apr 47min
