Welcome Kerry Lepicek to the show! We learn about the importance of salivary diagnostics, what that means to our patients health, their likely disease prognosis, and what we can do to overcome the nasty bugs that can live in our oral cavities.  This episode counts for CE (please check with your state for confirmation). After listening to this episode, follow this link to take the exam and print your CE certificate! https://dentalacademyofce.com/courses/salivary-diagnostics-with-kerry-lepicek-rd/ Resources: Instagram Klepicek https://www.oravital.com/ https://www.rdhu.ca/the-rdh-view ..read more

Katrina Sanders is back with another incredible Fast Fact episode about Crevicular Fluid, an incredibly important part of the system!  Resources: More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/  Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com  Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/    ..read more

This week Heather, Lizz, and Anna feature a discussion on being a male hygienist with special guest Chris Love! RDH Rant: https://www.facebook.com/groups/599722366843869 ..read more

In this fascinating episode we tackle the hard conversations clinicians must have with patients with substance abuse conditions. Dr. Ronni Brown returns to help us learn how to create a gameplan for excellent communication in sometimes extraordinary circumstances.  Resources: www.drronnibrown.com THIS EPISODE COUNTS FOR CE (subject to local regulations pertaining to CE)  https://dentalacademyofce.com/courses/ep-375-identifying-substance-abuse-in-the-dental-office-with-dr-ronni-brown/   ..read more

Katrina Sanders is back with another incredible Fast Fact episode about Periodontal Ligaments, an incredibly important part of the system!  Resources: More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/  Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com  Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/  ..read more

Kim Laudenslager joins the podcast today to speak about initial licensure and then portability of that license. It has been an issue for families who have had to pick up and move due to whatever circumstances or even those who live near the border and want to practice in both states.  ..read more

For this episode we head across the Pacific Ocean (via an extremely fast internet connection) to welcome in Emma Cubis to the show! Emma is an Oral Health Therapist in Melbourne Australia and a fellow podcaster. She is extremely motivated to help both clinicians and the public learn more about proper oral health through her social media accounts and podcast so be sure to give them a follow! As a bonus to this episode, we play a little Would You Rather: Dental Edition! Podcast: Talk Dental to Me Insta: @EmmaTalksTeeth ..read more

Katrina Sanders is back with another incredible Fast Fact about Rete Pegs, an incredibly important part of the system!  Resources: More Fast Facts: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/fast-facts/  Katrina Sanders Website: https://www.katrinasanders.com  Katrina Sanders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedentalwinegenist/  ..read more

In this episode we look closer at what happens to the brain's neural pathway for lonely people. What we think of as being "sad" is actually a lot more dangerous. Listen here about what is happening, what are the signs, and how you can help your lonely patients, friends, and family.  https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide  https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-loneliness-reshapes-the-brain-20230228/ https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-deal-with-loneliness#resources  ..read more

In this week's episode we bring back the very engaging, incredibly smart An Chih Angela Do to talk to us a little bit about pediatric dental hygiene. We cover lots of topics but I was really interested in what she said about the questions she is asked on social media and how she deals with parents.  Resources: AAPD Guidelines for sleep apnea: https://www.aapd.org/research/oral-health-policies--recommendations/obstructive-sleep-apnea/    Contact: thepediatricrdh on insta and tik tok.   Email anchihdo@gmail.com   ..read more