Welcome to the dental-ish podcast! This week our hosts Martelle Coke, Chris Williams and Anaika Forbes talk about “Alls My Life I Had to Fight” and the struggles of being a black dental professional.
Episode Highlights:
The ins and outs of BrownGirl, RDH and the making of bonnets, mentorships and the woes of entrepreneurship, Juneteenth celebrations, Black Joy, being a black dental hygiene student and professional, -ish of the week: PPE fail, dental-ish topic of the week: Smart phones and Smart brushes
Quotes:
“Spend a check and get it right back”
“I had instructors that looked just like me”
“I had to prove that I am just as smart as everyone else here”
“Now I don’t have time to prove nothing to nobody”
“Afraid to be judged or looked at differently”
“As you grow and you learn yourself, you’re going to be who you are”
“The more of us that show up as our true self…there is nothing wrong with that”
“You can look exactly how you look and fit in”
“You shouldn’t be for everyone”
“Minority females are represented at 3.86% in the dental community”
“Men are represented at less than 1%”
“Its 2020 I still have patients that come in and say I never had a male hygienist before”
“Dental hygiene can be the opportunity to come up”
“This is for you”
“You can grow any direction”
Resources:
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