We have, in this episode, one of our friends and an avid listener, Kate. Her story begins like most of ours, working away trying to improve peoples health. Then along came a whole bunch of dental professionals into her life via a podcast and changed the way she practiced. Through the experiences … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Bonus Episode (Listener Kate explains how her life has changed!)
A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 128 (Nutrition and Wellness with Machell Hudson, RDH)
Ep 128 Interview starts minute 6ish Machell Hudson, RDH, is the Director of Oral/Systemic Wellness for Granbury Dental Center and a Hygiene Consultant with Productive Dentist Academy. She also serves on the Marketing Board of AAOSH. Machell is certified in laser, trained in Productive Dentist … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 128 (Nutrition and Wellness with Machell Hudson, RDH)
A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 127 (Ergonomics with Cindy Purdy, RDH!)
127 Ergonomics with Cindy Purdy Interview starts around minute 20 Well this episode starts off with a bang, Michelle rants about a Facebook post, Andrew calls her stupid, then mayhem ensues. After which we have a nice calm educational discussion on ergonomics in our workplace! Cindy Purdy is kind … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 127 (Ergonomics with Cindy Purdy, RDH!)
A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 126 (A new periodontal classification system and EuroPerio recap!)
Michelle and Andrew spent last week in Amsterdam attending EuroPerio9, one of the worlds leading conferences on periodontology! It was a trip to be remembered for sure! In this episode, AToTH recaps some of their favorite parts about the conference and discuss the new periodontal classification … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 126 (A new periodontal classification system and EuroPerio recap!)
A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 125 (Rafael Rondon, RDH – Practice Management and DSOs)
Interview starts around 5:30 Andrew and Rafael talk about the DSO (Dental Support Organization) that Rafael works with. Rafael had invited Andrew (actually Andrew invited himself) over to Rafael’s house for dinner and it was delicious. When started talking DSOs, we decided to record it. Rafael aka … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 125 (Rafael Rondon, RDH – Practice Management and DSOs)
A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 124 (Dr. Robert Vogel, DDS Unique Dental Codes!)
Interview starts at 9:34 Dr Vogel joins us on AToTH to share about his business model and how we can be better about coding. He loves his implant only practice and his employees. He loves using his team to the fullest of their abilities. Please see attached PowerPoint that he shares with all of us. … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 124 (Dr. Robert Vogel, DDS Unique Dental Codes!)
A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 123 ( Lasers in Dentistry pt 2 with Nicole Fortune)
Episode 123 - Lasers in Dentistry pt 2 with Nicole Fortune Interview begins at 6:45 In this episode we build upon our knowledge from last episode. Nicole shares her experiences with laser and their relation with implants. She also shares some of her thoughts on perioscopes and all of the other … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 123 ( Lasers in Dentistry pt 2 with Nicole Fortune)
A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 122 (Intro to Dental Lasers with Jeanette Miranda, RDH!)
122 Jeanette Miranda talks Lasers in Dentistry! Interview begins around minute - 6:10 In this episode we learn the foundational principals of lasers in dentistry. Jeanette Miranda is a practicing hygienist in South Dakota and has been using lasers for years! She has seen some amazing clinical … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Hygienists – Episode 122 (Intro to Dental Lasers with Jeanette Miranda, RDH!)