Disrupting Dentistry Podcast

This Host Chat episode of the Disrupting Dentistry Podcast is Part Two of our Three part series on Dental Anxiety and Phobia. In this installment, we define the different types of dental phobias and the various techniques and strategies that can be used to help our patients overcome dental anxiety and phobia.

Tabitha and Melissa discuss the prevalence of dental phobia, its impact on oral health, and how many who have dental phobia avoid dental visits altogether.

We then delve into the different types of dental phobias, their symptoms, how to identify their specific fears and concerns, and how to tailor our approaches to better address these issues. This podcast will help listeners feel more empowered and confident in caring for dental-phobic patients.

Stay tuned for Part Three in this series featuring a new technology to reduce dental phobia!

Join us on the latest episode for a chat with the fabulous Nicole Fortune about using technology in dentistry.

Nicole shared with us her vast experience with lasers and periodontal endoscope and how she has incorporated this into her clinical practice.

This episode will leave you a little bit jealous if you don't use this technology but super inspired!

Nicole Fortune

Join us for the latest installment where we chat to Dr Melanie Hayes again about career development . We talk about being in a cross roads and what to do next, how to think about our career and what we would like from it

to find out more about Dr Hayes check out the links below

Website: nextstepdentalcareers.com.au

Find me on FB or LinkedIn – Next Step Dental Careers

Email: [email protected]

Future events: https://nextstepdentalcareers.com.au/events

On this episode we have a host chat about anxiety, what is anxiety and how it effects people who are living with it. We discuss treatments, side effects and how it can impact oral health

join us as we try and smash through some of the stigma attached to anxiety and hopefully help make us all a little bit more understanding of those who are suffering

The One About the Professional Comeback

In this episode, we chat with Jonneal Scott as she shares many of her personal experiences as a dental hygienist returning to the profession, gender inequality, racism, and sexual orientation. Jonnie is looking to change the way the profession is viewed, and she is leading by example!

She proudly proclaims she is a queer black woman and there is space for everyone in the dental profession regardless of race, gender identity or sexual orientation.

We thank Jonnie for her courage and strength to be authentic and vulnerable while raising awareness that we can all bring to our operatories. Jonneal is here to disrupt the dental profession; we are excited to see how her journey unfolds!

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Keep Disrupting!

XO,

Tab and Mel

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The One About an Alternative Career Path in Orthodontics

In this episode, we chat with Cheryl Dey and discuss her alternative career path as a dental hygienist working in orthodontics. Over the past ten years, Cheryl has honed her skill as an orthodontic hygienist through her work in one of the leading orthodontic practices in Australia, working at clinics in Adelaide and Melbourne. She has attended specific orthodontic training around Australia and abroad and is passionate about helping change people's lives by changing their smiles.

Cheryl chatted with us about how her clinical days are very different from that of a conventional dental hygienist. She shares everything from patient flow to 3D scanning and how she ended on this journey into orthodontics.

This interview will leave you inspired to discover your niche in dentistry.

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Keep Disrupting!

XO,

Mel and Tab

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In this episode of the Disrupting Dentistry podcast Tabitha and Melissa tackle the topic of Menopause and how we can support our menopausal women during this time of transition.

The facts of menopause are very eye opening as Tabitha and Melissa review the multitude of symptoms in addition to the oral manifestations of menopause so oral health professionals can identify complications that can correlate with menopause symptoms. This episode will help raise awareness of symptoms from menopause that manifest in many different ways.

Menopause facts

Crazy Hormones with Michelle

On this episode Tabitha and Melissa disucss what red flags to look for when looking for the perfect dental practice, they chat about some of the red flags they have seen in the dental practice and what questions to ask in interviews

In this episode we get to chat with Kevin Lopez, AKA Kev Talks Teeth about being a male in a predominately female profession and cultural racism in dentistry. Kevin is quiet wise beyond his years in hygiene practice and his story is inspirational.

Kev is here is to disrupt dentistry - and he is just getting started!

In this episode Tabitha shares her personal journey as her son was just diagnosed and is being treated for epilepsy. Tabitha and Melissa discuss and learn about the many oral connections to epilepsy and this host chat shares the facts on diagnosis, treatment and how dental hygienists can aid in specialized care for this patient population.

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Keep Disrupting ;)