Disrupting Dentistry Podcast

This week we are so excited to interview our first Canadian guest, out first dentist and our first male guest! Dr Bandon Duocet is an amazing human and dentist and we are so proud to share him with our disrupters. Brandon is fighting the good fight and its people like him who will change the world. Listen to this weeks podcast to learn about how the coalition for dental care in Canada is fighting for improved access to care and better health outcomes for the population.

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We have released a special bonus episode for eating disorder awareness week.

As dental professionals we have a unique postion in the medical team to sometimes be one of the first health care team members to identify a potenital eating disorder.

We are not powerless in this situation, we can be life changing support as we can support our patients in accesing treatment for their eating disorders and help minimise and repair the damage to our patients oral health.

As dental profrssionals we can be the the best chance for some of our patients to have their eating disorder discovered and start the road to recovery.

Please be aware that some of today's episode realtes to confronting issues regarding eating disorder risk factoes, suicide/mortality rates and mental illness susceptability

If you or someone you know suffers from an eating disorder help is out there and depnding on the country you are listening there are many resources available.

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support

https://butterfly.org.au/

This we have the pleasure to interview the AMAZING Dr Melanie Hayes. Melanie started her career as a dental assistant before moving on to complete her Bachelor of Oral Health from the University of Newcastle in Australia. After this Mel went on to complete her Class 1 Honors, a PHD, graduate certificate in teaching, graduate certificate in Advanced leadership and Masters in Education with a major in Career Development. And she did this all before 40 and as a mum !!!

Along with her amazing educational resume she has also held positions as in clinical dental hygiene, lecturer, head of programs, supervising PHD students, CEO of DHAA and is currently the head of Work Intergrated Learning at Sydney University.

Dr Hayes has already had a varied and fabulous career and on todays episode she tells us about smashing that glass ceiling, we discuss career options and how a good mentor can help change your life.

Join us for an inspiring episode as we disrupt dentistry

Sometimes disrupting means embracing old knowledge. On this weeks episode we talk with Cathy Boyce an Oral Health Therapist from Queensland, Australia. Cathy has been using silver fluoride for over 30 years and is an experienced clinician and international speaker on the subject. On this episode Cathy explains what is silver fluoride, why did we stop using it and why is it making a comeback?

In this episode its all about embracing minimal intervention dentistry, tooth preservation, stopping the caries disease process and helping our patients who need intervention and also have anxiety and or hypersensitivity.

Come and disrupt caries with us

For more information on silver fluoride visit Cathy's website https://www.armer.com.au/

On Todays episode Melissa and Tabitha talk with Jill Meyer- Lippert. Jill is a USA based Dental Hygienist who took a negative experience for her family and turned it into and inspiring business that helps both other dental clinicians, members of the health team and most importantly our patients. Jill shares her knowledge with us on how we can help our patients with their oral care during their fight for life.

A little about Jill

Jill Meyer- Lippert began her dental career in 1992 as a dental assistant and receptionist it was during this time that Jill became aware of the little information there was was for patients and dental staff on the oral side effects and how we help for patients during oncology treatment.

Jill then went on to become a Registered Dental hygienist in 1994 and continued to purse knowledge to help this very underserved are of cancer care. After losing her father to Hodgkin's disease in 2005, she developed an enhanced level of motivation to do more.

Jill created a volunteer program providing oral care kits with product samples and patient education to local oncology departments from 2006-2012 and earned a certificate in Oncology Management from the Univeristy of Southern Indiana.

She is the founder of Side Effect Support LLC, which is dedicated to helping cancer survivors manage short-term oral side effects and long-term damage to oral health associated with chemotherapy and radiation to the head and neck, and some targeted therapies.

Jill is the 2014 recipient of the Sunstar America/RDH Award of Distinction, a members of the Registered Dental Hygienists Advisory Board for Oral Cancer Foundation and part of the Triage Cancer Speakers Bureau.

Todays episode is a must listen for everyone who is part of the dental team so that we can treat our patients with compassion, knowledge and care.

www.sideeffectssupport.com

Thank you for joining us on the start of our journey in 2020, in this episode we wrap up 2020 the year that was like no other. We discuss the trials of the year but also some of the benefits and the good we will be taking from 2020.

Thank you again for your support so far and we look forward to continuing our journey with you. Don't forget to share with a friend and leave a review.

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Legacy dental protocols and misinformation have become the Urban Legends of Implant Maintenance for our profession. In this episode, Melissa & Tabitha will debunk the top 5 Urban Legends of Implant Maintenance and drop some science bombs. Don't take the advice of others as law, do your research and follow the science! Go to perio.org to find heaps of science on implant maintenance and classification system.

It's National Dental Hygiene Month! In this episode, your hosts chat about the Hx of dental hygiene and all the feels in between. You are a superhero who has the opportunity to save & change lives every day!

This is the story of two dental hygienists from opposite sides of the world, who became friends because they realized their professional lives are so in sync. One in Australia and one in America both exuding their passion for high-level patient care, both pushing back on legacy dentistry. If you are ready to revolutionize the practice of dental hygiene through science and innovation, then join us as we are Disrupting Dentistry.