Hygiene Rising

This week Matt Crespin is joined by Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH who practices in Texas. Matt and Amber talk about her journey, through many positions in and around dental hygiene and her position as the Clinical Director of Dental Services at TOMAGWA HealthCare Ministries. 

Episode Highlights

• Annual Step Challenge - Donate Today! 
• Amber's Journey 
• TOMAGWA HealthCare Ministries
• ADHA's Impact 

Quotes

"My goal is to raise $2021" 

"I am asking people making donations of $20.21"

"I absolutely loved teaching hygiene, it was such a great experience." 

"Someone asked me if I would be interested in being the Director of a non profit dental clinic." 

"We provide comprehensive dental care and it is GOOD care." 

"We charge $25 for an extraction and $150 for a crown." 

"The people we serve, they were suffering before the pandemic." 

"ADHA is the only reason I have had so many experiences, I owe so much to the ADHA. I have had a blessed career because of the ADHA." 

Links 

https://www.mightycause.com/story/Adhaiohmatt 

https://tomagwa.org 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

COVID QUESTION EMAIL: [email protected]

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by Sharity Ludwig, EPDH, MS to talk about Sharity's role as a dental hygienist, her role in the world of public health, and her role as a podcaster hosting Protecting our Public Health Podcast!

This episode is brought to you in part by Elevate Oral Care. Visit www.elevateoralcare.com for more information. 

Episode Highlights

• Don't forget to register: ADHA Conference
• Live Podcasting! 
• Sharity's Background
• Sharity's Role
• SDF
• Protecting our Public Health Podcast

Quotes

"Over 58,000 of you sent over 138,000 of pieces of communication to Governors and lawmakers to advocate for dental hygienists." 

"We gained more than 2000 new members in this past year." 

"Listen to Learn."

"Those of you in public health, you know it is really hard work." 

"We can't drill our way out of this disease."

"Repairing decay before controlling it seems as bad as calling the carpenters when the house is on fire." 

Links 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

COVID QUESTION EMAIL: [email protected]

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

This week Matt Crespin is joined by fellow podcaster Amanda Hill, host of The Dental Podcast Network's Your Dental Top 5 Podcast! Matt and Amanda discuss the top 5 things Amanda is looking forward to at the 2021 ADHA conference, coming up in June!

Episode Highlights

• ADHA Updates
• Amanda's Background
• Amanda's Top 5 
• License Portability 

Quotes

"I went in for an interview to answer phones, and apparently he hired me to be a dental assistant." 

"Hygiene is what we put into it." 

"Just keep saying yes, and figure it out along the way." 

"We are not cleaning teeth anymore." 

"Thank god for the States that made it easy to transfer my license." 

"You can have a license from any State and work on a military base." 

"I love my family, but I'm ready to miss my family." 

"When you are in person, and can connect with that speaker you just learn so much more." 

"I think everything I am doing now, happened through meeting people at conferences." 

"Anybody can attend the House of Delegates meeting from the comfort of their own home." 

"The more that you put into dental hygiene, the more dental hygiene will give back to you." 

Links 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

COVID QUESTION EMAIL: [email protected]

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by return guest Ann Lynch who serves as the Director of Advocacy and Education at ADHA. Ann joins Matt to discuss the pandemic, taking a look at how ADHA has progressed through the past year!

Episode Highlights

• Covid-19 response
• Advocacy work 
• RDH's administering Covid-19 vaccine
• Engagement and membership 
• Concerns 

Quotes

"It is hard for me to believe it has been a year since the beginning of that time."

"There were far more questions, than answers and information at that time." 

"We have responded to over 1500 individual inquiries, and we will continue to do so." 

"We had 14,327 individuals attend at least one of those Covid webinars." 

"Everyone is looking for the positive in this last year." 

"This pandemic fatigue is a very real thing." 

Links 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

COVID QUESTION EMAIL: [email protected]

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by JoAnn R. Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD and Cameron G. Estrich, MPH, PhD to talk about a collaborative research effort between ADHA and ADA that closely looks at the impact of Covid-19 on dental hygienists.

Episode Highlights

• Cameron's Background
• JoAnn's Background 
• Covid-19 Impact on Dental Hygienists 
• Study Participants 
• Prevalence Paper 
• Employment Patterns 
• Future Plans

Quotes

"The pandemic hit and all of a sudden my epidemiology background was much more useful than I ever imagined." 

"About 4776 hygienists were generous enough with their time to participate." 

"I think stress has been an important concern among all healthcare workers."

"I was really glad we looked at peoples infection control and prevention practices within dental offices." 

"It will be interesting to see what stays, we learned so much about patient and provider safety." 

"7.9% of dental hygienists have left their position since the onset of the pandemic, which translates to about 18,000 dental hygienists."

"When we look at the degree of infection among dental professionals, it is very low." 

Links 

Papers and Webinar: https://www.adha.org/jdh-feb2021 

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by Carrie Wucinich, RDH author of Where the Sugar Bugs Live.

About the Book: 

Are you constantly nagging your children to brush and floss their teeth?  

Where the Sugar Bugs Live is here to help! 

Most parents struggle when it comes to the morning and nighttime brushing routine, and it is a constant battle. Their children don't see the importance of proper dental care and would rather find something else to do. 

Where the Sugar Bugs Live is a book designed to give your children a visual of what happens when they don't take care of their teeth. The sugar bugs, all shapes and sizes, simply eat at their teeth. The goal is to help them realize the importance of removing these sugar bugs so they don't cause black holes (cavities). 

They will also learn where the sugar bugs live and how to brush and floss them away! This is just the book you need to create a happier brushing routine and a long-lasting visual that will stay with them forever. 

A portion of the proceeds will be given to families affected by childhood cancer.

Episode Highlights

• Carrie's Background
• The Book 
• Publishing Process
• Other Dental Kids Books

Quotes

"Getting this book into the hands of kids that don't have dental care, if they can learn about sugar bugs, if they can see and have someone read to them, they might have a healthier smile and less decay." 

"You know sometimes these kids haven't even seen a toothbrush."

"The most gut wrenching thing I have heard, and I have heard it more than once is When you give a kid a toothbrush and they say 'now I get to have my own toothbrush'."

"I want to get sponsors to help get these books into Title 1 schools and Head Start Programs." 

"I want to sell 1 million books, get 1 million books into 1 million kids hands, and donate 1 million dollars." 

"Reach out to me because I'm here, I am totally open to any tips or suggestions to help me help the kids." 

Links 

Carrie: [email protected] 

Yellow Ribbon Books: https://yellowribbonbooks.com 

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by Diedri Durocher, RDH to talk about her experience as an RDH in Montana, with the Montana Dental Hygiene Association and work being done on a legislative level! 

Episode Highlights

• ADHA Updates
• Diedri's Background
• New Bills Introduced 
• Partnerships 

Quotes

"We are waiting patiently, impatiently, to see if we can go into schools."

"Those that testified in favor of hygienists being able to go into dental schools include Delta Dental, Blue Cross Blue Shield, a rural hospital association, tribal communities, rural medical centers, school administrators and educators and parents. 

"They use scare tactics telling the legislators that if they (hygienists) seal over decay we are going to have teeth blowing up all over." 

"The ability for a dental hygienist to provide care doesn't change based on the sign on the front of the building… when you walk through a door your knowledge doesn't go away, your ability to provide care doesn't go away." 

"If you are testifying make sure you bring water with you because you will have xerostomia like you have never had before." 

"Stop any negative self talk, treat yourself like you would treat your best friend, with compassion, grace, acceptance and love." 

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, it's true." 

Links 

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by Trinity Cleveland, MHI, RDH to talk about her role with the ADHA, and her position at Mercer. 

Episode Highlights

• ADHA Updates
• ADHA and ADDA
• 13 States allowing Registered Dental Hygienists to administer COVID-19 Vaccines 
• Trinity's Background
• Skills
• Matt's New Position! 

Quotes

"I've always been drawn to opportunities that allow me to learn." 

"There is more to physical health than primary care."

"The flip side to that is that I live at work, it can be a challenge to turn off the computer and say 'I'm not at work'."

"I feel like I get to make a difference in more people's lives, each and every day."

"The work we are doing potentially impacts millions of people." 

"ADHA provided me with opportunities to see innovation in action." 

Links 

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by Danyelle Evans, RDH to talk about her career, and what led her to starting Mobile Dental Hygiene of St. George. Danyelle also shares her experiences with the Utah Dental Hygiene Association, and Medical Reserve Corps!

Episode Highlights

• Danyelle's Background
• Pandemic Impact on Danyelle's Work
• Mobile Dental Hygiene of St. George
• Medical Reserve Corps
• Utah Dental Hygiene Association

Quotes

"I love watching people regain their health, and keep their teeth and smile." 

"I decided I would rather have a reduced income, and be able to sleep at night." 

"My heart is happiest working in alternative settings and bringing care to those that wouldn't have it otherwise."

"They are trained and prepared to help when there is a need in the community."

"There are over 800 units across the United States with 175k volunteers." 

"I love having the ability to amplify my voice, and know that I am not alone." 

"Have goals so big you get uncomfortable telling small minded people."

"One life, just one, why are we not running like we are on fire towards our wildest dreams."

Links 

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by Tameka Schley Lee, RDH, BSDH to talk about her role within the Georgia Dental Hygiene Association, and her experiences through her career with the ADHA. 

Episode Highlights

• Updates from ADHA
• Tameka's Journey
• Burn Out
• Tameka's DSO Experience 

Quotes

"I supported 8 offices within a large DSO." 

"Seeing is believing, having that 3D image." 

"I am a believer that dentistry is a relationship."

"I wanted more for myself, and more for my patients." 

"When I finally stood up for myself I felt empowered." 

"I wanted to grow more and be a leader within my practice." 

"Join a community, follow your passions, revisit your goals, join your local ADHA."

"ADHA has brought me professional development alone." 

"Whether you think you can do a thing, or you think you can't, you are right." 

"Say yes and follow your passion." 

Links 

Empowerrdh - Facebook

@empoweredrdh - Instagram

[email protected] 

www.ADHA2021.org 

Matt's Email: [email protected] 

ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports 

The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

Visit www.adha.org for membership processing,

membership updates, renewals and conference registration!

FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/ 

Email for COVID Questions/Input: [email protected] 

Resource Center: https://www.adha.org/covid19 

American Dental Hygienists' Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/