Hygiene Rising

This week Matt Crespin is joined by Marie Paulis, RDH to talk about the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically dental hygienists administering COVID-19 vaccines, and supporting their communities. 

Episode Highlights

• ADHA Updates
• Marie's Journey 
• Connecticut ADHA COVID-19 Response and Taskforce
• Training Program
• Advice for other States

Quotes

"When you are a leader and move in a certain direction and decide to do something, you will never make everyone happy." 

"These things are always a team effort." 

"They are doing those training programs all over the state."

"They are doing 6 people at a time, every half hour."

"It is a little less technique sensitive than intraoral injections." 

"There are no injections we give in the mouth that you use a dart like motion."

"This came up and I said here is my way to really give back and to really make a difference."

"Look at someone who has achieved what you want to achieve, and ask them how they did it." 

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 Valoree Althoff, MHA, BSDH, PRP, CP to talk about National Children's Dental Health Month and the partnership and collaboration between ACT Kids Anticavity and ADHA. 

Episode Highlights

• ACT Partnership for National Children's Dental Health Month
• Valoree's background
• Challenges for improving the oral health of children 
• ACT Kids Anticavity products for kids
• Covid-19 Impact
• Home care
• Fluoride myths
• Communicating best practices

Quotes

"National Children's Dental Health Month has been happening for a number of years, but I think it is still gaining traction." 

"It is our duty as providers to do what we can to provide access to oral health services." 

"I hope all hygienists, even if you are not a member of ADHA, share the message of National Children's Dental Health Month." 

"ACT now offers dye free products." 

"I believe we have yet to see how much this pandemic has impacted oral health." 

"When kids have the dexterity to tie their own shoes, they often have the dexterity to brush their own teeth." 

"Fluoride is a naturally occurring element." 

"Everything in life depends on the right dosing, even sun, water and exercise."

"Kids mimic what their parents do, so it starts with the parents."

Links 

www.adha.or/ncdhm 

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 kicking off Children's Dental Health Month! Matt is joined by Jessica Jensen RDH, MSOL(c), BS to talk about Jessica's journey, and working with pediatric patients. 

Episode Highlights

• TrailBlazer Travel Grant
• Jessica's Journey 
• FQHC
• Connections for Kids
• ADHA and Colorado DHA's Role in Jessica's Career
• Jessica's COVID-19 experience, and first job!

Quotes

"I knew I always wanted to help people." 

"I was at my dental appointment, crying in the chair, because I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life."

"I managed 4 of those clinics, and 33 hygienists." 

"Kids move placements a lot unfortunately." 

"Vital medical and dental information was not always getting disseminated." 

"I need friends, where do I find people, and she said 'we are good people, come hang out with us'."

"Don't be afraid to sing Disney songs with them, and sing them often."

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 Daniel Lopez, RDH who is a dental hygienist practicing in a Federally Qualified Health Center in New York City. 

Episode Highlights

• ADHA Updates
• Daniel's Journey 
• What is a FQHC?
• Covid-19 Vaccine
• ADHA's impact on Daniel's career

Quotes

"The best advice I can give you...talk to your local health department." 

"At an FQHC 50% of the Board of Directors need to be patients or clients of the FQHC."

"It is a way to ensure the care is by and for the people." 

"I would wake up to the cooler trucks going down Broadway to go store more bodies." 

"It was a daily reminder of the massive loss of life that is still going on."

"HIV doesn't affect the day to day of dentistry." 

"I learned that a lot of our education is outdated in terms of how safe we need to be."

"You need to treat HIV patients like any other patient." 

"I think after graduating we have to unlearn a lot of things." 

"I see a lot of people who have never had dental care, or it's been decades." 

"This is what the world is like when there are no barriers to scientific research." 

"We have less than 25% compliance with the vaccine in our clinic, and because of that, we probably will not be given future doses."

"We have a public responsibility to each other." 

"I believe that if you don't believe in, and pay into the ADHA, you have no right to demand." 

Links 

[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/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by Katie Conklin, MS, RDH to discuss her experience with ADHA, and its impact on her current role in dental hygiene. 

Episode Highlights

• ADHA Updates
• Register for ADHA Conference
• Katie's Background
• Oral Health Awareness Society
• Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking 

Quotes

"I always saw dental hygiene as a way for health."

"If you go into dental hygiene you can set your own schedule, and you can travel the world." 

"It was the opportunity through the ADHA to have the opportunity to take more of a leadership role."

"We learned to stand within ourselves, and be present and prepared."

"Our goal is to improve the oral health of the underserved children in California." 

"All people can be happy and healthy, it is as simple as that."

"I saw kids with holes in their teeth, and they didn't know they could get help."

"Take the leap of faith, people will come, doors will open for you."

Links 

[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/ 

This week Matt Crespin is joined by international guest from Canada, Irene Iancu, RDH. 

Episode Highlights

• ADHA Updates
• ADHA Annual Conference - Phoenix, Arizona 
• Irene's Background
• Canadian Dental Hygiene Education
• Irene's Practice

Quotes

"Dental Hygienists for the better part of a decade have been able to open their own practice." 

"To the public, they don't know a dental hygienist owns the practice."

"I was tired of asking for permission for things."

"I wanted my own say, in my own treatment plans."

"We've had 612 new patients in 5 months."

"I am not afraid to treat children."

"Kids are like bees, they can smell fear, and they feed off your energy."

"I am my own worst enemy."

"Whether you use all the resources or not, you are investing in dental hygiene." 

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 Emily Miller-Beisel, RDH, hygienist and professional barrel racer. 

Episode Highlights

• Updates from ADHA
• Congratulations from ADHA
• Emily's Background
• Professional Barrel Racing 
• ADHA's Impact

Quotes

"I've been everything from a full time hygienist to a part time hygienist depending on my rodeo schedule." 

"It didn't take me long to realize I liked to go really fast."

"A couple hundredths of a second can cost you $10,000."

"Hard work is rewarded, but you have to put in the time."

"We are going to get you a checkbook, and you are going to learn to balance it, if you don't make enough at the rodeo to pay your entry fees for the next one, you won't go." 

"To me it's a no brainer to support fellow dental hygienists." 

Links 

Emily Facebook Page 

https://m.facebook.com/emrmiller/ 

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 Connie Traynor, RDH to talk about DSO's and the Dental Hygiene role within a DSO. 

Episode Highlights

• Updates from ADHA
• ADSO 
• Connie's Background
• Debunking DSO Myths
• Covid-19 Affect on DSO's
• ADHA Impact

Quotes

"What you learn in school is a drop in the bucket to what you learn when you first get out."

"I've been with Midwest and I've never had a quota, clinically."

"We were able to get those items in high demand, versus some private practices."

"A lot less travel, a lot more Zoom."

"ADHA has impacted me both personally and professionally." 

"I grew up on a dairy farm so I was working since I could walk."

"Whether you work for a DSO or private practice the biggest thing I advocate for is lifelong learning."

"Don't get so stuck in your ways that you are not open to continual learning, because that is what keeps you relevant." 

Links 

ADSO: https://www.theadso.org 

Smile Brands Article 

https://smilebrands.com/pressrelease/smile-brands-completes-acquisition-of-midwest-dental/

$20 in 2020 Challenge! https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/20in2020 

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 Betty Kabel, RDH Past President of ADHA. Betty shares with us her journey through Dental Hygiene, ADHA and her School Based Dental Program, highlighting a personal story that shows the importance of these programs.

Episode Highlights

• Updates from ADHA
• ADHA and Covid-19
• Betty's Journey in Dental Hygiene 
• School Based Preventive Care - Dental Outreach
• Patient Story 
• Betty's experience with ADHA

Quotes

"Hang on to that last copy of Access because it will be the last one you receive in the mail."

"I knew in 8th grade that I wanted to be a dental hygienist."

"We just started our 9th year in the school." 

"I've been talking the talk, now I need to walk the walk."

"We have expanded and are going into a new county."

"They thought the child had Covid-19, they missed the symptoms of a toothache."

"His mom was giving him brake fluid to mask the pain of the toothache."

"We are not just saving a tooth, we are saving lives."

"I feel like there is a firehose of decay."

"If you are not using SDF please talk to me, this has been a game changer for us."

"I could not have started the program without the Institute for Oral Health."

"We have the passion, purpose and mission… and we like to have fun."

"I worked in every area of that skating rink." 

"Surround yourself with people who believe in you, even when you don't believe in yourself."

Links 

$20 in 2020 Challenge! https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/20in2020 

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 Laurie Brenchley RDH, BS who works for the National Institute of Health in the NIDCR Oral Immunity and Inflammation Unit to talk about research and the work she does! 

Episode Highlights

• Updates from ADHA
• Laurie's Journey 
• Laurie's Position at NIH
• Research Nurses
• Pandemic Impact

Quotes

"As I was treating some of these patients, I noticed I was really interested in treating patients that had immunodeficiencies." 

"I saw this as my dream job and I still do."

"I see them clinically and take research samples from those patients."

"Annually our research protocol is reviewed by the Institutional Review Board." 

"For three years it was just me seeing all of the patients in the hospital."

"Limiting the number of patients that come into the hospital has been the biggest change with the pandemic." 

"We at the NIH, but also citizens of the United States, are so lucky to have him." 

"You learn a lot by looking at the data collection, you are not out of the loop."

"If you voice your desire, there are doors that can be opened for those who don't want to only do clinical treatment." 

Links 

$20 in 2020 Challenge! https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/20in2020 

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/