Dana hosts Sonya Dunbar, also known as The Geriatric Tooth Fairy, on today's episode of the Dental Hygiene Basics Podcast. Sonya shares her incredible story of how she became an RDH. That story includes long-term struggles with dyslexia and failing her first year in dental hygiene school. However, Sonya had a dream, a vision, and a plan...She KNEW she was meant to be a dental hygienist. 32 years later, she is thriving as a dental hygienist, working towards her doctoral degree, and she owns her own business! Sonya is busy caring for the seniors of Florida (and 2 other states!) with her mobile dental hygiene business. Make sure and check her out on instagram @geriatric_toothfairy...then go follow the podcast @dentalhygienebasics!

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