Melissa Alt and I covered so many topics in this episode. Join me as we discuss how to communicate for yourself in a new role, or in a new office with other providers and front desk personnel. It can be challenging, but I know you will discover something of value from this conversation.

Melissa also takes a risk and talks about AUTONOMY. This word can sometimes feel a bit of a risk to talk about, but we should all be discussing it. Patients benefit from a paradigm shift and continued improvement of workforce models. I think we need to put all of our cards on the table and go all in!

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Create value in all of the skills that it takes to be an amazing clinical dental hygienist. If you are looking to leave the clinical aspect of dental hygiene - focus on your strengths and skills. This will go a long way in helping you map out a career pivot.

It takes a bit of courage and strength to look into the limits you have put on yourself and question why they are there.

Be......the clinician who is developing strengths as a leader

Do......the things that improve your skills every day

Have.....the career and future you are looking for.

Don't get caught up in the negative conversations and fear the future of our profession. Take the steps to secure your future in any role.

If you keep the patient at the center of everything you do, each step is the right one!

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Taking radiographs involves many challenges! There can be som many things that cause issues and problems with obtaining a quality radiograph. There are anatomical issues like tori and palate structure. Then there are things like gag reflexes and gigantic tongues!

There are key strategies you can use to obtain a good radiograph. The truth is - sometimes nothing works! The best you can do is implement all of the strategies and patient compliance opportunities and hope for the best. Sometimes it is just not the day!

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In the fast-paced world of dental hygiene, who is looking at the patient in a comprehensive way?

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. The risks may surprise you!

Hang out with me and listen to the conversation I have with Jonathan Jones about oral cancer. Jonathan has been working with Susan Cotton to raise awareness around this topic. He will be presenting at RDH UOR this year. I am excited to share this conversation with him and help inspire each of you to stay dedicated to this important component of assessment.

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Before you dive into learning all about the arteries and veins I would suggest you take a look at some of the key terms associated with the systems. It will be super helpful if you have a good understanding of the bones and muscles of facial expression before you tackle the arteries, veins, and lymphatic system.

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There is sooo much going on in our profession right now. As a dental hygienist, it is important form you to be aware of policy development and how a bill becomes a law. The ADHA works very hard to support our profession and represent the needs. It is up to us to understand and be in the know of all that is taking shape that impacts our scope of practice, licensure process, and compact movement.

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Join me in this episode of The Happy Flosser RDH Podcast for dental hygiene students as Claudia Walder and I discuss our journey of becoming experieced dental clinicians. Claudia speaks about what it takes to grow and thrive as a dental hygienist after you graduate from school.

If you are interested in reaching out to Claudia she can be reached at [email protected]

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Imposter syndrome is a condition where you do not believe that you are enough. That the compliments others give you are untrue. You are not able to hear a compliment from someone and you are afraid that someone will find out that you are not qualified in your role.

In this episode, you will hear about examples of imposter syndrome and what it looks like. I will also go over some of the very best ways to overcome and expand away from imposter syndrome.

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This episode is full of reflection and gratitude about my journey into the world of podcasting. I never had podcasting on my radar as a profession. The idea came out of a need to support dental hygiene students. I am a passionate educator, the rest just happened.

I hope sharing my journey into the unknown and taking on the challenge of doing something that was uncomfortable supports you to do the same thing. You are capable of doing hard things that feel difficult. The key is to take the action steps forward and just do it!

Do not compare yourself to others, just focus on you and getting better each and every day. The rest will happen. Little by little, you will see growth and improvement. Those things should provide you with just enough motivation when things get hard - and they will get hard! Anything worth doing comes with resistance.

Check out my free scorecard for students - you can rank yourself on how you are doing to take action on the steps toward being a successful college student.

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