All Episodes

#274: Money Basics for New Dental Hygienists: Building a Financial Foundation That Supports Your Future

#273: The Comparison Trap: The Killer of Your Joy

#272: The Hidden Curriculum of Dental Hygiene School

#271: Dental Foundations 101: Terminology, Tooth Numbering & the Dental Hygiene Profession

#270: Ten Things to do NOW to start Dental Hygiene School Strong

#259: You Made it: Now Let's Recover, Reset, and Step Into Your New Identity

#258: Sustainability in Dentistry

#257: Feedback isn't Punishment: It's Protection: A Mindset Shift for Dental Hygiene Students

#256: The Five Periodontal Microbes Every Student Needs to Know

#255: Regain Focus and Stay Calm to Finish the Semester Strong

#254: The Bacteria Behind Dental Caries - What Every Dental Hygiene Student Needs to Know

#253: "Helpisode" Become a Myofunctional Therapist with Carmen Ball

#252: "Helpisode" The Dental Hygiene Hack with Dr Tonya Jefferies

#251: What Is Actually In Tooth Paste? A Deep Dive for Dental Hygiene Students

#250: Is the NBDHE Getting Harder?

#249: Lead Shielding - Why Everyone Is Talking About It

#248: Master Case Studies in Dental Hygiene School - How to think, not just memorize

#247: Burnout Begins in School: Why Dental Hygiene Students Are Exhausted

#246: The NBDHE National Board Game Plan. Study Smart - Stress Less

#245: Values, Beliefs, and Attitudes that Align with Dental Ethics

#244: Neuroanatomy of Pain Control - From Theory to Clinical Mastery

#243: Fluoride Made Easy - What to choose and When

#242: Radiographic Interpretation for the Dental Hygiene Student

#241: Caries Risk - Assessment and Actions

#240: When the Semester Breaks You: A Guide to Starting Again

#239: Dental Anatomy and Periodontology Connection

#238: Finish the Semester Strong as a RDH Student

#237: Dental Biofilm Production and Management

#236: From Workforce Crisis to Access Revolution

#235: Your Patient Needs NSPT - Now What?

#234: What are you Looking At on your X-Rays

#232: You have the Power to Improve your Clinical Days as an RDH

#231: Ultrasonic Inserts - The Details

#230: Nitrous Oxide Basics

#229: Communicating with Intention

#228: Evaluation for Ortho and Care of the Ortho Patient

#227: Hygiene School Help!

#226: Medical and Dental History Process and Significance

#225: Dental Terms and the Basics of Dental Language

#224: Who is Taking Care of My Smile?

#223: Taking a good Alginate Impression

#222: "Helpisode" Career Satisfaction with Linda Straub Bruce

#221: New Semester - Are You Ready?

#220: Bloom Where You are Planted and Grown

#219: Community Dental Health and Prevention

#218: "Helpisode" with Donna Murray - "Becoming" a dental professional for a lifetime

#217: Potency Versus Efficacy and Therapeutic Index

#216: The Basics of Neuro Anatomy and How to Maximize the use of the Podcast

#215: General Pathology for the Dental Hygienist

#214: "Helpisode" What is in your Water? With Kellie Timmes

#213 The Biological Effects of Radiation

#212: The Power of Positive Intent

#211: Eruption Date Phone Number Hack!

#210: "Helpisode" Creative ways to Gain Knowledge as a Dental Hygiene Student with Suzanne Vila

#209: "Helpisode" Communication, Advocacy, and Career Growth Outside the Op with Melissa Alt.

#208: Being a RDH is more than Scaling Teeth

#207: Taking Radiographs on Children

#206: "Helpisode" Head and Neck Oral Cancer Screening - Who is looking? with Jonathan Jones

#205: Basic Review of Venous Drainage Arteries and Veins

#204: The Final Countdown Poem

#203: Legislative Process and Policy Development

#202: "Helpisode" Reflection and Growth With Claudia Walder

#201: Imposter Syndrome in Dental Hygiene

#200: Action is the Key to Growth! Take The Steps Toward Your Goals

#199: Becoming a Successful Dental Hygiene Student

#198: Helpisode" Unveil Your Hidden Superpower as a Clinical Dental Hygienist with Dabney Vaccaro

#197: Getting Accepted into Dental Hygiene School and the Inteview Process

#196: Embryology - Fetal Development

#195: "Helpisode" Student Life in Dental Hygiene School with Anistinn

#194: How the Brain Works when we are learning

#193: Yankee Dental Congress

#192: "Helpisode" Miracles inside every Challenge with Seta MacCrory

#191: Prothesis - Fixed and Removable

#190: Case Studies on the National Board Exam (NBDHE)

#189: Target Populations in Community Dental Health

#188: "Helpisode" LifeGuard Approach to Dental Hygiene with Cris Duval

#187: Finished the Semester, Now What?

#186: "Helpisode": Growth and Love with Jonathan Jones

#185: “Helpisode" Finding your voice in dental hygiene with Britt Glauz

#184: "Helpisode" The ADA Resolutions Discussion

#183: Pharamacology Terms and Impacts

#182: "Helpisode": Generational Knowledge with Autumn Lunt

#181: " Helpisode” Providers Unite with Dr Suzie Bergman

#180: Treating the Pediatric Patient

#179: "Helpisode" Growing into your role with Amanda Hale

#178: The Why Behind What I do

#177: Radiographic Interpretation

#176: "Helpisode" Advancing in Your Profession as a Whole Person with Amanda Horman

#175: "Helpisode" Smiles with Maddy Dailey

#174: The Significance of an Accurate Patient Record

#173: "Helpisode" Lifelong Journey of Learning with Noriana Prior

#172: "Helpisode" Mobile Public Health with Kylie Bland

#171: Calculus Detection Made Easier

#170: Cranial Nerves 2.0 A Simple Review

#169: "Helpisode": Are you ready to be a FIRE RDH? Financial Independent Retire Early Dental Hygienist with Dana Paladino

#168: RDH Evolution - My Experience and Journey

#167: How We Breathe Matters

#166: My #1 Stress Management Technique

#165: ADHA: What’s It All About?

#164: Scope of Knowledge versus Scope of Practice

#127: Pharmacology: Benzo’s, Barbiturates, and Banter with Rachel Leo Flagg

#138: "Helpisode" Learn, Pivot, and Grow with Melondy Martin

#139: “Helpisode” Advocacy and Growth with Shavonne Healy

#141: “Helpisode” You can do this! with Christine Phillips

#157: Performing an Effective Chart Audit

#163: Dental Compacts: What does that mean for License Portability?

#162: Here We Are - Together

#161: “Helpisode” Nano-Hydroxyapatite with Adam Vansickle

#160: "Helpisode" Grow and Evolve as A New Grad with Ashlie Mardis

#159: NSPT: The Reevaluation Process

#158: The Balance of Decay and Prevention

#156: Local Anesthesia: Basic Pharmacology

#155: "Helpisode" Smartweight Technology with Marna Pacheco

#154: Radiology: Sensor Placement

#153: “Helpisode”: Bias within the Healthcare Realm with Kristine Berry

#152: PSR Probe

#151: “Helpisode”: Avoid Career Burnout and Keep Growing with Laura Bettencourt and Danielle Avila

#150: Radiology: Density is your Destiny!

#149: Anxiety - Care of the Dental Patient

#148: Special Needs: Seizure Disorder Patients

#147: Getting ready to take your National Board Exam (NBDHE)

#146: Non Narcotic Analgesics

#145: Oral Pathology: connecting the dots

#144: Coronal Polishing and Air Flow

#143: The Decision Making Process: Ethical Dilemma in Dental Hygiene

#142: "Helpisode" For the Love of Public Health with Melanie Solari

#140: Plan for a successful next semester

#137: “Helpisode”: Providers Unite! Medical and Dental Integration with Bambi Dixon

#136 Protein: Roles and Functions

#135: Diabetes and Periodontal Disease

#134: Student Chat: A Dental Hygiene Student Shares His Journey

#131: Tobacco Cessation - Our Role as Oral Health Professionals

#130: Motivation #3: Stages of Change

#129: I am Enough - A Poem for College Students

#128: Evidence Based Research in Dental Hygiene

#126: Test Taking in Dental Hygiene School

#125: Assessment of the Periodontally Involved Patient

#124: Nutrition Part 2: Carbs, Proteins, Lipids

#123: Nutrition: Vitamins and Minerals

#122: Pharmacology and the Autonomic Nervous System.

#121: Feeling Overwhelmed? Focus on your goals.

#120: Dental Caries: Risk, Treatment, and Prevention

#119: "Helpisode" NewGradRDH: Astrida Curis

#118: "Helpisode" Find your Passion in Dental: Meet Paola Brown

#117: Value Based Care in Dentistry: Medical-Dental Integration

#116: Radiology: Assessment and Implementation

#115: Advice for Life: Dental Poem

#114: Sealants - The Clinical Basics

#113: IA Nerve Block - Triumphs, Techniques, and Troubles

#112: Paradigm Shift in Caries Treatment and Prevention

#111: Topical Anesthesia and “Non-Injectables” - What you need to know

#110: Community Water Fluoridation: Historical Perspective

#109: Motivation #2: The Health Belief Model

#108: DISC Personality Profiles

#107: Pain Management is Giving Me Anxiety!

#106:Dental Materials are Messy!

#105: End of Semester Hangover

#104: Why Isn’t My Working Stroke Working?

#103: Non Surgical Periodontal Therapy: NSPT

#102: The 12 Paired Cranial Nerves

#101: "Helpisode" Graduating Soon? BloomRDH Can Support Your Transition From School to the “Real World”

#100: AAP Periodontal Disease Classifications: What it is and Our Role

#99: 6 Perceptions That are Holding You Back From Success in Clinic- Part 2

#98: 6 Perceptions That Are Holding You Back From Success In Clinic- Part 1

#97: Motivation #1: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

#96: “Helpisode” Communicating with Awareness- Guest Liz Lord

#95: Biostatistics for the RDH

#94: Program Planning in CDH - Community Dental Health

#93: Dental Career Options: The sky is the limit

#92: Phone Etiquette and Professional Conversations

#91: "Helpisode" Talking “Teeth” with Mary Otto

#90: Risk Management

#89: Dental State Practice Acts

#88: The Elements of Good Instruction

#87 Clinical Notes: AETN and SOAP framework

#86: What do I Want to do with my life? A Career in Dental?

#84: The Doctor / RDH Exam

#83: The Business of Dental Hygiene Part 2

#82 Self Reflection is the Key to Growth

#81: The Business of Dental Hygiene Part 1

#80: Health Literacy for Dental Providers

#79: Preventive Strategy considerations for the Dental Hygienist

#78: Dental Ethics: Beliefs and Attitudes

#77: Dental Insurance 101 - The Basics

#76: The Histology of Enamel Formation

#75: Are you ready for your Midterm exams? Helpful tips to get you prepared.

#74: Core Principles of the Modified Pen Grasp

#73: Active Eruption and Passive Eruption

#72: Mindset Shift: The Choice of Positive Self Talk

#71: "Helpisode" Clinical Excellence: The road is bumpy - Part 2

#70: "Helpisode" Clinical Excellence: Communicating with Compassion Part 1

#69: HIPAA - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

#68: How does Fluoride work?

#67: The History of Fluoride - How did we get here?

#66: Special Needs Population: Pregnancy

#65: Providing Culturally Competent Care

#64: OPEN - The Oral Health Progress and Equity Network.

#63: IPC / IPE Inter-Professional Collaboration - Inter-Professional Experience

#62: ADPIED: The Handy Acronym for healthcare

#61: Ergonomics for the Dental Professional

#60: Infection Control Basics

#59: Motivational Interviewing for the Dental Hygienist

#58: Patient Assessment and Local Anesthesia Use

#57: Pain Management: The Basic Principles

#56: Host Response and Oral Disease

#55: Oral Health - Public health and delivery systems in the US

#54: Dental Biofilm and Microbiology

#53:Student Interview with Me - Billie Lunt

#52: Lymphatic System of the Head and neck region

#51: Cranial Nerve VII, IX and XII. The Facial, Glossopharyngeal, and Hypoglossal nerves

#50: Cranial Nerve V- The Trigeminal nerve

#48: TMJ Anatomy and Function

#47: Interview and Resume Process

#46: Arterial Blood Supply to the Head and Neck

#45: Medical Emergencies for the Dental Hygienist with Lisa Centrella RDH MPH

#44: Manikin Exam (MTCE) compared to Live Patient Exam (PTCE) Clinical component of (ADEX)

#43: Osteology - Cranial and Facial Bones

#42: Pharmacology - The Clinical Basics Reviewed.

#41: Muscles of the Face and Neck Part 2

#40 Muscles of Facial Expression and Mastication

#39: Ethical Theory and The Code of Ethics for the RDH

#38: Xerostomia: Information you need to know about dry mouth

#36: Prenatal Development of the Face

#35: Three Periods of Prenatal Development

#34: Time Management for the RDH

#33:Tooth Brushing Instruction and Patient Education

#32: End of Semester Recharge and Reboot

#31: Oral Pathology - Documentation

#30: Occlusion- Documentation

#29: Tooth Morphology Whole Dentition Review

#28: The Primary Dentition

#27: Dental Anomalies

#26: Occlusion and Malocclusion

#25: Tooth Morphology Mandibular Molars

#24: Tooth Morphology Maxillary Molars

#23: Charting Dentitions Primary, Mixed, and Permanent

#22: Oral health Promotion

#21: Extra/Intraoral Examination

#20 Tooth Morphology Premolars

#19 Class Traits Premolars

#18 Introduction of the Medical history

#17 Tooth Morphology - Canines

#16 Probe versus Ultrasonic Tip

#15: Patient/Operator Positioning

#14: Eruption Dates

#13: PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for the RDH

#12: Instrument Design Basic

#11: Dental Terminology

#10: Tooth Development and Eruption Process

#9: Tooth Morphology - Incisors

#8: Gingival Assessment

#7: The Periodontium

#6: Orofacial Structures

#5: Dentition Form and Function

#4: Tooth Designation Systems Universal, ISO, and Palmer

#3: You are on your way ~ The first weeks of Dental Hygiene School

#2: Getting Started in the Dental Hygiene Program

#1: Introduction - So, you want to be a Registered Dental Hygienist?

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