Your Dental Top 5

On this episode of Your Dental Top 5 Amanda Hill is joined by Brittany Duncan, Sales and Marketing Director for A Tale of Two Hygienists and The Dental Podcast Network to talk about Amanda's Journey of being a host of Your Dental Top 5 Podcast, and the top 5 things she has learned through the podcast!   Quotes   “Say yes even when you don't know what you are doing.”    “Nobody knows exactly what they are doing 100% of the time.”    “Be a learner never a knower.”    “It's much more fun to be the helper than feel weak and be the helpee.”    “By asking for help we allow others to use their gifts.”   “The no's are a great opportunity to learn.”    “When you know better you do better.”    “Nobody learns through shame.”   Links   Brittany's Email: admin@ataleoftwohygienists.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

On this episode of Your Dental Top 5 Amanda Hill is joined by Whitney Howerton to talk about curettes and building your kit to benefit yourself as a clinician and your patients alike.    Quotes   “I would bet there are some hygienists out there that still have their instruments from hygiene school even if they graduated years and years ago.”   “We forget to empower ourselves and fight for the best equipment.”    “It has the ability to clean multiple surfaces of the same tooth.”    “I want to know what my top 5 instruments are too.”    “They got on match.com.”    Links   More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking live with Mike Rust at ProEdge Dental Water Labs about what you can do to avoid an inspection!    Quotes   “We are smarter together.”    “Patients are more aware than ever.”    “They will tell you what you need to do, and you better do it.”    “It is actually cheaper to hire a consultant in the long run.”    “Let's make every patient happy, every visit.”    “Show off your sterilization center unless it is ugly, in which case CLEAN IT UP.”   “If you didn't write it down, it didn't happen.”    “We do all these things to protect our patients, but when you document you protect yourself and your practice.”    “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”    Links   https://proedgedental.com/    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Nichol Schreiber, Director of Global Clinical Relations at Young Innovations to talk about reasons it is important to get to know your dental companies and how doing so can benefit your career.    Quotes   “We use what we know and what we are comfortable with and by doing so we limit ourselves.”    “Get out there and learn what is new and what companies are bringing to the market.”    “If we didn't keep up on technology we would still be using port polishers and little wood wedges.”    “These instruments are made right here in Missoula, MT by 80 trades men and women.”    “We welcome you into the factory, you will be blown away.”    “We in dentistry are disposable lovers, we just keep throwing things away, we need to look at the environmental impact.”    “Staying connected to us allows you access.”    “Someone does actually win these things.”    “We as manufacturers rely so much on your feedback when we are coming up with new products.”    Links   education@younginnovations.com  More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Linda Mench, MS, CNS about the importance of nutrition. These nutrition solutions will help your patients heal and have their best oral health.    Quotes   “Listen to the whispers in the body instead of the scream.”    “When it took you a while to get there, dialing it back takes time.”    “Open up your umbrella and get under it, then you can offer it to your friend.”    “These top 5 nutrition solutions are like PPE for my body.”   “When we have diverse neighborhoods we are a better community.”   “It is really important for our gut health for us to move.”    “You don't throw every single oral health aid at a patient, you pick one or two.”    Links   https://www.symphonynutrition.com/   More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with THE Andrew Johnston, RDH about cool things to be grateful for!   Quotes   “In general my health is really good, I just can't see out of one eye right now.”    “I am a sucker for quirky marketing.”    “So we need giant toothbrushes and floss in front of our dental offices.”   “I can't imagine what our dental hygiene license is going to look like 10 years from now, and all the things we are going to be able to do.”    “If you are bored you are not trying hard enough.”    Links www.ataleoftwohygienists.com   andrew@ataleoftwohygienists.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Laurie Owens, Director of Medical Billing for Devdent about what you need to know for medical billing!   Quotes   “You are helping to prolong a patient's disease by performing a perio maintenance.”    “We are not doing dental things all the time, sometimes we are, but not all the time.”    “The mouth talks to the body, and the body talks to the mouth… it goes both ways.”    “How did you do the oral cancer screening, was it with a tool? If it isn't in your notes it didn't happen.”    “When you are in court you don't get your practice software, you get your note.”    “Please don't say cracked tooth, I might choke you, say fractured tooth.”    “She might have gathered that detail but she didn't document it.”    “Find out the demographics of your patients.”    “Realize that what you are doing is helping your patients.”    Links   www.Devdent.com    laurie@devdent.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with friend Lil Caperila about the top 5 ways you can make your hygiene day easier!    Quotes   “Sometimes I only have time to get the numbers, but not the bleeding or recession.”   “I can give them a print out and they can take ownership of their disease.”   “Not everything works for everybody.”   “If you try to cut a steak with a dull knife you are going to have a tough time.”    Links   LCaperila@premierdentalco.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Fred Joyal about the top 5 reasons for the power of boldness! Be sure to check out his latest book Superbold: From Under-Confident to Charismatic in 90 Days.  Quotes   “My goal is to be as bold as possible to help people achieve their dreams.”    “Boldness can be learned.”    “Lock in their name and something else about them”    “99% of the time nothing bad happens unless you label it as bad.”    “I want you to have a more satisfying life.”    “The best things in life I have done completely scared.”    Links   Superbold: From Under-Confident to Charismatic in 90 Days    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH, Chief Editor of RDH Magazine about the Top 5 ways to get published.   Quotes   “There are so many smart hygienists out there that have a message in their heart that they want to get out.”    “We've got places to get your message out there.”   “Not everyone knows everything that you know.”    “If you are not a writer, record your voice, and then transcribe it.”    “Try to pull the ‘I' statements out of there.”    “I use grammarly all the time, it helps me look smarter.”    “Write about what you know about.”    “Say yes, and then do it again.”    “Noone is here to judge you, we are here to support you.”   Links   jsanders@endeavorb2b.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Laurel Gans, DDS about the top 5 non-clinical jobs for dental professionals. As we all know the Covid-19 pandemic changed the workforce in dentistry and Dr. Gans is going to talk to us about some alternate options.    Quotes   “95% of the aerosols in your operatory are coming from your dental unit waterlines.”    “You can be in the op, but not in the op, use your education, but not injure yourself.”    “I like this check thing, it sounds good.”    I have a twin sister who is also a dentist and within a year she was having wrist trouble.”    Links   laurel@udba.biz    216-870-8236   www.udba.biz   More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with The Latina RDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH about the top 5 things to know about the latin community.    Quotes   “Brazilians are only latino because they don't speak spanish.”    “Latino refers to a group of people, latina refers to a woman or group of women.”    “If you add 1 man to a group of 100 women you are now latino not latina.”    “LatinX is neither male or female.”   “Don't call us Spanish, we are not from Spain.”    “There are 20 different latin countries, we are not all Mexican.”    “We all have a very high sugar diet, and we will likely need some nutritional education and counseling.”    “I didn't know what dental floss was until I was an adult.”    Links   Communicate with Spanish-speaking patients in your dental office   Smiles Por Vida: A Spanglish Children's Dental Book (Spanish Edition)    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Barbara Tritz, RDH, BS, MSB about biological dentistry.    Quotes   “When I first started as a hygienist, for the first year I hated it.”    “I fell in love with being a dental hygienist because I could finally be a healer.”    “When they see what is on the screen they want to be healthy.”    “I won't work without a microscope, you have to know what you are dealing with, if you don't know what you are dealing with you are just the cleaning lady.”    “Most root causes are not in the mouth.”   “As a profession we are failing.”    “If your patients are mouth breathing they are going to have perio and they are going to have caries.”    “What we learned in school is the minimum.”    “Healthy gums don't bleed. Period.”    Links   Queenofdentalhygiene.net   contact@queenofdentalhygiene.net    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Debi Dencek about the reasons people buy from you and ways to communicate with your patients to get their buy in. Quotes   “I make a point to listen before I speak.”   “There is no SOP for patient communication.”    “They will never care how much you know until they know how much you care.”    “Sometimes what we think is an obvious question, it might not be.”    “Perio disease is 100% preventable.”    “The deeper your pocket, the deeper you will go into your pocket.”    “Prestige speaks to peoples egos.”    “Have your patient become part of the dental theme.”    “I'm not going to care about your mouth more than you do.”   Links Deb@cordeze.com    CordEze on Instagram    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Kathy Forbes, RDH, BS about dental insurance and coding!     Episode Highlights Kathy's background Kathy's top 5   Quotes   “The general public including staff tend to not understand what insurance is.”    “Dental insurance is a totally different animal from medical.”    “Dental insurance is not really insurance.”   “You either use it, or you lose it.”   “I'm so sorry your employer didn't negotiate for better benefits.”    “Know your top 10 plans you are seeing come through your office.”    “To take a 20% cut in your fees is to take a 50% cut in your profits.”    “They are covering it because we submitted it.”  Links   kathysforbes@gmail.com    Dear Patient Your Insurance Company Doesn't Care About You   More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Top 5 ways to be an educator with none other than the Hygiene-Educators from Hygiene Edge, Shelly Brown and Jessica Atkinson.   Episode Highlights Shelly's Background Jessica's Background Hygiene Edge Top 5   Quotes   “Our faculty at large is an aging faculty and we need people to step into those roles.”    “I think networking is the key to anything you want to do.”    “Make it known and start off small.”    “The association gives you a view of what dental hygiene can be, and is really inspiring.”    “Beef up your resume.”    “If you didn't write it down, it didn't happen, you didn't do it.”    “Education doesn't stop when you leave the classroom.”   Links   Hygiene Edge   Jell-Ed   GetHiredRDH    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Stephanie Botts, RDH, BSDH, CEAS about safer economics practices to practice safer dentistry… and life in general!  Episode Highlights Stephanie's Background Stephanie's Top 5   Quotes   “When you are in pain you are not giving the best to your patients, or yourself.”    “Establish your neutral posture, and adjust the patient to fit you.”   “Involve the patient in your care.”    “These micro beaks and stretch breaks throughout the day are very important.”     “Blood carries nutrients and oxygen and other healing properties to the muscle.”    “Give up that overhead light and use a headlamp and loupes.”    Links   www.posturepros.net    stephanie@posturepros.net    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Amber Auger, RDH! Amber and Amanda talk about the top 5 ways to thrive in the operatory!    Episode Highlights Amanda's Top 5 Amber's Journey   Quotes   “I started dental hygiene with carpal tunnel.”    “Watching patients change from disease to health is the coolest thing ever.”    “It was supervised neglect 100%.”   “I said ‘I know you don't want to hear it but I am under oath here.”   “I know you have that little black lab who is your buddy, and I want you to live a long and healthy life with him. The man started sobbing and went through with treatment.”    “I always avoid the drama triangle.” Links https://amberaugerrdh.thinkific.com/courses/ThriveWinter21   www.stanleydentalsolutions.com   stanleydentalsolutions@gmail.com   Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754178308080842    www.info.youngdental.com/CE      More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is giving you her top 5 keys to curiosity! Join Amanda as she outlines 5 pathways to curiosity.     Episode Highlights 5 Pathways  Vulnerability    Quotes   “The one trait any one of us needs to have a successful career is curiosity.”   “Choosing to be curious is choosing to be vulnerable.”    “Let go of being right, and lean into getting it right.”    “When you lose sight of who you are, that is when you start to burnout.”   Links   Curiosity Revived the Cat: Digging into the Most Important Trait for Patient Communication and Career Fulfillment   Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754178308080842    www.info.youngdental.com/CE      More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Jennifer Stanley, RDH about the top 5 reasons to temp!    Episode Highlights Jennifer's Top 5 Freedom Networking Escaping Discovery and Growth Reignite Your Passion   Quotes   “Jennifer is a full time temp.”   “I usually carry at least one full cassette of my favorite instruments.”    “My body enjoys a half day of hygiene.”    “Temping can help you with what your next chapter will be.”   “So many people feel like they are stuck.”   “Temping is a forced growth.”   “I promise I know how to cook, I am just cooking in someone else's kitchen.”    Links   www.stanleydentalsolutions.com   stanleydentalsolutions@gmail.com   Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754178308080842    www.info.youngdental.com/CE      More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with the amazing Julia Worrall, RN about the top 5 reasons why hygienists are the best sleep champions of the office!     Episode Highlights   Julia's Background We are already looking in the mouth 1 out of 3 patients are not getting enough sleep Sleep issues are rampant Understand the difference between learning and earning You are enough    Quotes   “You are not a knower, you are a learner.”   “Hygienists were in the mouth of people every day.”    “When you are looking in the mouth you are already identifying so many areas that could be impacting the health of the patient.”    “You are seeing all the pieces, you just might not be putting it all together.”    “Why are you seeing these things, what is that why?”    “Even if you want to stay in the mouth, this is all in the mouth, it is all connected.”    “It blows my mind that people think this is an option.”    “I've had providers push back that it says “shall” instead of “must”.”    “Do your job, and do your best.”    “You will know as you grow.”    “You do not need to have the approval of your dentist to get involved in sleep.”    “We are wicked smart and we do so much more than clean teeth.”  Links Julia's Website: https://www.bestsleepdoctor.com/public/47.cfm    Julia's Email:  julia@bestsleepmagazine.com    A Tale of Two Hygienists Episode 108 -  Airway Assessment with Julia Worrall RN, CCRN and Cyndee Johnson, RDH!   A Tale of Two Hygienists Episode 207 - Airway Health with Julia Worrall!     More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Amanda Hill is talking with Tom Viola, R.Ph., C.C.P. about taking your patient's medical history when your patient has a history of cardiovascular disease.      Episode Highlights   6 Minutes to Insanity  3 Excuses for High Blood Pressure Medications to Be Aware Of 3 Questions to a Good Medical History  Drug Implications on Oral Health   Quotes   “If you have a patient with a cardiovascular history you need to take vitals, you need to know their blood pressure and pulse.”    “I know it's busy, get a solid team around you.”    “I would rather have a reading from a cuff that may not be 100% accurate, than no blood pressure reading.”    “There is no good reason for your patient to have high blood pressure in your chair.”    “I want to listen to respirations and how you are breathing.”    “Your patient has hypertension because they have too much blood (fluid) and their pipes are too small.”    “What do you take, why do you take it, did you take it today?”    “If the heart is failing, all the organs are failing because they are not receiving enough oxygen.”    “If you are not careful where you place the saliva ejector you will be sucking up more than saliva.”  Links   https://www.tomviola.com/     More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week Amanda Hill is talking about the Top 5 ways to approach life after graduation with Julie Whiteley. If you are feeling unprepared to be set loose in an operatory, you are not alone, and that feeling is normal! This profession is all about lifelong learning, you should have that feeling periodically throughout your career to keep growing!    Episode Highlights   Amanda's Top 5 Julie's Top 5   Quotes   “I've started to block schedule, and instead of working on 45 things at once I can be more productive.”    “This is where I am supposed to be, and this is alright.”    “Be a learner, not a knower.”   “You are at the beginning of another steep learning curve.”   “Hygiene school is not for the weak.”    “You find a way to adapt to the situation you are in, but not forget how to be a top notch clinician.”    “I found I could use my time well when I had a systematic approach.”    “Don't solely rely on what you learned in school, open your mind, we are in a profession where things change all the time.”    “Arm yourself with information and stay current.”    “At the end of the day if something goes wrong, it is you who is on the line.”    “If it is something you want me to be able to do, let's go to the state legislature and help me fight for that.”    “Advocate for yourself in a way that is professional, calm and with evidence.”    “I cannot stress enough, find your people.”   “When you find your tribe, it keeps you energized.” Links  More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

  This week Amanda Hill is recording LIVE at the ADHA Conference with 3 amazing dental hygienists who Amanda has loved and followed for a long time. Amanda is talking with Jessica Atkinson, MEd, BSDH, RDH Shelley Brown MEd, BSDH, RDH and Melia Lewis, MEd, BSDH, RDH from Hygiene Edge about their top 5 educator tips.     Episode Highlights   Live from ADHA21 Hygiene Edge Top 5   Quotes   “We saw a gap with our students reading information, and applying it.”    “When you share with someone else, they share back.”   “Education is a lot of work.”    “If you don't have a support group, reach out to us, we would love to help you.”    “How I navigate student feedback is I call my friends.”   “You might cry a lot, but you might also grow.”    “When it is out of your scope of practice...refer.    “Always be a learner, not a knower.”   “Keep learning so you can always be excited.” Links  More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

Today on Your Dental Top 5, Amanda Hill is joined by Ryan Rutar, RDH, MAM and Erin Haley Hitz, RDH, MS to talk about getting the best out of your hygiene department!    Episode Highlights   Erin and Ryan's Top 5   Quotes   “We felt there was a need for hygienists who wanted to do more, within their op.”    “Stay in your own lane.”   “Things happen a lot faster when hygienists lead hygienists.”    “You are building trust between the hygienists because they all feel a part of it.”    “A growth edge makes us transform.”    “Don't fear the no.”   “This is my area of concern, this is why I am showing it to you, in color.”    “If you resist change, it will occur anyway.”    “Hygiene burnout is real.”  Links   https://www.pearlywhiteprevention.com/     More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

Today on Your Dental Top 5, Amanda Hill is joined by Crystal Spring and Alyssa Aberle to talk about the importance of advocating in our profession.    Episode Highlights   Top 5 Advocacy    Quotes   “If we didn't have advocacy we would be doing the same thing forever.”   “There are a lot of hygienists that go to dental conferences that don't know what is happening, and how to be a part of advocacy.”    “We are already advocates for our patients.”    “We need everyone's experience at the table so we are getting different perspectives.”    “I think passion is my word for crazy.”   Links   alyssa@codha.org    www.smilesacrossmontana.com    Crystalspring@gmail.com     More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

Today on Your Dental Top 5, Amanda Hill is joined by Dr. Megan Reutter, RDH to talk about the top 5 factors to continuing your education!   Episode Highlights   Amanda's Top 5 Dr. Reutter's Background Dr. Reutter's Top 5    Quotes   “Each degree that I got was just a little bit different.”    “You can always get a certificate in something.”   “Pay attention to the core classes and tracks.”    “I got to do courses with all types of health professions.”    “Is there someone that can be your mentor?”   “It isn't always what you know, it is who you know.”   “I feel like I need to update my bio right now.”   “You get comfortable with being uncomfortable.”    “Who joins public health during a pandemic? I guess I do.”   “If you can survive dental hygiene school, you can survive anything.”   Links megansikma@gmail.com https://www.nextleveldentalhygiene.com/    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with  Katrina Klein RDH, CEAS, CPT about the top 5 do's and don'ts of ergonomics!  Episode Highlights   Katrina's Background Katrina's Top 5   Quotes   “I grew a ½ inch when I started bodybuilding because of posture.”    “Repeat after me, you are NOT a chicken.”   “Do at least one stretch between patients.”   “We are 70% water.”   “Brittle bones fracture much more easily than hydrated bones.”   “If I don't practice with ergonomic equipment, my career will be shorter.”   “Help me, help you.”   Links    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Tina Clarke, RDH MED about giving anesthesia!    Episode Highlights   Tina's Background Tina's Top 5   Quotes   “While you are setting your syringe up you can sing that song to yourself.”   “You have to understand your anatomy.”   “I am guilty of rushing through it, any changes in your medical history, no changes, great.”   “When giving anesthesia to our little ones, we need to actually weigh them.”    “It makes perfect sense that when you are sticking a needle into someone that you have that stability.”   Links   Free Guide: https://www.teachertinardh.com/   @TeachertinaRDH    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Beth Shaw, RDH about the top 5 things you don't learn in hygiene school.   Episode Highlights   Beth's Top 5   Quotes   “My institution was amazing, I felt so prepared for so many things.”    “These top 5, they may have told us...but I forgot.”    “In private practice you are on your own, and the degree that you are alone is pretty vast.”    “I have to say the majority of offices do not have excellent onboarding.”    “I've been a hygienist for 25 years, and I don't always know what I am doing.”    “I just said to my husband, I think I am not nervous for the first time to go to work.”    “When you are learning on the job you can make a big mistake and your patient will end up having to pay out of pocket.”    “I don't think I learned a single code in hygiene school.”   Links   Contact Beth: bethshawrdh@gmail.com     More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Kari Carter-Cherelus, RDH, DA about the Top 5 ways to overcome a hostile work environment.    Episode Highlights   Amanda's Monthly Top 5 Favorites Kari's Top 5   Quotes   “I became an expert at putting myself in toxic work environments.”    “Being in a toxic hostile work environment affects us on so many different levels.”    “You want to document the good, the bad, and the ugly.”    “I've found if you don't document, you start second guessing the situation.”    “We want to speak powerfully to ourselves every day, in a positive way.”    “Not dealing with conflict, creates more conflict.”    “No is a complete sentence.”    “Being in a toxic work environment is like drinking toxic water, or breathing toxic air, the longer your stay in that environment, the more detrimental it will be to your health.”  Links   Dental Hygienist Burnout: Prevention, Recovery, Career Options (Facebook Group)    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with immediate past President of ADHA Matt Crespin, RDH about the top 5 things he is excited for at the ADHA 2021 Conference.    Episode Highlights   Matt's Top 5  Register for Conference Today!   Quotes   “It makes you feel comfortable with the decision you are making.”    “These business cards were a great way for me to contact the people I met, and get in touch with them after the conference.”    “I did not get a President's dinner, I got to make my own dinner and celebrate at home with my family.”    “It is an opportunity to get involved in the work that the Delegates do.”    “You sit down and you realize all the things the ADHA is really doing.”    “My goal with the podcast is sharing all the work that the ADHA is doing.”  Links   mattc@adha.net    www.Adha2020.org     More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH and India Change, RDH about the top 5 reasons you should have an infection control coordinator.   Episode Highlights Level Up Infection Prevention: What is it Level Up's Top 5   Quotes   “I am picturing this group where you ask a question, and you actually get the right answer.”   “It hurts my heart because if you have to go to Facebook to get answers, it means your practice doesn't have protocols in place.”    “If your equipment fails, you can't see patients.”   “A property trained ICC streamlines all these protocols.”    “As the ICC you are not necessarily going to do every duty, but you will manage it.”    “Transition the ICC from a Sheriff to a coach.”  Links   Level Up Infection Prevention: https://www.levelupip.com/     More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Carrie Wucinich, RDH about the top 5 ways to bring your light! Episode Highlights Carrie's Background Where The Sugar Bugs Live Carrie's Top 5   Quotes   “I knew in the back of my head that the kids needed a visual to look at.”    “In my state all the public health clinics are shut down, and they have been for the past year.”    “I will never forget seeing a mother open a can of Mountain Dew, pour it into the bottle, and hand it to her baby.”    “Let your journey be yours.”   “Light attracts light.”   “Even when your kids are being stinks, be grateful for that.”    “Celebrate the no's, it means you're pushing the envelope and trying.”    Links   Where The Sugar Bugs Live: https://yellowribbonbooks.com/    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking about the tp 5 influences for inter professional collaborative practice with Joy McCarthy MEd, RDH!   Episode Highlights Amanda's Top 5 Favorites Joy's Background Joy's Top 5   Quotes “Nobody likes empty chair time.”   “Why can't we use tele health to talk to each other.”   “Patients try to avoid as many out of pocket fees as possible.”   “Providers cannot get paid for collaboration in general.”   “Time is money, but knowledge is free.”   “No one is asking you to be an expert on all things, we are asking you to reach out and know when to collaborate.” Links   Contact Joy: McCarthy.joy11@gmail.com   More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Susan Cotten, RDH to talk about Oral Cancer.   Episode Highlights Susan's Background Looking with intention Susan's Top 5 A Deep Dive Into Oral Cancer - Sign up! Quotes “I came to this by my own clinical shortcomings.”    “I need to start going back to what I was doing fresh out of Dental Hygiene school, that thorough head and neck screening.”    “Was I awake and alert when I was looking, or just looking?”    “You mean both dental hygienists and the dentist should be doing oral cancer screening, not just one?”   “We forget that we are not the patient's friend, we need to put on that medical dental professional hat and have those conversations.”   “I've never had a patient say they don't want to talk about that, they are grateful for the information.”    “Just talk about it like it's common, because it is.”    “Be a medical professional, because we are.”    “Systems work!”  Links   Contact Susan: oralcancerconsulting@gmail.com   www.oralcancerconsulting.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Charlotte Stirk, RDH about out of the op opportunities that use in the op knowledge.    Episode Highlights Charlotte's Background Charlotte's Top 5 Quotes “Don't question me, it makes me happy.”    “30-40% of patients haven't gone back to the dentist, they are waiting it out until they feel safer.”    “You can have a personal blog, you can be a guest on a blog, or you can ghost write.”    “You know things that you think everyone knows, but they don't know, so you are an expert indeed.”    “It might bring new patients into your office, but it might help people just get healthier in general which is what we all want.”    Links   Contact Charlotte: charlotte@charlottesmiled.com   More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

Dr. Kelly Tanner Phd, RDH and Brooke Crouch, RDH join Your Dental Top 5 announcing the Rise Retreat! Registration ends May 7th! Head to https://www.facebook.com/theRISEexperience to register!

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Sandra Berger, RDH from Superior Seminar Solutions to tell us the top 5 ways to get the most out of CE.    Episode Highlights How to Build CE  Sandra's Top 5 Quotes “You need to take CE on something that you want to learn.”    “I think you miss an opportunity when you don't take courses you are excited about.”   “You need to keep track of your CE for 7 years.”   “I must have all of my CE from 15 years ago.”    “When you have to say it back, it solidifies in your brain, and you look at your notes, and your co-workers benefit.”    “To me there is no better cure for burnout than good CE.”    Links   Contact Sandra: sssberg@gmail.com    Superior Seminars Solutions: http://superiorseminarsolutions.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Katharine Martinez, MPH, RDH about the Top 5 ways to integrate an oral health educator into a hospital.    Episode Highlights Dental Medical Integration  Top 5 Quotes “I'm not just a teeth brusher I promise.”    “I help figure out how often these high risk patients should be brushing, and making policies and procedures for it.”    “So many people say they didn't know how important it was to look at oral care.”    “I help them figure out when a dental visit is absolutely necessary.”    “I love building relationships with the families.”    “My ultimate goal is to get hygienists into all of these hospitals.”    “Every hospital probably needs a few hygienists.”    Links   Contact Katharine: Kmartinez3@phoenixchildrens.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill is joined by Connie Simmons, RDH to talk about the top 5 uses of Silver Diamine Fluoride also known as SDF!   Episode Highlights Amanda's Top 5 Favorites Connie's Background Connie's Top 5 Uses For SDF Zombie Effect D-1355 Procedure Code (Preventive)  Quotes “Most of you are going to know SDF for its caries arresting properties.”    “Never before has a dental device been given this designation (breakthrough therapy designation).”    “If you are using fluoride varnish, you are using a product off label.”    “This medication can save lives.”    “SDF does not stain healthy tooth structure.”    Links   Connie Simmons: csimmons@elevateoralcare.com    Lunch and Learn: www.elevateoralcare.com   More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com    

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Jess Thaler, RDH about an article Amanda wrote about stopping halfway hygiene, and today they talk about the 5 reasons we are stuck in halfway hygiene.    Episode Highlights Jess's Journey  Top 5 Quotes “We as hygienists know about so many things, we are so freaking smart.”    “Everyday I was so excited to go to work, and that continued for a few years, and then I got tired.”   “Going to an office that was all paper I found to be really distracting and difficult.”    “You were trying to go from halfway hygiene, to wholehearted hygiene.”    “Where does your knowledge go when you cross a State line.”   “I just want my teeth cleaned, just clean my teeth, I just want my teeth cleaned.”   “I have had so many patients come in and they have no clue what we are doing, they think the prophy paste at the end of the appointment is the cleaning...nevermind the work I've been doing for the past 30 minutes.”   “Discussing with the patient what we do, and what it does for them is huge.”    “A lot of the struggle is with us.”    Links   Article: Let's Stop Practicing Halfway Hygiene   Jess: jsthaler5514@gmail.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

In this episode Amanda Hill, RDH is joined by Minal Sampat, RDH! Amanda asks Minal her top 5 questions relating to marketing! Learn from Minal who is an industry expert and be sure to check out Marketologist!    Episode Highlights   Mistakes Make Good Stories  Amanda's 5 Marketing Questions for Minal Marketologist  Quotes “If you don't have the screw ups, you don't have the stories.”    “It is not about what went wrong, it is about how you react to it.”   “Use your strengths so you actually enjoy it, so it doesn't feel like another thing to do.”    “Things you say online, stay online and people see that.”    “You will have no idea from my social media what my personal life is, because my personal life is personal.”  Links   Minal: https://minalsampat.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Tameka Lee, RDH about the top 5 ways to avoid burnout!   Episode Highlights Tameka's Background Tameka's Top 5  Quotes “I have been practicing dental hygiene for 17 years, and when I think about it, that is such a long time.”   “Sometimes when you are going, going, going you are feeling burnout, but you are not stopping to feel it.”   “Joining GDHA was a game changer.”   “These amazing stories inspired me, and I hope they are inspiring others.”    “Dentistry can be physically demanding, it is important to make time for your physical activity, and even your doctor's appointments.”   “If it isn't on your calendar it doesn't exist, so schedule your time for self care.”    Links   Empower RDH on Facebook and Instagram    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill is talking with Dr. Joy Void-Holmes about instrumentation and the Top 6 things Hygienists need to do for our profession. Dr. Joy also shares with us her top 5 favorite instruments!   Episode Highlights Amanda's top 5 favorites of the week Dr. Joy's Top 6 things hygienists need to do for our profession Dr. Joy's Top 5 favorite instruments  Quotes “Not every patient will require you to pick up a hand instrument.”    “There will come a time that you cannot use ultrasonics and you will need to use hand scaling.”    “I've always been fascinated with instruments.”    “We need to stop making do because at the end of the day we are hurting the patient, and ourselves.”    “No dental instrument will last more than 2 years, and depending on use, it could be as little as 6 months.”    “I hear all the time ‘I can't believe how much I forgot'.”   “I don't want people to dim their light and think they are only there to turn patients every 30 minutes.”    “Continuing education is not just to keep your license, it is to position yourself to be a better healthcare provider.”  Links   Dr. Joy Void- Holmes: https://www.drjoyrdh.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill is talking with Jason Kole from Dental Hygiene Seminars to share his top 5 tips for passing the dental hygiene board exam!   Episode Highlights Passing the board exam - Jason's Top 5 Quotes “We just felt that the responsible decision was to move to a virtual platform.”    “We don't teach anything at our seminars, we review.”   “The instructors or us are a great connection to what is happening in the schools.”    “Every single speaker we have is an instructor of some sort.”    “You don't learn by osmosis.”    “You need to be very clear on where you are strong, and where you are not.”   “Having confidence in yourself is last, but it is not the least important piece.”  Links jasonk@dhseminars.com    https://www.dhseminars.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill is talking with Lancette VanGuilder about the Top 5 reasons dental hygienists should be able to administer vaccines.   Episode Highlights Lancette's Background TOP 5 Vaccines Bridging the dental medical gap Quotes “We have got to do a better job about bridging this medical dental divide.”    “We have been social distancing since before it was cool.”    “There is a well documented need for additional vaccine providers.”    “Dental Hygienists are wicked smart.”    “I don't practice the same way today as I did 25 years ago.”    “We care about your body, your mouth, your throat, and it's a very comfortable conversation for us to have.”    “There are 70 COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline to be looked at.”    “How are we armed and ready for the future of healthcare?”   Links   lancettevg@gmail.com    Instagram @teethareme    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill is talking with Barb Stackhouse about the Top 5 ways to Practice Profit First. We know that phrasing might give you pause, but just hear Barb and Amanda out!   Episode Highlights Barb's Journey Profit First Book and Coming Soon: Profit First For Dentists Barb's Top 5 Quotes   “When you bring added value to the practice, you also increase what you get paid.”   “Money in, Money Out.”   “When we have less in our account, we spend less.”    “Even reducing your expenses by 1% makes a huge difference.”    “I am a big fan of having systems in place.”   “When everyone on the team knows what to do, you are not dependent on a person, you are dependent on a system.”    Links   www.moretolife.dental    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill is talking with Dalia Lai, RDH about what the dental industry can do to be more green.    Episode Highlights Dalia's Top 5 Quotes   “It's something I don't know a ton about, which is always exciting.”    “There is at least a happy medium to be found.”   “It's a rule of thumb for life, If you can't do the best thing, do the next best thing.”    “I think a lot of companies shift ownership for climate change to the individuals, but the majority comes from industries.”    “Covid-19 was the push off the diving board we didn't know we needed.”    “Servers have a massive carbon footprint.”    “Their office made the switch to solar.”    “Being environmentally conscious does not cost you a bunch of money.”   “Many patients are looking beyond the services you provide, what are your values?”    “You are still following the rules, you just are not creating waste.”  Links   www.freshtakesed.com    Instagram @freshtakesed More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com  

This week on your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill is talking with Connie Traynor, RDH about the top 5 reasons hygienists should not be afraid of metrics!   Episode Highlights Thank you for your reviews! Top 5 reasons not to be afraid of metrics Quotes   “Hygienists care about the patient, and lead with the heart.”   “How do you know where you are going, if you don't know where you are?”    “Miss a family of 5 and your recall percent goes down.”   “Here's how your goal was, here's how you think it went, and here's how it really went.”    “What is good for the patient, is good for the practice.”    Links   connie.traynor@gmail.com    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill is talking with Kimberly Culp about CBD and hemp highlighting the top 5 facets of hemp.   Episode Highlights 5 Facets of Hemp  Quotes   “Wait a minute, does the minister sell weed?”   “There is more to hemp than smoking dope, hemp isn't dope at all.”   “You are helping to take that sigma away, and help us to understand how hemp can benefit your friends, family and yourself.”   “You certainly can't see patients lit.”   “A drop around the gum where it is inflamed, twice a day, is going to make that gum tighten and heal so fast it will blow your mind.”    “I cannot go a day without it.”    “I'm not high, I'm just balanced.” Links   www.Cbdhempologywellness.com      404-936-7704    More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/    Amanda's email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com