Podcast appearances and mentions of amber lovatos

In this episode, Amber Lovatos and I discuss the dual life of being a dental hygienist and content creator. We'll share insights on staying authentic and the unique challenges and rewards of juggling these two roles. Whether you're in the dental field, a content creator, or both, this episode is packed with tips and inspiration to help you thrive in both worlds. Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH, is a clinician, educator, author, and champion for public health issues, she inspires industry colleagues with unique stories that include triumph over abuse and discovering her identity as “The Latina RDH.” Celebrated as her family's first college graduate, Amber holds a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from The University of Texas School of Dentistry She now hosts A Cuento De Dos Higienistas podcast. Amber is recipient of numerous national and state awards and academic scholarships including being named 2021's Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Six Dental Hygienists You Want to Know & 2022 Sunstar Award of Distinction recipient. Amber is the co-author of Smiles Por Vida a Spanish & Spanglish not for profit children's dental book. Amber is also the founder of Latin RDH, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering the Latin dental hygiene community. Instagram: @thelatinardh Email: amlovatos@gmail.com

What does it mean to work in public health as a dental hygienist?  In this episode, Amber Lovatos aka @thelatinardh explains why she has a passion for public health and how she started working as a public health dental hygienist.  Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH, is a clinician, educator, author, and champion for public health issues, she inspires industry colleagues with unique stories that include triumph over abuse and discovering her identity as “The Latina RDH.” Celebrated as her family's first college graduate, Amber holds a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from The University of Texas School of Dentistry She now hosts A Cuento De Dos Higienistas podcast. Amber is recipient of numerous national and state awards and academic scholarships including being named 2021's Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Six Dental Hygienists You Want to Know & 2022 Sunstar Award of Distinction recipient. Amber is the co-author of Smiles Por Vida a Spanish & Spanglish not for profit children's dental book. Amber is also the founder of Latin RDH, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering the Latin dental hygiene community. Connected with her @thelatinardh or email her at amlovatos@gmail.com https://www.latinrdh.com/about-5

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists, we deliver a highly requested episode in a roundtable format, recorded at ADA SmileCon. We are joined by An Chih Angela Do and Amber Lovatos to talk about their journeys of becoming dental speakers. On this episode, our guests get into the nitty gritty and FINALLY someone answers the question “How much should you be getting paid”. Big thank you to our guests for their transparency and openness on this episode. Episode Highlights: - How our guests got started - ADHA & opportunities - Sponsorship - Getting a gig vs. getting paid for a gig - The blend: relatability and data - Finding your niche - Say no to minority mentality - Take it seriously, do your research and know your stuff - Marketing yourself - Consumer vs. professional influencers Links: The Latina RDH - Amber Lovatos Un Cuento De Dos Higienistas Dental Hygiene Spark The Pediatric RDH - An Chih Do The Try RDH - Shawna Greer

This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists, we deliver a highly requested episode in a roundtable format, recorded at ADA SmileCon. We are joined by An Chih Angela Do and Amber Lovatos to talk about their journeys of becoming dental speakers. On this episode, our guests get into the nitty gritty and FINALLY someone answers the question “How much should you be getting paid”. Big thank you to our guests for their transparency and openness on this episode. Episode Highlights: - How our guests got started - ADHA & opportunities - Sponsorship - Getting a gig vs. getting paid for a gig - The blend: relatability and data - Finding your niche - Say no to minority mentality - Take it seriously, do your research and know your stuff - Marketing yourself - Consumer vs. professional influencers Links: The Latina RDH - Amber Lovatos Un Cuento De Dos Higienistas Dental Hygiene Spark The Pediatric RDH - An Chih Do The Try RDH - Shawna Greer

Check out the Finals of the April 2021 Dentistry's Got Talent. In order of appearance: Dr Jasmine Elmore, Amber Lovatos, Holly Anne Mitchell, Victoria Peterson, Dr Layne Martin, Angela Davis Sullivan, Brandi Hooker Evans, Dr. Jeff Buske, Sherrine Washington and Rachel Smith.    Learn more about Dentistry's Got Talent here: www.thedentalfestival.com

Dental professionals play a pivotal role in identifying signs of abuse. This continuing education course will empower dental professionals to identify signs of abuse and next steps to help the victim. This course aims to break the stereotypes associated with victims of abuse to enable us to better provide care to our patients.   1.Discuss the signs and attitudes of the abuse in an intimate partner abuse and violence situation. 2. Discuss the role of the dental professional in reporting suspected maltreatment of children, elders, and intimate partners. "   About Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH Amber is the Clinical Director of Dental Services at TOMAGWA HealthCare Ministries, a non-profit dental clinic. She is a Key Opinion Leader for Crest Oral-B and Government Affairs consultant for MouthWatch and speaker. Amber speaks on teledentistry, abuse, public health, and human trafficking.   Learn more about Dentistry's Got Talent here:www.thedentalfestival.com

Esta semana el host de Un Cuento De Dos Higienistas, Amber Lovatos les explica cómo empezar una carrera como oradora/speaker.    Objetivos Meta Mensurable Determinar el nivel de conocimiento Que estas midiendo Seleccionar verbos de acción Los verbos de la taxonomía de Bloom Abstract Cumplir Científico y técnico Conciso Límite de 250-500 palabras Claro Cual es tu propósito Libre de errores Paquete de una página o altavoz Conseguir conciertos frente a recibir un pago   Cites: “Escoje un tema que te interese.” “Una cosa es obtener una oracion, otra cosa es que te pagen.” “No debes decir nombres de productos.” “No hay special certification para ser oradura.” “No dejes que tus inseguridades te paren de seguir tus metas.”   Next CE Courses: CE in Austin: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cloud-dentistry-and-amber-lovatos-austin-in-person-ce-tickets-370590354727   Virtual CE Speak Spanglish https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cloud-dentistry-and-amber-lovatos-illinois-virtual-ce-tickets-371198273027  Amber Lovatos @thelatinardh amLovatos@gmail.com

Modento demo- get.dentalintel.net/Ally-modento-demoRight now it's harder than ever to find and keep hygienists.  Join me in my conversation with Amber Lovatos to discuss the current challenges in the hygiene world.  Follow Amber on instagram- @thelatinardh

Esta semana hablamos sobre la diabetes, el hígado grasoso,  el cáncer del hígado, y como todo está relacionado.   Aspectos discutidos en este episodio: Diabetes y la correlación con hígado graso y carcinoma hepatocelular Carcinoma hepatocelular (HCC) cáncer primario Causas del HCC Cáncer recurrente Hígado graso - enfermedad hepática no alcohólica Factores de riesgo de hígado grasoso Los signos de Diabetes 2  Asesoramiento nutricional Consumo de alcohol de hispanos latinos ¿Qué pueden hacer los higienistas? Hiperglucemia   Hipoglucemia Signos de enfermedad hepática   Cites: “Los hombres Hispanos/Latinos son más probables a obtener su cuidado de la emergencia.” “Dijeron que tenía gripa pero tenía cáncer.” “Hispanos más probables de ser obesos.” “Cinco veces más probables de desarrollar hígado graso no alcohólico” “La mayoría de la azúcar la consumimos de bebidas azucaradas.”   Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH amLovatos@gmail.com IG: thelatinardh

This episode is with Un Cuento De Dos Higienistas host Amber Lovatos. In this episode Amber provides Spanish rules for the listener as well as some Spanish phrases and resources.    Dental Resources: 1-minute dental Spanish reels @thelatinardh Dentalcare.com→ Patient Education→ Patient Materials  Dentalcare.com→ Patient Education→ Conversational Spanish Masculine & Feminine Rules Ends in a Exceptions: -Nouns ending in -a, -ción,-sión, -ía, -za, -itis, or -dad are usually feminine:  Ends in o Exceptions: Nouns ending in -o, an accented vowel, -or, or -aje are usually masculine. Nouns of Greek origin ending in -a, often -ma, are nearly always masculine.   “The” in Spanish Feminie  Singular= La (lah) Plural= Las (lahs) Masculine Singular= El (ehl) Plural= Los  (lohs) Plural for group of people Los (lohs) When to use “the” Use when "the" is used in English Use when "the" is NOT used BUT we are talking in general when talking about people, animals and things in a general way “I like teeth”= “Me gustan los dientes” “La gingivitis es una enfermedad”= “Gingivitis is a disease that..” “Tienes gingivitis”= “You have gingivitis.”  When talking about parts of the body-you do not use “my”, “your”, “his” and so on as you would in English.  Do you have a broken tooth?  ¿Tienes un diente quebrado ? Tienes (teh-nehs) = Have Un (oon) = a Diente (dyehn-teh)=Tooth Quebrado (keh-brah-doh)= Broken  How to say “you” in Spanish Tu (tuh) & vos (bohs) is an informal way of saying “you” Usted (oos-tehd) is formal way of saying “you” Su (soo) is a formal way of saying “your”  Abre grande Mexican slang  Open= Abre (ah-breh) Completely= Completamente (kohm-pleh-tah-mehn-teh) Large/Big= Grande (grahn-deh) Swallow in Spanish “Traga” is an aggressive term and should be avoided  Instead use, “Pass your saliva, please.” = “Pase su saliva, porfavor.” Open= abre Peridontist in Spanish Periodoncista (peh-ryoh-dohn-sys-tah) Periodoncia (peh-ryoh-dohn-syah) Dental Hygiene Words in Spanish Dental cleaning= limpieza (leem-pyeh-sa) dental (dehn-tuhl) Dental Prophylaxis= profilaxis (proh-fee-lahk-see) dental (dehn-tuhl) SRP= raspado (rrahs-pah-doh) y (ee) alisado (ah-lee-sah-doh) radicular  Deep cleaning= limpieza (leem-pyeh-sah) profunda (proh-foon-doh) Educate your patient on the word you are using Dental team names Dental hygienists= higienista dental (dehn-tuhl) Dental assistant= asistente (ah-sees-tehn-teh) dental (dehn-tuhl) Dentista= dentista (dehn-tees-tah) odontologo/a (oh-dohn-toh-loh-goh) (oh-dohn-toh-loh-gah) Solo poquito Espanol = Only little bit Spanish Solo (soh-loh)= only Poquito (poh-kee-toh)= little bit Español (ehs-pah-nyohl)= Spanish Lento por favor = Slower please Lento (lehn-toh)= slow Por favor (pohr fah-bohr)= please   Quotes: “It is okay to make mistakes” “Your patients will appreciate the attempt” “There are different Spanish dialects” “Patient cannot  “Try. Attempt the language. Practice with your patients”    @thelatinardh   Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH The Latina RDH 

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew, and guest co-host Amber Lovatos, RDH talk with Brandon Evert who is a D4 student, and Host of Extracting Wisdom Podcast. Brandon talks about his journey, his choice to join the dental field, and what lead him to pursue a career in the military once he graduates.   This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can view all episodes with Free CE here. Take the CE course for this episode HERE   Interview Starts: 07:03.645   Episode Highlights Brandon's Journey Medicine vs. Dentistry  Being a Dentist in the Military  Internship with Dr. Moody  Digital Protocol  Equipment Military Placement    Quotes   “I'm very lucky to have this scholarship and to know I have a 4 year job after school.”    “Me being the dental nerd that I am, I searched for dental podcasts.”    “This digital stuff is not new, but at a dental school it is often unheard of.”    “Squeaky wheel gets the grease.”    “This is the best scholarship you will find, you will not find another that will cover 100% of your school and give you a stipend.”    “My husband is a dentist and that student loan debt is huge.”   “I like doing SRPs, IF I have the right equipment.”    “The only reason you are ‘soft' is because your instruments are so dull you are not doing anything.”    “The newer generation of dentistry is more inclusive.”    “I wish we had more of a team approach, because that is real life.”    “It is the blind leading the blind sometimes.”    Links    https://www.instagram.com/brandonevertdmdstudent/    https://extractingwisdom.libsyn.com/website    amlovatos@gmail.com  @Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook   https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage  AToTH on Facebook  AToTH on Instagram AToTH on LinkedIn

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew, and guest co-host Amber Lovatos, RDH talk with Brandon Evert who is a D4 student, and Host of Extracting Wisdom Podcast. Brandon talks about his journey, his choice to join the dental field, and what lead him to pursue a career in the military once he graduates.   This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can view all episodes with Free CE here. Take the CE course for this episode HERE   Interview Starts: 07:03.645   Episode Highlights Brandon's Journey Medicine vs. Dentistry  Being a Dentist in the Military  Internship with Dr. Moody  Digital Protocol  Equipment Military Placement    Quotes   “I'm very lucky to have this scholarship and to know I have a 4 year job after school.”    “Me being the dental nerd that I am, I searched for dental podcasts.”    “This digital stuff is not new, but at a dental school it is often unheard of.”    “Squeaky wheel gets the grease.”    “This is the best scholarship you will find, you will not find another that will cover 100% of your school and give you a stipend.”    “My husband is a dentist and that student loan debt is huge.”   “I like doing SRPs, IF I have the right equipment.”    “The only reason you are ‘soft' is because your instruments are so dull you are not doing anything.”    “The newer generation of dentistry is more inclusive.”    “I wish we had more of a team approach, because that is real life.”    “It is the blind leading the blind sometimes.”    Links    https://www.instagram.com/brandonevertdmdstudent/    https://extractingwisdom.libsyn.com/website    amlovatos@gmail.com  @Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook   https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage  AToTH on Facebook  AToTH on Instagram AToTH on LinkedIn

The RDH's Value and Team Mentality with Dr. Mona Patel   Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew records live from Voices of Dentistry with Dr. Mona Patel, DDS and guest co-host The Latina RDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH. Dr. Patel shares with us how she runs her practice with a team mentality, and value around the skills that dental hygienists provide. Dr. Patel truly understands the value of continued education and growth and how encouraging growth in your team members ultimately makes for the best patient experience.    This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can view all episodes with Free CE here. Take the CE course for this episode HERE   Interview Starts: 08:37.032   Episode Highlights Dr. Patel Background Digital Workflow  CDOCS/CEREC Team = Family Empower your RDHs KPIs Give your patient options  Degrees are a baseline of knowledge   Quotes   “Rising tides raise all ships.”    “I couldn't do what I do without my team, I have the best team.”    “CDOCS is basically the Peloton of dentistry.”    “The day you get your degree, it does not make you an expert in your field, we have to keep learning everyday.”    “To have 14 people that trust you and wear their brand on their scrubs is not something I take lightly.”    “Hire for attitude, you can always train skill.”    “Hygienists are strong willed but they also want a leader that shares their values.”    “Hygienists are not a support staff member, they are a provider.”    “When you have a second set of eyes co-diagnosing it is better for the patient, and hopefully more doctors are recognizing that their hygienists are not just there to clean teeth and do prophys.”    “Our goals are numbers driven but 100% trumped by only if the patient needs it.”    “We treat the patient, we don't treat the insurance company.”    “Our degree is the baseline of what we need to know, we should absolutely be learning beyond that.”    “Board exams test for minimal competency.”    “People don't leave a job, they leave management.”    “I would sooner sell my car than have to furlow my team.”    “Our failures teach us more than our successes.”    “I think in under 2.5 minutes you can scan the full mouth.”    Links  Savannah Guthrie Dental Visit: https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/20220215133219/today-show-savannah-guthrie-details-health-concern-dentist/  Dr. Mona Patel on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monapateldds/)    https://bayshoredds.com/  amlovatos@gmail.com  @Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook   https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage  AToTH on Facebook  AToTH on Instagram AToTH on LinkedIn

The RDH's Value and Team Mentality with Dr. Mona Patel   Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew records live from Voices of Dentistry with Dr. Mona Patel, DDS and guest co-host The Latina RDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH. Dr. Patel shares with us how she runs her practice with a team mentality, and value around the skills that dental hygienists provide. Dr. Patel truly understands the value of continued education and growth and how encouraging growth in your team members ultimately makes for the best patient experience.    This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can view all episodes with Free CE here. Take the CE course for this episode HERE   Interview Starts: 08:37.032   Episode Highlights Dr. Patel Background Digital Workflow  CDOCS/CEREC Team = Family Empower your RDHs KPIs Give your patient options  Degrees are a baseline of knowledge   Quotes   “Rising tides raise all ships.”    “I couldn't do what I do without my team, I have the best team.”    “CDOCS is basically the Peloton of dentistry.”    “The day you get your degree, it does not make you an expert in your field, we have to keep learning everyday.”    “To have 14 people that trust you and wear their brand on their scrubs is not something I take lightly.”    “Hire for attitude, you can always train skill.”    “Hygienists are strong willed but they also want a leader that shares their values.”    “Hygienists are not a support staff member, they are a provider.”    “When you have a second set of eyes co-diagnosing it is better for the patient, and hopefully more doctors are recognizing that their hygienists are not just there to clean teeth and do prophys.”    “Our goals are numbers driven but 100% trumped by only if the patient needs it.”    “We treat the patient, we don't treat the insurance company.”    “Our degree is the baseline of what we need to know, we should absolutely be learning beyond that.”    “Board exams test for minimal competency.”    “People don't leave a job, they leave management.”    “I would sooner sell my car than have to furlow my team.”    “Our failures teach us more than our successes.”    “I think in under 2.5 minutes you can scan the full mouth.”    Links  Savannah Guthrie Dental Visit: https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/20220215133219/today-show-savannah-guthrie-details-health-concern-dentist/  Dr. Mona Patel on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monapateldds/)    https://bayshoredds.com/  amlovatos@gmail.com  @Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook   https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage  AToTH on Facebook  AToTH on Instagram AToTH on LinkedIn

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew and guest co-host Amber Lovatos, RDH are joined by Matthew Standridge, DDS, FAGD to talk about orthodontics: what offices should be offering ortho, how clinicians should evaluate a patient and if TMJ arise because of ortho!   This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can view all episodes with Free CE here. Take the CE course for this episode HERE.    Interview Starts: 04:57.832     Episode Highlights Qualifiers of occlusion  Fee structure  Should all offices offer ortho Ortho and TMJ Cotton Roll detector    Quotes “You expanded to the sub specialties out of necessity.”    “Mechanically I didn't mess up, diagnostically I messed up.”    “It's getting away from line item à la carte options.”    “If you confuse your patients and your team it will not become a solid aspect of your practice.”    “From a practicality standpoint all offices should offer ortho.”    “Specialists exist to do special things, creating a class 1 malocclusion is no longer a special thing.” “I think if the patient comes back with TMJ after ortho something was missed on the front end diagnostically.”    “I've had TMJ get better with ortho or stay the same, but I've never had a patient get worse.”    “A standard cotton roll is 36mm in length.”  Links    https://www.instagram.com/drmatthewstandridge/    drmatt@yatescenterdental.com    https://ketodontist.libsyn.com/    http://drstandridge.com/    amlovatos@gmail.com    @Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook    https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast   A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage   AToTH on Facebook   AToTH on Instagram   AToTH on LinkedIn  

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists Andrew and guest co-host Amber Lovatos, RDH are joined by Matthew Standridge, DDS, FAGD to talk about orthodontics: what offices should be offering ortho, how clinicians should evaluate a patient and if TMJ arise because of ortho!   This episode has FREE CE! Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can view all episodes with Free CE here. Take the CE course for this episode HERE.    Interview Starts: 04:57.832     Episode Highlights Qualifiers of occlusion  Fee structure  Should all offices offer ortho Ortho and TMJ Cotton Roll detector    Quotes “You expanded to the sub specialties out of necessity.”    “Mechanically I didn't mess up, diagnostically I messed up.”    “It's getting away from line item à la carte options.”    “If you confuse your patients and your team it will not become a solid aspect of your practice.”    “From a practicality standpoint all offices should offer ortho.”    “Specialists exist to do special things, creating a class 1 malocclusion is no longer a special thing.” “I think if the patient comes back with TMJ after ortho something was missed on the front end diagnostically.”    “I've had TMJ get better with ortho or stay the same, but I've never had a patient get worse.”    “A standard cotton roll is 36mm in length.”  Links    https://www.instagram.com/drmatthewstandridge/    drmatt@yatescenterdental.com    https://ketodontist.libsyn.com/    http://drstandridge.com/    amlovatos@gmail.com    @Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook    https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast   A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage   AToTH on Facebook   AToTH on Instagram   AToTH on LinkedIn  

On this TIPisode Andrew is joined by The Latina RDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH and fellow host in the A Tale of Two Hygienists Family! Amber and Andrew join us from Voices of Dentistry to highlight a tip regarding our Spanish speaking students, patients, and children of our patients.    Episode Highlights:  Students are not your translators Children don't interpret for parents  Gauging Understanding  Quotes:    “All patients deserve equal care.”    “If you don't understand the language, how are you truly measuring competency?”    “Now I'm going to tell a child to interpret dentistry when adults don't understand dentistry.”    “Ask your patients open-ended questions.”    “Your Spanish doesn't have to be perfect to build rapport with your patients.”    Links:    amlovatos@gmail.com    @Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook    https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas

On this TIPisode Andrew is joined by The Latina RDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH and fellow host in the A Tale of Two Hygienists Family! Amber and Andrew join us from Voices of Dentistry to highlight a tip regarding our Spanish speaking students, patients, and children of our patients.    Episode Highlights:  Students are not your translators Children don't interpret for parents  Gauging Understanding  Quotes:    “All patients deserve equal care.”    “If you don't understand the language, how are you truly measuring competency?”    “Now I'm going to tell a child to interpret dentistry when adults don't understand dentistry.”    “Ask your patients open-ended questions.”    “Your Spanish doesn't have to be perfect to build rapport with your patients.”    Links:    amlovatos@gmail.com    @Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook    https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas

Andrew is joined by The Latina RDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH and fellow host in the A Tale of Two Hygienists Family! We are THRILLED to announce Un Cuento De Dos Higenistas (UCDDH), a spanglish version of your favorite podcast, AToTH!  Episode Highlights:  How UCDDH got its start Where UCDDH is going How to spread the word   Quotes:    “If you are someone who wants to learn spanish, this podcast is great.”    “When someone speaks to me in Spanish I automatically feel connected with them.”    “Try to support a fellow latina.”      Links:    amlovatos@gmail.com    Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook    https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas

Andrew is joined by The Latina RDH, Amber Lovatos, RDH and fellow host in the A Tale of Two Hygienists Family! We are THRILLED to announce Un Cuento De Dos Higienistas (UCDDH), a spanglish version of your favorite podcast, AToTH!  Episode Highlights:  How UCDDH got its start Where UCDDH is going How to spread the word   Quotes:    “If you are someone who wants to learn spanish, this podcast is great.”    “When someone speaks to me in Spanish I automatically feel connected with them.”    “Try to support a fellow latina.”      Links:    amlovatos@gmail.com    Thelatinardh on Instagram and Facebook    https://atothenespanol.libsyn.com/un-cuento-de-dos-higienistas

In this episode, Amber Lovatos, RDH, joins the podcast to talk about an ever-growing part of the United States demographic and what it means to be Latino, Latina, Latinx, Hispanic, and so much more. Whether it's learning more about your dental patient or your dental coworkers, this is an eye-opening conversation.

Anne Duffy is joined by Amber Lovatos, BSDH, RDH, the Latina RDH. Amber Lovatos is a public health Dental Hygienist, the director of a dental non-profit clinic in Tomball, TX. She is also on the advisory board for RDH Magazine, and co-authored “Smiles Por Vida,” an educational children's book about oral care that is available in both English and Spanish. In this incredibly vulnerable episode, Amber Lovatos details her advocacy for representation of Latinas in the dental industry. She talks about how she came to embrace her Latinidad, and the pride she feels in representing her community. Amber explains that, by making an effort to educate themselves, all dental hygienists can create a more open and comfortable environment for Latinx people both in the office and in the industry. She shares her own family's experience with their oral health, and the necessity of a book like “Smiles Por Vida,” for Spanish speaking children. She advocates for dental education and dental care in low income communities, and explains how educating people to take care of their teeth while they're young can cause them to avoid a lifetime of painful and costly procedures. Contact: Podcast “Scaling for Truths” “Smiles Por Vida” available on Amazon Instagram: @thelatinardh Email: amlovatos@gmail.com Website: dentalhygienespark.com

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we have another Student Focused Roundtable, this week all about teledentistry! We are joined by Amber Lovatos, RDH also known as The Latina RDH and Staci Stout, RDH! Join our guests as they discuss the various ways they use teledentistry in their careers.    Special thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies for sponsoring the CE portion of this podcast so that we can provide you with FREE CE! Take the CE Course HERE. Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can view all episodes with Free CE here.    Interview Starts: 10:17.894   Episode Highlights Staci's Background Amber's Background Ways to use teledentistry  Accessibility to care  Interprofessional collaboration  Getting into Teledentistry   Quotes   “It is nice if it is shiny and works but if you can't clean it between every patient, that isn't going to work.”    “Dentistry is expensive.”    “We wanted to equip the school nurses with intra oral cameras.”    “Teledentistry is not just exams, teledentistry is all virtual communication.”    “By keeping your instruments you already have a start to be able to go out into other locations after school.”    “I would have to wait 3 months to see if they understood and comprehended my homecare instructions, with teledentistry we can monitor along the way.”    “My hope is that oneday we will be like the medical community and have interprofessional collaboration.”    “When we have a picture we know what we need to do to move forward.”   Links    Amber Lovatos amlovatos@gmail.com    Staci Stout stacistout@msn.com    A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast   A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage   AToTH on Facebook   AToTH on Instagram   AToTH on LinkedIn

Please Leave a Review!   On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we have another Student Focused Roundtable, this week all about teledentistry! We are joined by Amber Lovatos, RDH also known as The Latina RDH and Staci Stout, RDH! Join our guests as they discuss the various ways they use teledentistry in their careers.    Special thank you to Paradise Dental Technologies for sponsoring the CE portion of this podcast so that we can provide you with FREE CE! Take the CE Course HERE. Be sure to view your state guidelines to ensure this CE is applicable in your State. You can view all episodes with Free CE here.    Interview Starts: 10:17.894   Episode Highlights Staci's Background Amber's Background Ways to use teledentistry  Accessibility to care  Interprofessional collaboration  Getting into Teledentistry   Quotes   “It is nice if it is shiny and works but if you can't clean it between every patient, that isn't going to work.”    “Dentistry is expensive.”    “We wanted to equip the school nurses with intra oral cameras.”    “Teledentistry is not just exams, teledentistry is all virtual communication.”    “By keeping your instruments you already have a start to be able to go out into other locations after school.”    “I would have to wait 3 months to see if they understood and comprehended my homecare instructions, with teledentistry we can monitor along the way.”    “My hope is that oneday we will be like the medical community and have interprofessional collaboration.”    “When we have a picture we know what we need to do to move forward.”   Links    Amber Lovatos amlovatos@gmail.com    Staci Stout stacistout@msn.com    A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast   A Tale of Two Hygienists homepage   AToTH on Facebook   AToTH on Instagram   AToTH on LinkedIn

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

In this episode, Sonya and Melissa spend time with industry expert, Amber Lovatos. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

Spend time with multi-talented RDH Amber Lovatos BSDH, RDH. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Matt Crespin discusses her children's book about oral health called Smiles Por Vida. She also updates listeners on the progress she's making in her mobile program as a result of receiving an ADHA IOH grant last year called Going Where No One Has Gone Before.   Quotes   “There is fulfillment in this profession.”    “If you are unhappy where you are, change that, do something about it.”    “The stories that were written in Spanish were not delivering the messages in the way we wanted them to.”   “In the latin community there is a lot of colorism.”    “If someone would have given me a book my mom would have read it to me.”    “Being hispanic isn't a look at all.”    “I've been more vocal and it's made some people uncomfortable.”    “Try to say my last name, say our names, it won't hurt me if you say it incorrectly, it hurts me when you will not say my name.”  Links    Smiles Por Vida   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.   COVID QUESTION EMAIL: rdhcovidinfo@ahda.net   www.ADHA2021.org    Matt's Email: MattC@ADHA.net  ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports    Visit www.adha.org for membership processing, membership updates, renewals and conference registration! FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/    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 Amber Lovatos, RDH, BSDH who practices in Texas. Matt and Amber talk about her journey, through many positions in and around dental hygiene and her position as the Clinical Director of Dental Services at TOMAGWA HealthCare Ministries.  Episode Highlights Annual Step Challenge - Donate Today!  Amber’s Journey  TOMAGWA HealthCare Ministries ADHA’s Impact  Quotes   “My goal is to raise $2021”    “I am asking people making donations of $20.21”   “I absolutely loved teaching hygiene, it was such a great experience.”    “Someone asked me if I would be interested in being the Director of a non profit dental clinic.”    “We provide comprehensive dental care and it is GOOD care.”    “We charge $25 for an extraction and $150 for a crown.”    “The people we serve, they were suffering before the pandemic.”    “ADHA is the only reason I have had so many experiences, I owe so much to the ADHA. I have had a blessed career because of the ADHA.”  Links    https://www.mightycause.com/story/Adhaiohmatt    https://tomagwa.org    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.   COVID QUESTION EMAIL: rdhcovidinfo@ahda.net   www.ADHA2021.org    Matt’s Email: MattC@ADHA.net  ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports  Visit www.adha.org for membership processing, membership updates, renewals and conference registration! FAQ: https://www.adha2020.org/faq/    Email for COVID Questions/Input: rdhcovidinfo@adha.net    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/