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I recently had the honor of presenting to a group of women at the Hinman Dental Meeting. We hadhundredsof women in the audience and two brave men who joined us for the course: Hygiene and Hormones: How to Optimize Oral Health in Any Age. I stood on stage and watched the audience eagerly take notes, lean in when we discussed how, when you regulate your hormones, unwanted weight can more easily be released from the body.

This year’s RDH Under One Roof takes place July 16-18 in National Harbor, Maryland, at the Gaylord. The Gaylord sits right on the water, and there are several blocks of restaurants and stores, all within walking distance.

In this Bonus episode, we’re joined by Jen Post, RDH, MDH, FADHA, to discuss practical strategies for improving patient communication and increasing fluoride acceptance. Fluoride conversations don’t have to feel uncomfortable. In this Bonus episode, we’re joined by Jen Post, RDH, MDH, FADHA, to discuss practical strategies for improving patient communication and increasing fluoride acceptance.

The Philips/RDH Heart to Hands Award celebrates the dedication and passion of dental hygienists who make a significant impact in their communities and the lives of their patients. Hands and hearts: a winning combination We all know what a hygienist’s hands can do. Every licensed hygienist gets similar training and experience working in the mouths of patients. While we may each have our own style, we all physically do pretty much the same things with our hands. But what about the heart?

I was a shy girl growing up. That changed when I became a dental hygienist. Silence can become deadly for a patient, especially if they are nervous. Of course, if I could talk about dentistry and what was going on in their mouth I would, but a nervous patient often needs a distraction. Very often our conversations would divert to quilting.

For over 100 years, dentists have graduated and opened practices, trained to think clinically and business-minded. Dental hygienists, historically, were not. We were trained to deliver excellent care inside someone else’s model. But that is changing. Five years ago, I nervously stepped into the world of mobile dental hygiene in Utah. What I didn’t fully understand at the time was what autonomy would feel like. After seeing my first patient, I realized: I chose the treatment. I chose the products.

Jaskirenjit Kaur Gill, BS, RDH, joins Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH, to talk about nutritional counseling with hygiene patients and how important it is to make the connection between nutrition and oral health. In this RDH podcast episode, Jaskirenjit Kaur Gill, BS, RDH, talks about the importance of nutritional counseling during the hygiene appointment. Why does Jas embrace nutrition? Because everything has to do with the mouth.

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) has recognized that root resorption is largely considered an endodontic disease affecting the permanent dentition. Naturally, primary dentition is replaced by permanent dentition through root resorption; however, when root resorption occurs in the permanent dentition, it is part of a disease process.

It’s a conversation that sits just outside the usual scope of oral-systemic care—and one that raises questions about what clinicians may be overlooking. Episode description Dental conversations around oral-systemic health often center on familiar territory—cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and head and neck cancers.

A thorough screening is less about adding time and more about applying structure—what gets assessed, documented, and followed is what ultimately defines clinical value. Episode description This episode outlines a structured approach to oral cancer screening that integrates medical and dental history, patient-reported symptoms, and comprehensive extraoral and intraoral evaluation.