Dental hygienist

That was really punny.

So we're recording in July at RDH Under One Roof.

Thank you for coming, Camille, on the floor in person.

We're excited to be here.

So you're coming at this with a PhD in microbiology.

Yes.

And then tell me how that translated into being here at RDH Under One Roof.

Thank you for asking that.

This is the Today's RDH Dental Hygiene Podcast.

The podcast for curious and passionate dental hygienists.

Research shows tooth loss may lead to cardiovascular disease by today's RDH research.

Research reveals there may be a potential link between tooth loss and cardiovascular disease.

Researchers presented data from a recent study at the Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions during the 2018 American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention Conference.

Specialists like dentists can also refer patients to a cardiologist when necessary, since it can be a contributing factor to developing cardiovascular diseases.

Patients can also improve their own health outcomes and prevent heart disease by not smoking, eating healthy foods, and monitoring their cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

Before you leave, check out the Today's RDH self-study CE courses.

updated post-treatment recommendations, and practical strategies for helping patients understand the value of this simple but powerful preventive tool.

Our guest is Kayla Aamoth, a registered dental hygienist since 2014, and she currently holds a full-time assistant professor position at the Fones School of Dental Hygiene, and that's spelled F-O-N-E-S.

A little information about that school, it was named after Alfred Fones, who lived between 1869 and 1938, He was a Connecticut dentist, widely regarded as the founder of the dental hygiene profession.

And in 1913, he established the world's first dental school for dental hygienists, now known as the Fohn School of Dental Hygiene.

And that is where Kayla teaches.

She is passionate about improving access to care and has spent much of her career in pediatrics and academia.

You can do it as the teeth are erupting and you know how Carrie's susceptible kids are as their teeth are coming in.

You could use it on primary teeth.

It is just a huge honor for me today to be bringing on a mentor of mine, Courtney Wager, RDH, is a registered dental hygienist with 20 years of clinical experience and the founder of Wager Practice Systems, a consulting company that helps dental practices improve the efficiency, productivity, and profitability of their hygiene departments.

She has spent her entire career practicing in a two-column assisted hygiene model and Consistently seeing 12 to 14 patients per day while maintaining a strong focus on comprehensive patient care and clinical outcomes, that experience gives her a rare dual perspective on the challenges facing both hygienists and practice owners with staffing shortages, burnout, scheduling inefficiencies.

and the pressure to grow without sacrificing care.