A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast
Jul 22, 2026 · 35 min · 10 segments
Mission trips have the power to change lives—but only when they're built on ethics, sustainability, and partnership. In this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists, Jessica and Dave welcome Dr. John…
John CutterGuestJessica AtkinsonHostDavid TorresHost
A lot of our experience and a lot of our trying to move the narrative needle came from here in the Philippines.
The Philippines is the poster child for every medical and dental mission known to man.
But I was given the same answer to the questions I would expect to have those programs get me when I would say, did you do a good job? And people would say, oh yeah, we did a great job.
here,
did you? And if we're intellectually honest, you did more harm than you did good.
And people don't want to hear that message, especially since many of these programs are faith-based initiatives.
And so I have to be careful because, like I said, I do turn into this ugly American and people think, well, how could you? You know, these people have never seen health care.
A lot of our experience and a lot of our trying to move the narrative needle came from here in the Philippines.
The Philippines is the poster child for every medical and dental mission known to man.
But I was given the same answer to the questions I would expect to have those programs get me when I would say, did you do a good job? And people would say, oh yeah, we did a great job.
here,
did you? And if we're intellectually honest, you did more harm than you did good.
And people don't want to hear that message, especially since many of these programs are faith-based initiatives.
And so I have to be careful because, like I said, I do turn into this ugly American and people think, well, how could you? You know, these people have never seen health care.
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