Jackie Sanders

1 week ago | rdhmag.com | Billie Lunt |Jackie Sanders

Billie Lunt remembers being told to follow her passion as she grew up, but she had no idea what that was. But she did have a dentist who changed her smile and made her very happy. She began to think that might be her “passion.”She went into dental hygiene, and today her passion is helping other hygienists enjoy their careers and find their “happy.” Twenty years into her career she became a hygiene instructor.

1 month ago | rdhmag.com | Brittany Cox |Jackie Sanders

Britanny Cox’s personal experience with burnout, which she discusses here, led her to come up with a new program for all hygienists: RDH RISE. She introduced the idea to me, and I’m all in. The goal of RDH RISE is to empower dental hygienists across all aspects of their career, from new grads to current professionals, those who want to become leaders in the profession, on to the legacy pros who want to provide insights and mentorship.

1 month ago | rdhmag.com | Tracee S. Dahm |Jackie Sanders

Tracee Dahm has studied up on antidepressants and oral health. The topic intrigues her because she’s treating more patients who are taking antianxiety or antidepressant medications, many of them quite young. Her research indicates that many of these meds can lead to oral health problems, including dry mouth, bruxism, and xerostomia. In our podcast, Tracee discusses some of these medications and the side effects you should be watching for. Are you seeing more of this in your patient population?

1 month ago | rdhmag.com | Brittany Cox |Jackie Sanders

Britanny Cox’s personal experience with burnout, which she discusses here, led her to come up with a new program for all hygienists: RDH RISE. She introduced the idea to me, and I’m all in. The goal of RDH RISE is to empower dental hygienists across all aspects of their career, from new grads to current professionals, those who want to become leaders in the profession, on to the legacy pros who want to provide insights and mentorship.

1 month ago | rdhmag.com | Amanda Kundrod |Maddie Blythe |Jackie Sanders

I had the opportunity to chat with Amanda Kundrod and Maddie Blythe about their hugely successful fundraising event to send the Westmoreland County Community College dental hygiene students to their board review. Under the guidance of Amanda, their student advisor, Maddie worked with her fellow classmates and future dental hygienists to throw a Cash Bash fundraiser. They discussed many possible options and determined this would be the most successful for several reasons. The result?