In celebration of National Dental Hygiene Month, your host Matt Crespin welcomes Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, CDIPC and Phyllis Martina, RDH, MBA, FADHA to explore this year's NDHM theme "RDH Investigates". They emphasize the importance of dental hygienists keeping their detective hats on when treating patients, to ensure they are thoroughly investigating and identifying issues to prevent, advise and recommend treatment and products to their patients. The conversation covers dental hygiene diagnosis, collaborative care approaches, and Colgate's partnership with ADHA to support hygienists and the profession. Matt shares other upcoming events in celebration of NDHM.

www.adha.org/ndhm

Think you have what it takes to swim with sharks? Hear from entrepreneur Samantha Coxe, CEO and Founder of Flaus, who shares her lightbulb moment as a dental patient that led to her invention of Flaus – an electric flosser – and the journey that helped her pitch and reel in support on ABC’s Shark Tank. Sam shares the complexities behind the product development and what kept her drive alive as she tackled the challenging startup process. Matt shares updates about upcoming celebrations for National Dental Hygiene Month and other happenings at ADHA.

www.goflaus.com

www.adha.org/NDHM2024

Peek behind the corporate curtain as ADHA member Jen Post, RDH, MDH, a clinical applications specialist with Solventum, takes you from product concept to nationwide launch. Jen shares her inspiring journey with Matt and discusses her unique role with the company. Uncover Solventum's surprising identity and why it might be more familiar than you think! Matt also catches you up on the latest happenings at ADHA and Hispanic Heritage Month coming up!

https://www.solventum.com

https://www.adha.org/NDHM2024

https://www.adha.org/events

https://www.adha.org/CESmart

https://www.adha.org/newsroom

https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov

Recruitment of our future workforce is critical and ADHA is excited to partner with Delta Dental Foundation to announce a new ground-breaking project. Matt is joined by ADHA President Elect Lancette VanGuilder and Delta Dental Foundation Executive Director Holli Seabury to share a sneak peek at this new partnership aimed at growing the dental hygiene workforce in numbers and representation. Learn how ADHA, Delta Dental Foundation and hygienists across the country will team up to innovate dental hygiene recruiting…chairside.

Delta Dental Foundation & ADHA Press Release: https://www.adha.org/newsroom/adha-ddf-chairside-recruitment-program/

Chairside Recruitment Program: https://www.adha.org/chairside/

Delta Dental Foundation: https://www.deltadental.foundation/

The future starts now. ADHA President Erin Haley-Hitz, RDH, BSDH, MS, FADHA, MAADH, joins Matt for a sitdown at ADHA's recent conference for a candid conversation about her personal dental hygiene journey and her vision for the profession and the upcoming year. It's a future she made clear in the ADHA24 Closing General Session, from groundbreaking partnerships and programs that ADHA members will see in the near future to policy and professional autonomy. Matt also provides a look at upcoming ADHA events and opportunities.

www.adha.org/events

Missing ADHA24 in NOLA! Here's a bonus Podversations episode filled with dental hygiene goodness straight from the exhibit floor. Matt Crespin chats with Matt Shafer from the Council of State Governments for the latest on the Dental and Dental Hygienist Compact. Our friends from the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA), Ondina Love, CEO, and Francine Trudeau, President, fill us in on progress in Canada. Lastly a bonus impromptu interview with Sarah Crow, RDH, from Massachusetts DHA who asks how she can be on the podcast and Matt says, “Sit down…let’s do this!"

New ADHA24 Podversations from the exhibit floor! Matt sits down with Cindy Sensabaugh, CRDH, MSDH, from Philips; Dr. Bill Pavetelez, DMD, with VOCO; Courtney Waterbury, RDH, first-time ADHA attendee and VIP winner; Carol Jahn, RDH, MS, from Waterpik; and Phyllis Martina, RDH, BS, MBA, FADHA, from Colgate. Listen in to hear about the latest innovations from our partners and their ADHA24 NOLA experiences. Don't miss the buzz from ADHA24!

Enjoy a new ADHA24 Podversations episode with quick 10-minute audio snapshots from the exhibit hall with guests Nicole Stout, RDH, Crest + Oral-B Hygienist Proud student award winner; Andrea Johnson, RDH, MS, from Crest + Oral-B; Whitney Howerton, MDH, RDH, CDIPC, from PDT; and Dr. Anu Bharadwaj, DMD, from Kenvue. Hear about the latest and greatest on the exhibit floor, and what attendees are enjoying at ADHA and in New Orleans!