Integrated Care Summit 2026: Podversations from the live event (Ep 179)

What does truly integrated care look like in practice? Host Matt Crespin captured the conversations at ADHA's first-ever Integrated Care Summit in Broomfield, Colorado this past weekend — bringing together physicians, dentists, periodontists, and public health professionals making the case for breaking down silos. (1:56) Dr. Mychi Nguyen, Chief Medical Officer at Asian Health Services, shares how a patient's powerful words — "How can I be healthy if I don't have teeth?" — launched a dental clinic at her FQHC and explains the AHA's Healthy Smiles, Healthy Hearts initiative transforming dental visits into preventive health opportunities. (8:48) AGD President-elect George J. Schmidt reflects on the growing ADHA-AGD collaboration. (15:19) Dr. Elizabeth Ramos of the American Academy of Periodontology makes the case for hygienists as key communicators of the perio-systemic connection. (24:08) Michael Lazzara, VP of International Business Development of Dento, introduces oral health biomarker testing that gives patients real-time data to motivate behavior change. And (35:37) Holly Kingsbury of the Colorado Community Health Network walks through a promising model for integrating behavioral health screenings into dental visits at FQHCs statewide.

Guests: Mychi Nguyen, MD; George J. Schmidt, DMD, FAGD, FICOI; Elizabeth D. Ramos, DDS, MSD, EdD; Michael Lazzara, Dento; Holly Kingsbury, MPH

Host: Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH, FADHA

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(179)

Staffing in Dental Hygiene: It's Not a Shortage. It's a Retention Crisis (Ep 178)

Is it simply a dental hygiene "staffing shortage" or does the data reveal a more complex retention issue? Host Matt Crespin sits down with Thalía Diedrick and Amaya Johnson to unpack the findings of G...

12 Mai 41min

Redefining Periodontal Disease Management (Ep 177)

Periodontal disease affects one billion people worldwide with severe disease, and in the U.S., prevalence has risen 25 percent over the past three decades. So why isn't the needle moving? Matt sits do...

21 Apr 51min

Dental Hygienists Diagnose. Here's the Proof. (Ep 176)

Dental hygienists don't diagnose." It's one of the most persistent misconceptions in the profession, and it's wrong. Podcast host Matt Crespin sits down with the three co-authors of ADHA's newly relea...

7 Apr 47min

Where Medicine Meets the Mouth: A Case for Integrated Care (Ep 175)

What does truly integrated care look like – and what role should dental hygienists play in it? As National Children's Dental Health Month comes to a close, host Matt Crespin sits down with two speaker...

27 Feb 40min

Who Should Regulate Dental Hygienists (Ep 174)

Nursing achieved self-regulation a century ago – so why not dental hygiene? Your host Matt Crespin explores this with Cindy Gadbury-Amyot and Sylvie Martel, lead authors of the ADHA’s newly released w...

27 Jan 45min

A Century of Science: The Road to the Journal's 100th Anniversary (Ep 173)

The Journal of Dental Hygiene turns 100 in 2026 – and Editor in Chief Cathy Draper joins Matt Crespin to preview the year-long celebration: congratulatory letters from association and industry partner...

30 Des 202539min

51 Hot Dogs and a Dental Hygiene Degree: Miki Sudo's Journey (Ep 172)

When competitive eating champion meets dental hygiene student, you get a episode unlike any other. Matt Crespin welcomes Miki Sudo – an 11-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion who holds the w...

18 Nov 202529min