Hygiene Rising13 Jun 2025

Safety & Standards Under Fire: ADHA and Nevada RDHs Rise to Legislative Defense (Ep 162)

When Nevada's Senate Bill 495 threatened to eliminate educational requirements for dental hygienists, ADHA and local Nevada hygienists sprang into action. In this must-listen episode, ADHA President Elect Lancette VanGuilder of Nevada together with Dr. JoAnn Gurenlian, Nevada's Karen Solie and host Matt Crespin - all ADHA past presidents - reveal the inside story of the legislative strategy and success in Nevada. Hear how tight coordination between national and state efforts paired with relentless "boots on the ground" advocacy and mobilization of the dental hygiene community contributed to the defeat of dangerous legislation that could have compromised public safety. This is a blueprint with the practical insights you need in order to stay on top of legislative threats coming to your state - the strategy, the critical importance of early ADHA partnership and proven tactics that work. With other states already in the crosshairs, this pod episode is essential listening for dental hygienists nationwide, to unite and protect professional standards and public safety.

Guests: ADHA President Elect Lancette VanGuilder, BS, RDH, PHEDH, CEAS, FADHA; Caryn Solie, RDH, FADHA and JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AAFAAOM, FADHA
Host: Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH, FADHA

Workforce Growth Initiatives
https://www.adha.org/WorkforceGrowth2025

ADHA Advocacy Action Center
https://www.adha.org/takeaction

ADHA Working for You
https://www.adha.org/WorkingForYou

Nevada Dental Hygienists' Association
https://nvdha.com/

A Battle Well Fought in Nevada
https://www.adha.org/hygienist-hub/a-battle-well-fought-in-nevada/

ADHA Newsroom
https://www.adha.org/Newsroom

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Episoder(180)

From the Clinic to the Capitol: ADHA's Advocacy Day in Action (Ep 180)

ADHA has been building its federal presence, and this spring marked a milestone: members on Capitol Hill for the profession's first formal lobby day in 20 years. President Lancette VanGuilder and Advo...

2 Jun 27min

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 tog...

19 Mai 46min

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