128: The Best Question You Can Ask Yourself in Dental Hygiene School - Why?
To succeed in dental hygiene school, it's important to step away from memorizing the lecture material and focus on the skill of asking why. Dana explains why knowing facts isn’t enough—and how exam qu...
23 Feb 7min
127: Bethany's Work on the Oral Health Awareness Project
The dental hygiene profession has faced threats to lower standards of care and allow lesser-trained individuals to do our jobs in some states. Bethany has come back on the podcast to explain her role ...
18 Feb 33min
126: How Does GPA Affect Your Dental Hygiene School Application?
Although your GPA does not define you, it should be used as crucial feedback. It shows how you’re managing coursework, using resources, and adjusting when things don’t go as planned. Admissions commit...
16 Feb 16min
125: How Miranda Pivoted from Dental Hygiene After a Wrist Injury
A hand injury for a dental hygienist can be career-ending, yet many don't have a backup plan in place if it were to happen to them. Miranda Linkous shares how her wrist injury led her to pivot from cl...
11 Feb 27min
124: What Classes Do You Need to Apply to Dental Hygiene School?
Consider this episode a check-in with your personal advisor, Dana, for your dental hygiene school prerequisites. Dana walks through the common pre-req courses for dental hygiene programs. There's so m...
9 Feb 12min
123: KBYG: The Downsides to Dental Hygiene
Do you want the honest truth about dental hygiene—not the sugar-coated version you see on social media? Dana gets into the real downsides of dental hygiene on this episode, including musculoskeletal d...
6 Feb 33min
122: Brush with Britt is Back to Talk Finances
Dana welcomes back Britt from Brush with Britt on the podcast to discuss finances for dental hygienists—beyond just the hourly rate. New grads and early-career hygienists often overlook crucial factor...
4 Feb 26min
121: How to Know If You're Meant to Be a Dental Hygienist (The Nudge, The Knock, The Rhino)
If you’re considering going into dental hygiene, you've probably wondered whether dental hygiene is truly the right path for you. This episode meets that question head-on—without fear-mongering or fal...
2 Feb 14min
