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 Maj 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 Maj 41min
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 Dec 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
