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 Juni 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 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
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 Dec 202539min
