This week on Dental Assistant Talk with Megen Elliot, Megen is joined by Payton Sprouse to talk about her experiences as a Dental Assistant in North Carolina.

Episode Highlights

• DA 2
• Payton’s Background
• Payton’s Volunteering Work
• How to get involved with your community

Quotes

“If you are office trained the Dentist can always train you to do the things that a DA 2 can do”

“They travel around NC and provide free extractions to those in need”

“It's a little compact dental office that they have”

“You are able to give back in a local capacity”

“There are so many areas in NC that do not have a local dentist”

“They don’t seek treatment until it's bad, and then they need an extraction”

“There is a lot less equipment involved with extractions”

“Sometimes its hard conversation to have, but it is important to have it"

Links

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

This week on Dental Assistant Talk with Megen Elliot, Megen is joined by Ronda Holman who is a Dental Assistant, and host of the DA Rockstars!

Episode Highlights

• How DA Rockstars got started
• You can make it happen
• Audio to Video
• Gathering for Dental Assistants

Quotes

“If you have something to say… go start a podcast”

“I had no idea what I was doing, I was a 20 year Dental Assistant, not a podcaster”

“The first 9 episodes of DA rockstars podcast got deleted”

“Its trial and error, any dental assistant can figure it out”

“There is no such thing as I don't know how…you will find a way”

“I look at my doctor and was thinking what kind of lung disease is THAT”

“How do I find a way for Dental Assistants to know this podcast exists”

Links

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/da-rockstars-for-dental-assistants/id1384903612

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

This week on Dental Assistant Talk with Megen Elliot, Megen talks with Lauren smith. Lauren shares her experience on her first ever mission trip!

Episode Highlights

• Lauren’s Background
• Lauren’s Mission trip to Guatamala

Quotes

“I never went through schooling… I was fortunate and blessed to have people around me teach me the basics and the information I need to know”

“I had never been out of the country before”

“When my boss asked me to come, I was really excited about it, but I was nervous to be out of the country, and I thought about backing out of it”

“Its not like the hospitals you would imagine… they are made of cinderblocks with tin roofs”

“It opens up your eyes when you look at what they have, versus what we have”

“They said as long as it looks okay and smells okay we can use it… even though it was expired”

“You can’t drink the water there… a lot of families walks down the street with Coca Cola or juice, and that is all they drink”

“If you are nervous about going, just go do it!"

Links

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

This week Doug talks about Body Language Habits that will Sink Your Job Interview! Do you have a bad or annoying body language habit that is hurting you in a job interview? Here are several things to watch for.

Episode highlights

• Body language habits
• Ideal body language for an interview

Quotes

“You don't want to send the message that you are disinterested or uncomfortable being there”

“Eye contact can be hard to master… you can give too much, too little, or be too shifty, there’s an art to it that comes with practice”

“Try to be consistent with your eye content pattern”

“Folded arms is body language for closed off”

“In thats first 5 min you need to be hitting on all cylinders”

“Not enough people spend enough time practicing for their job interviews”

“Everybody can practice and be better… everybody"

Links

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

GetHiredRDH homepage:

https://gethiredrdh.com/

Doug’s email:

gethiredrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast Amanda Hill joins us from quarantine! She talks to us about what we can do to make ourselves better while we are not in the office. Corey Jameson-Kuehl joins Amanda to talk about the top 5 ways to be a better leader in your team environment.

Episode Highlights

• Custom Dental Solutions
• Corey’s Top 5
• Book Recommendation

Quotes

“I think understanding yourself, is key”

“This is the ideal time to utilize something like a DISC assessment”

“Clear communication is pretty much the key to anything in life”

“I think it's a really big weakness if you don’t know how to ask for help”

“It does discourage the soul when you are continually micro-managed”

Links

Custom Dental Solutions: https://www.customdentalsolutions.com

CDS Email: office@customdentalsolutions.com

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

Amanda’s email:

amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on the ADHA Podcast your host Diana Corbin is joined by Mars Wrigley Foundation Healthier Smiles Grant Program winner, Shayna Stuffle.

Episode Highlights

• Shayna’s Background
• Mars Wrigley Foundation Healthier Smiles Grant Program
• Shayna’s Mentor

Quotes

“Every time I go to the dentist it is a topic of conversation of course!”

“The funds are going to be used for the care of the domestic violence victims and their families”

“We are educating the survivors on the nutritional side of oral care”

“I love to eat for its always good to end the day with some great food”

Links

ADHA Annual Conference Website: https://www.adha2020.org

American Dental Hygienists’ Association homepage: https://www.adha.org/

ADHA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

This week on Dental Assistant Talk with Megen Elliot, Megen is joined by Co-Founder and CEO of Twice Toothpaste, Julian Levine. Julian shares the mission behind Twice and why it's so important to pay attention to the ingredients in your toothpaste.

Episode Highlights

• Background on Twice Toothpaste
• Highlights of Dr. Levine’s career
• Glo Good
• Ingredients

Quotes

“Doc can you do some work for my people in the Bahamas, they have no access to care”

“We were pretty alarmed to see how many ingredients are in toothpaste that are generally not good for you”

“All of the benefits you want, with only the ingredients you need”

“It's important to know that your products are vegan…because there’s a good chance they might not be”

“Turn the tube around… and look at the back of it, figure out what is in it, so you can educate your patients”

“Your mouth is an ecosystem, it needs to be treated with proper ingredients”

Links

Twice: smiletwice.com Smiletwice.refersion.com

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

Are you feeling beaten down or defeated by your job hunt? Maybe you need a break. Here are some ideas to help reinvigorate yourself. This week on Get Hired with Doug Perry, Doug talks with us about staying fresh for your job hunt.

Episode highlights

• Resources to give your mind, and body what it needs to thrive in your job search

Quotes

“You came in to win that job”

“If you can do it before an interview setting it can be so powerful”

“A good 30 min per day, 5 days per week should be sufficient for most people”

“You don't have to be a marathoner or body builder, you just have to have some kind of movement”

“Too many foods that are too convenient… they just suck the energy out of you”

“A good tall glass of water and an apple”

“You feel amazing when you help people that are unable to help themselves”

Links

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

GetHiredRDH homepage:

https://gethiredrdh.com/

Doug’s email:

gethiredrdh@gmail.com