On this episode of Your Dental Top 5 Amanda Hill is joined by Brittany Duncan, Sales and Marketing Director for A Tale of Two Hygienists and The Dental Podcast Network to talk about Amanda's Journey of being a host of Your Dental Top 5 Podcast, and the top 5 things she has learned through the podcast!

Quotes

“Say yes even when you don’t know what you are doing.”

“Nobody knows exactly what they are doing 100% of the time.”

“Be a learner never a knower.”

“It’s much more fun to be the helper than feel weak and be the helpee.”

“By asking for help we allow others to use their gifts.”

“The no’s are a great opportunity to learn.”

“When you know better you do better.”

“Nobody learns through shame.”

Links

Brittany’s Email: admin@ataleoftwohygienists.com

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Amanda’s email:

amandahillrdh@gmail.com

On this episode of Your Dental Top 5 Amanda Hill is joined by Whitney Howerton to talk about curettes and building your kit to benefit yourself as a clinician and your patients alike.

Quotes

“I would bet there are some hygienists out there that still have their instruments from hygiene school even if they graduated years and years ago.”

“We forget to empower ourselves and fight for the best equipment.”

“It has the ability to clean multiple surfaces of the same tooth.”

“I want to know what my top 5 instruments are too.”

“They got on match.com.”

Links

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Amanda’s email:

amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking live with Mike Rust at ProEdge Dental Water Labs about what you can do to avoid an inspection!

Quotes

“We are smarter together.”

“Patients are more aware than ever.”

“They will tell you what you need to do, and you better do it.”

“It is actually cheaper to hire a consultant in the long run.”

“Let's make every patient happy, every visit.”

“Show off your sterilization center unless it is ugly, in which case CLEAN IT UP.”

“If you didn’t write it down, it didn’t happen.”

“We do all these things to protect our patients, but when you document you protect yourself and your practice.”

“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

Links

https://proedgedental.com/

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Amanda’s email:

amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Nichol Schreiber, Director of Global Clinical Relations at Young Innovations to talk about reasons it is important to get to know your dental companies and how doing so can benefit your career.

Quotes

“We use what we know and what we are comfortable with and by doing so we limit ourselves.”

“Get out there and learn what is new and what companies are bringing to the market.”

“If we didn't keep up on technology we would still be using port polishers and little wood wedges.”

“These instruments are made right here in Missoula, MT by 80 trades men and women.”

“We welcome you into the factory, you will be blown away.”

“We in dentistry are disposable lovers, we just keep throwing things away, we need to look at the environmental impact.”

“Staying connected to us allows you access.”

“Someone does actually win these things.”

“We as manufacturers rely so much on your feedback when we are coming up with new products.”

Links

education@younginnovations.com

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This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Linda Mench, MS, CNS about the importance of nutrition. These nutrition solutions will help your patients heal and have their best oral health.

Quotes

“Listen to the whispers in the body instead of the scream.”

“When it took you a while to get there, dialing it back takes time.”

“Open up your umbrella and get under it, then you can offer it to your friend.”

“These top 5 nutrition solutions are like PPE for my body.”

“When we have diverse neighborhoods we are a better community.”

“It is really important for our gut health for us to move.”

“You don’t throw every single oral health aid at a patient, you pick one or two.”

Links

https://www.symphonynutrition.com/

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Amanda’s email:

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This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with THE Andrew Johnston, RDH about cool things to be grateful for!

Quotes

“In general my health is really good, I just can’t see out of one eye right now.”

“I am a sucker for quirky marketing.”

“So we need giant toothbrushes and floss in front of our dental offices.”

“I can’t imagine what our dental hygiene license is going to look like 10 years from now, and all the things we are going to be able to do.”

“If you are bored you are not trying hard enough.”

Links

www.ataleoftwohygienists.com

andrew@ataleoftwohygienists.com

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Amanda’s email:

amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with Laurie Owens, Director of Medical Billing for Devdent about what you need to know for medical billing!

Quotes

“You are helping to prolong a patient's disease by performing a perio maintenance.”

“We are not doing dental things all the time, sometimes we are, but not all the time.”

“The mouth talks to the body, and the body talks to the mouth… it goes both ways.”

“How did you do the oral cancer screening, was it with a tool? If it isn’t in your notes it didn’t happen.”

“When you are in court you don’t get your practice software, you get your note.”

“Please don’t say cracked tooth, I might choke you, say fractured tooth.”

“She might have gathered that detail but she didn’t document it.”

“Find out the demographics of your patients.”

“Realize that what you are doing is helping your patients.”

Links

www.Devdent.com

laurie@devdent.com

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Amanda’s email:

amandahillrdh@gmail.com

This week on Your Dental Top 5 your host, Amanda Hill, RDH is talking with friend Lil Caperila about the top 5 ways you can make your hygiene day easier!

Quotes

“Sometimes I only have time to get the numbers, but not the bleeding or recession.”

“I can give them a print out and they can take ownership of their disease.”

“Not everything works for everybody.”

“If you try to cut a steak with a dull knife you are going to have a tough time.”

Links

LCaperila@premierdentalco.com

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Amanda’s email:

amandahillrdh@gmail.com