Yogateeth : Recent Episodes
Heather Bolton
Welcome to the Yogateeth Podcast, a place to come feel supported, connect, learn, motivate and inspire. In this series, Heather Bolton, Yogateeth CEO, author, podcaster, entrepreneur, dental hygienist, yoga teacher, and MBA student offers her little nuggets of wisdom, to feel your best - mind, body, and energy.
Each episode offers tips on creating strong foundations, creativity, seeking knowledge, practicing healing, expressing ourselves, problems solving, practicing awareness, stress management, dental office humor, moments to ground your body, lead with purpose, set intentions and take action in your day-to-day life.
On the path toward self-love, each day counts and five minutes as dental professionals can make all the difference. Practice can begin now. It is a journey, not a destination. Come along, as we uncover how we all can become better dental professionals from my guests!
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In this episode Wendy Cullum and I discuss mindfully Engaging the RDH World. Considering how mindfulness can improve our technique and patient experience.
Wendy has over 30 years of RDH experience and she states, "it is not all about me, it is about the patient." She is the perfect example of being at team player and being personable with everyone she meets.
In this episode Laura I.M. Green and I discuss radiology. Considering how mindfulness can improve our technique and patient experience.
Directly out of high school, at 17 years old, Laura started in college and promptly flunked out. As a single mother of 2 she returned to work on her prerequisites for dental hygiene. Once these were completed, she was accepted into the Weber State Dental Hygiene program on a full tuition waiver scholarship. In her junior year she was invited to join the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. As a senior student she served as the SADHA Senior Class Representative and graduated with the Outstanding Student Award and was elected to the Sigma Phi Alpha. As a senior student, I was part of a research group that presented at the ADHA Poster session. She is the first person in my family on both sides to graduate from college.
After working as a clinical hygienist in private practice the opportunity to work in DH education came by way of a great friend in 2009. Since then she has been with the Utah College of Dental Hygiene in Orem, UT and am currently the director of the program. She loves being with her people everyday. Since 2004 she has served for the Utah Dental Hygienists' Association in several capacities including President, Treasurer, and Delegate Chair. She also has served as a co-chair of the Utah oral Health coalition.
She has the most supportive husband, 2 girls that have become beautiful women bringing their husbands into her family, 3 delightful grandchildren, and an amazing family that is all across the US.
@Laura.im.rdh
In this podcast episode, Tiffany and I discuss empowering entrepreneur dental professionals, Dentistry Got Talent, Smiles at Sea, tips for new hygienists replacing seasoned hygienists, transforming into our potential, and her journey for writing her book,“Hygienepreneur: The Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Achieving Career Success & Personal Transformation," this is an episode you won't want to miss!
Tiffany Cavazos has been in the dental field for 28 years and a practicing dental hygienist in California for over 16 years. She currently serves as senior hygienist, hygiene trainer and department head for K. Pat Brown DDS in Temecula, CA.
Prior to her role as a hygienist, she served in a variety of other positions in the dental industry, including insurance specialist, treatment plan coordinator and lead case presenter at twelve dental practices across Southern California. These positions led her to become Regional Manager of six practices including three that were general and three that were specialty. Tiffany has a unique passion for the field of dentistry and believes in giving back to the profession that has given so much to her.
With her highly praised new book, “Hygienepreneur: The Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Achieving Career Success & Personal Transformation,” Tiffany outlines twenty five key lessons for becoming the ultimate dental hygienist, one who provides the highest level of patient care, contributes significantly to practice revenue and gains new insights into mastering their destiny.
Over the next few years, she will be speaking, both at live industry events and on leading industry podcasts, to deliver her positive message to dentists and dental hygienists everywhere. She seeks to empower young hygienists with the tools they need to be their own “Hygienepreneur”, a term that combines “hygienist” with “entrepreneur” to define the modern, forward thinking, successful dental hygienist.
WEBSITE: https://thehygienepreneur.com
INSTAGRAM: @thehygienepreneur
FREE 7 CE, NOVEMBER 3, 2022: https://cruise.smilesatsea.com/tiffany
Have you ever wondered how Dental Hygiene Nation started? Tune in to our guest, Caitlyn Rasetter to hear her journey, who went from hygienist to CEO.
Dental Hygiene Nation is here to celebrate dentistry with a mission to spread the importance and love of dentistry to those who share a passion for teeth. Since 2015, Dental Hygiene Nation have been creating toothy products to make your VERY professional lives just a little bit more FUN through apparel, accessories, scrubs, quarterly subscription boxes, and more.
She is a celebration icon who not only supports the transformation of butterflies, but also everyone around her.
Visit her website: dentalhygienenation.com
Instagram and TikTok Social media @dthynation
Have you ever wondered the beginning of KaraRDH's story and how Today'sRDH began? In this episode she tells us! We discuss how she mindfully helps dental professionals understand protocols, products, and research. She is a dental hygiene research icon!
Kara Vavrosky, RDHEP, is a co-founder and the Chief Content Officer of Today's RDH, a digital media company for Registered Dental Hygienists, dental hygiene students, and other dental professionals. It encompasses a daily digital publication, podcast, live events, and online continuing education.
A graduate of the Oregon Institute of Technology, Kara has a deep passion for spreading knowledge about the importance of oral health and how it relates to the entire body. Kara’s passion extends to helping other hygienists understand the latest protocols, products, and research — all with the goal to push the profession forward.
Kara lives in Vancouver, Washington, with her husband Ben, and their rescued Chihuahua fur-babies, Bug, Ravioli, Chloe, and Shawnee. Beyond her love of dental hygiene, Kara enjoys spending time with her family, riding the Oregon dunes on her quads, and exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest and all it has to offer.
In this episode, Amanda educates us on the barriers and blessings of being a dental hygienist who was born deaf, and how we can advocate for others! We discuss clear masks to ultrasonics and more...
"Just Ask" -Amanda Zubricki, @that.deaf.girl
Deaf Awareness Month is in September! In preparation, you will not want to miss this episode with Amanda @thatdeafgirl.
"I was so inspired by Amanda, I had a hard time holding back my tears. Afterwards, I couldn't stop thinking about this interview. She is an advocate icon!" -Heather Bolton, Yogateeth Podcast Host
Amanda Zubricki, RDH, BS, graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. After graduating, she spent several years working with special needs children. Amanda later returned to school to pursue a degree in dental hygiene at Northern Virginia Community College. She became a licensed dental hygienist in 2017 and has been practicing as a clinical dental hygienist ever since. She currently holds dual licenses in Virginia and Texas. Amanda was born profoundly deaf, but has never let it get her way!
Amanda is a mom to three beautiful girls, including twins. I’m a mom of 3 girls, including twins. One twin has hearing loss and the other two girls were born with a birth defect called Omphalocele. Amanda started a nonprofit called That Deaf RDH with a vision to ensure every deaf or hard-of-hearing person has the financial and community support they need to achieve their goal of becoming a dental hygienist. Outside of work and “mom-ing,” she enjoys developing and sharing content for her blog, That Deaf Girl (https://thatdeafgirl.com), advocating for inclusion in the general public and workforce on social media, and inspiring individuals alike.
Visit https://www.yogateeth.com for a "That Deaf RDH Advocate" Tee or Sweater. Profits will be donated to the "That Deaf RDH Foundation," scholarship fund.
websites:
thatdeafgirl.com
thatdeafrdh.org
yogateeth.com
Instagrams:
@that.deaf.girl
@thatdeafgirl.nonprofit
Note: Automatic generated subtitles available, however they are not completely accurate and do not do this interview justice. Thank you!
Welcome back to another episode of the Yogateeth Podcast! In this episode, we learn about Chanci Oyler's journey. Her childhood struggles in foster care related to dental hygiene, how she overcame her struggles, and accomplished her dreams.
"She is an example of taking charge of one's life, accomplishing dreams despite barriers and statistics, mindfulness, and helping others do the same." -Bolton
"While in foster care I didn't have access to floss,
maybe if I asked I could have." -Oyler
You won't want to miss this episode with Chanci Oyler!
Chanci is an Arizona native and has served in the field of dentistry since 2003. She started out as a dental assistant while doing her prerequisite courses for dental hygiene school. She graduated from Weber State University with honors in 2008. After working in private practice full time for six years she started teaching at the Utah College of Dental Hygiene in 2014. She has since received her Masters Degree in Education and continues to teach both clinical and didactic courses.
Chanci served in SADHA, on the component level, and became the Treasurer and Alternate Delegate for UDHA in 2019. She loves dental hygiene and is excited for the opportunity to serve her fellow colleagues in their shared career.
When Chanci isn't busy with dental hygiene she is probably on some grand adventure with her husband and their four boys or reading a good book.
@chanci_8 or @desertpearlwhitening on IG
MEDITATION SERIES
ONLY 10 Minutes!
Guided Meditation for a busy dental professional. This guided mediation is inviting you to listen to your breath and take a moment for yourself.
In this episode, we discuss encouraging others potential. Our guest, Shelley Brown is famous for being an encouraging icon by providing confidence to her student's and dental professionals. She is an educator, influencer, hygiene edge co-owner, speaker, author, blogger, Today's RDH Honors Award Recipient, and has a strong desire to continue learning. During hygiene school, she received a 4.0, the presidential award, and tutored many classmates, Only a year after graduating, she was invited back to become an instructor. She is a favorite among students for her teaching skills, humility, kindness, and ability to give them confidence. She has been a great asset for dental professionals reaching their potential by her HygieneEdge Videos and more.
Whitney is a dental hygienist who is known as the "Teeth Talk Girl" on social media. Whitney’s journey of spreading dental health awareness began on the YouTube platform — where she started creating toothy videos for the general public.
Now with two audiences (the general public and dental professionals), she creates two videos each week on YouTube, in addition to sharing educational content on her website (teethtalkgirl.com).
Her newest endeavor has been her "Happy Teeth" company, which includes purses, bags, and accessories for healthcare professionals. Whitney’s favorite part about “Happy Teeth” is that for every item purchased – a dental health kit is donated to someone in need.
While still working part-time as a clinical dental hygienist... Whitney lives, breathes, and dreams about teeth and is always excited to “talk teeth” :)
Teeth Talk: @teethtalkgirl, teethtalkgirl.com, YouTube.com/TeethTalk
Happy Teeth: @givehappyteeth, givehappyteeth.com
In this episode, we discuss how dental professionals can help patients with dental anxiety go from fearful tears to joy.
Our guest, Calandra is a holistic oral health coach who has been a clinical dental hygienist for 12 years. She has worked in general dentistry and periodontics. For the last six years she has worked with a doctor who focuses on function and sleep. This expanded her knowledge and introduced her to a world of holistic dentistry. She is a great example for being calm, caring and patient.
Namasteeth!
Caitlin Parsons is a Registered Dental Hygienist of 12 years, a Certified Yoga Therapist, and an Ergonomics & Lifestyle Coach. She's a chronic pain survivor who healed workplace pain and injuries through yoga therapy, posture optimization, and ergonomics. Caitlin is the CEO of Caitlin Parsons Yoga Therapy and the founder of The Aligned Hygienist. Caitlin is passionate about helping dental professionals prevent, reduce and overcome workplace pain, manage stress, and optimize their energy and health. Caitlin loves to help the dental community optimize their health to become better clinicians, team members, and leaders in the industry through her online programs, speaking, and her podcast, The Aligned Hygienist.
Website: www.caitlinparsons.com
Instagram: @_caitlinparsons
Podcast: The Aligned Hygienist
In this episode, we discuss how being a supportive hygienist can elevate our profession whether that be having fun moments with coworkers, supportive to future/seasoned hygienists, or growing in our own dental practice. Our guest, @brushwithbritt is a tiktok star with over 40k followers, instagram influencer, and dental hygienist. She is genuinely compassionate and makes others feel like a best friend when they first meet. She inspires, motivates, and influences many in our profession.
Tiktok/instagram/YouTube/podcast/Facebook @brushwithbritt
RDH Magazine
https://www.rdhmag.com/career-profession/article/14214814/rcc-spotlight-brittany-glauz-brushwithbritt
Top 12 Dental Hygienist Influencers to Follow
https://blog.clouddentistry.com/top-12-dental-hygienist-influencers-follow
25 Best Dental Hygiene Podcasts
https://blog.feedspot.com/dentalhygienepodcasts/
Cocofloss and Dental Hygiene Nation Coupon Code: BRUSHWITHBRITT
I was introduced to Robin Roberts when she was a guest lecture during Dental Hygiene School. She has been a dental hygiene coach, and now a dental consultant. She is an expert on how being mindful of prevention can increase production, ethics, and teamwork in the dental professional world. She is passionate, revolutionary, and warm hearted. In this episode we discuss the WHY, WHAT, and HOW being a mindful dental professional increases production. You can find her at https://hygienicsconsulting.net or robin@hygienicsconsulting.net
Discussing how long a dental professional should meditate and a few easy ways how to during the working day.
In this episode it is discussed how a mental state can improve a dental hygiene career including a few tips.