Smiles of Peds: Recent Episodes

Rund Abdelnabi

"Smiles Of Peds" is a podcast that I am creating solely for the purpose of reflection and to record my experiences, especially the ones that stand out, in more detail. In this podcast, I will discuss a variety of topics related to my experience at Indigo Pediatric Dentistry. I will discuss topics that include office treatments, controversial dental issues, new technologies, and so much more! I hope that "Smiles Of Peds" will add a deeper meaning to my reflections! I hope you enjoy my podcast!

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In this episode, I touched upon the multiple blessings I have received and multiple things that I learned from my time at Indigo Pediatric Dentistry. I am forever thankful for this experience. Thank you to Dr. Rula, all of her amazing staff, Mrs. Moreira, and everyone else who had a part of making this class and experience a possibility. I am forever grateful. Most importantly, thank you for taking the time to listen to my thoughts & reflections! Enjoy this last episode. 

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In this episode, I addressed the following questions: 

Dental assistant vs. Dental hygienist vs. Dentist

  • What are the job descriptions?
  • What are the differences?
  • Where do they overlap?
  • What are the different characteristics that you need to have in order to do each of the following?
  • Is there a difference in job descriptions between Pediatrics and General/Adult Dentistry?

I really delved into the job descriptions I saw based on my experience at Indigo! I really hope you enjoy this episode!  

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Is Fluoride good? Is it bad? Wait, is it really in our water? What's going on??? In this episode, I answered all of these questions. What do you think about fluoride? 

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In this episode, I talk about the experience that got me interested in volunteering at a free medical clinic! Free medical clinics are super important and helpful! If you love volunteering, free medical clinics are great for you! 

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In this episode, I spoke about a new treatment & technology- Laser treatment! This new technology is super cool! Listen to this episode to learn more! 

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In this episode, I talked about a very fun aspect of my internship - TREATMENTS! Treatments are super cool to watch because so much happens in such a short amount of time. I spoke about the correlation between the child's behavior during hygiene cleanings & the form of sedation used during treatments. IV Sedation Day was today too!!! I spoke about sealants, fillings, crowns, and LOLLIPOPS! Listen to hear a funny story about lollipops! Listen to the dentist! 

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Welcome back to Smile of Peds! I am so happy you are all joining me again! Today's episode was a fun one! I got to talk about my first day at my internship! It was such a fun & eye-opening day! I learned so much, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I can not wait to see what the future holds! 

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Welcome to Episode #1! In this episode, I explain the purpose behind "Smile of Peds!" I highlight my expectations for this podcast and talk about why I chose my internship, how I became interested in dentistry, how I decided to pick Dr. Rula as my mentor, and so much more! Enjoy!