What If Dental Hygienists Are Really Brain Health Hygienists?
The Mouth Knows First When I place oral biofilm on a phase-contrast microscope slide, patients are often shocked to see spirochetes twisting, spinning rods darting across the screen, and an ecosystem...
View ArticleBurn Baby Burn: Putting Out the “Mouth Fire”
The Hidden Role of Pepsin, Silent Reflux, Hormones, and Saliva Dysfunction in Burning Mouth Syndrome Many patients describe Burning Mouth Syndrome exactly the same way: ‘It feels like my mouth is on...
View ArticleThe Women’s Health Rescue Summit
If you missed the free premiere of the Women’s Health Rescue Summit, or didn’t get through all the sessions you wanted… Women Empowering Women The encore weekend is here: May 29–30, 2026. This is your...
View ArticleHealer.Detective. Clinician. BioLogical Navigator.Teacher.
What If That’s What Dental Hygienists Have Really Been All Along? Looking Beyond Plaque: Healer For decades, dental hygienists have been viewed primarily as the professionals who “clean teeth.” But...
View ArticleBleeding Gums? The 1-2-3’s of Getting Your Oral Health Back on Track
Recently, a lovely gentleman reached out to me with a question I hear often: “I am doing what I have been told to do. I see my dental team every three months. I brush. I floss. I use a prescription...
View ArticleWhen “Perfect Oral Hygiene” Still Isn’t Enough: Hormones, Healing, and the...
I had the pleasure of joining Dr. Kelly Tanner for a powerful conversation about hormones, oral health, and why some women continue to struggle with bleeding gums, dry mouth, inflammation,...
View ArticleA Real 5G Network: Gums, Guts, Glands, Germs& Genes
The Hidden Connections Between Oral Health and Whole-Body Biology For decades, dentistry and medicine largely treated the mouth as separate from the rest of the body. Teeth were viewed as isolated...
View ArticleHormones and Oral Health
What Every Dental Professional Should Know About Women’s Oral Health In my last post, “A Real 5G Network: Gums, Guts, Glands, Germs & Genes,” I introduced hormones as one part of the oral-systemic...
View ArticleLet Purple Reign: Unleashing the Full Potential Of Dental Hygiene
At RDH Under One Roof, Katrina Sanders, RDH, delivered a powerful closing mega session that did far more than end the conference—it opened a door. With energy, courage, and unmistakable passion for...
View ArticleWell, Look Who Made the Cover!” 😂❤️
There are some days when the mail is considerably more exciting than bills and advertisements. This was one of them. Two issues of The Conscious Smile Magazine arrived — and there I was, smiling back...
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