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Companion reads to every episode. Oral-systemic health, airway, sleep, and whole-body wellness — written for hygienists, patients, and curious humans.
- Episode 13Dental Hygiene
What Hygiene School Doesn't Teach You: The Survival Guide for New Grad Dental Hygienists
By Lauren & Anastasia · July 26, 2026 · 11 min read
Nobody hands you a clipboard-carrying instructor on day one. Speed, imposter syndrome, weird offices, perfectionism, and the interview questions nobody taught you to ask — the lessons you only learn out in the dental jungle.
Read the full article - Episode 12Dental Hygiene
Brush With Britt: How One Dental Hygienist Turned TikTok Into a Movement — And What Every RDH Can Steal From Her Playbook
By Lauren & Anastasia · July 16, 2026 · 12 min read
World Hygienist Award winner. Speaker. Podcaster. Educator. TikTok famous. Britt started posting during COVID with nothing to lose — and became one of the loudest voices in dental hygiene. Here's the full conversation, the playbook, and the permission slip.
Read the full article - Episode 11Oral-Systemic Health
Your Mouth, Your Gut, Your Immune System: The Inflammation Conversation Nobody Told You Was Connected
By Lauren & Anastasia · July 12, 2026 · 13 min read
Bleeding gums, bloating, brain fog, and autoimmune flare-ups aren't separate problems — they're the same conversation showing up in different parts of your body. Here's what the oral-gut-immune axis actually means, and what to do about it.
Read the full article - Episode 10Dental Hygiene
Why Curious Hygienists Will Shape the Future of Dentistry: Michelle Strange on Evidence, Independence, and Evolving the Profession
By Lauren & Anastasia · July 2, 2026 · 12 min read
Michelle Strange, RDH — 25+ year hygienist, educator, infection-prevention expert, and hygienist-owned practice owner in Colorado — on curiosity, evidence-based care, and building a bigger career in dental hygiene.
Read the full article - Episode 09Oral-Systemic Health
Your Mouth Is the Messenger: The Oral-Systemic, Airway, and Gut Connection Nobody Told You About
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 25, 2026 · 11 min read
Bleeding gums, snoring, scalloped tongues, dry mouth, recurrent cavities — these aren't isolated dental issues. They're your body snitching. Here's what your hygienist is actually reading.
Read the full article - Episode 08Dental Hygiene
Skip the Scrape with Joy Davis: Air Polishing, Airway, and Rethinking Modern Hygiene
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 25, 2026 · 11 min read
Episode 8 — Joy Davis (RDH, founder of Skip the Scrape) joins Lauren and Anastasia to challenge the six-month-recall myth, talk biofilm-first care with Guided Biofilm Therapy, and explain why hygienists are the airway profession nobody told them they were.
Read the full article - Episode 07Healthcare Burnout
Imposter Syndrome in Dental Hygiene: Being Qualified and Still Feeling Like You Don't Belong
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 11, 2026 · 10 min read
Episode 7 — Lauren and Anastasia get raw about imposter syndrome: the wiring, the trauma, the people-pleasing, and how hygienists can stop shrinking and start owning the room.
Read the full article - Episode 06Functional Medicine
From Free Scrubs to Functional Medicine: Amanda Hale on Biological Hygiene, Microbiome Testing, and Healing Your Whole Body
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 8, 2026 · 10 min read
Our very first guest, Amanda Hale (RDH, biological dentistry advocate, functional medicine health coach), joins Anastasia and Lauren to talk sleep, SIBO, mitochondria, oral microbiome testing, 80- and 140-pound transformations, and why dentistry profits when hygiene fails.
Read the full article - Episode 05Dental Hygiene
What We Actually Do With Our Patients (That Most Offices Don't): Airway and Whole-Body Dental Hygiene
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 8, 2026 · 10 min read
Spoiler: it's way more than scraping tartar and reminding you to floss. Anastasia and Lauren walk through what a real airway- and whole-body-focused hygiene appointment looks like — from GBT and biofilm to perio probing, oral cancer screening, sleep-disordered breathing, and CBCT airway analysis.
Read the full article - Episode 04Healthcare Burnout
Undervalued and Underappreciated: Why Dental Hygienists Are Burning Out (and How We Fix It)
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 8, 2026 · 10 min read
Dental hygienists are highly educated healthcare providers — not 'the girl who cleans teeth.' Anastasia and Lauren unpack where the perception came from, the truth about the six-month cleaning myth, and how hygienists can reclaim their voice.
Read the full article - Episode 03Myofunctional Therapy
Lauren Kennedy's Journey: From Flight Attendant to Myofunctional Therapist and Unhinged Hygienist
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 8, 2026 · 10 min read
Lauren Kennedy shares her wild ride from aspiring therapist to United Airlines flight attendant, Home Depot flooring expert, and finally the myofunctional therapist changing lives one airway at a time.
Read the full article - Episode 02Women's Health
Anastasia's Journey: From a Lost Greek Girl to a Healthcare Advocate Who Refused to Give Up
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 8, 2026 · 10 min read
Anastasia Dallas shares her raw, unfiltered story — strict upbringing, accidental career, divorce, autoimmune crisis, and the year-long battle with chronic hives that taught her the power of self-advocacy.
Read the full article - Episode 01Oral-Systemic Health
Welcome to The Unhinged Hygienists: Why Dental Hygiene Is About Whole-Body Health
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 8, 2026 · 9 min read
Meet Lauren and Anastasia — two dental hygienists with 40+ combined years redefining what oral health really means for your gut, airway, sleep, and nervous system.
Read the full article - Airway Health
Mouth Breathing and Sleep: The Hidden Airway Crisis Nobody Diagnosed
By Lauren & Anastasia · June 12, 2026 · 9 min read
Mouth breathing is not a quirk — it's a downstream symptom of an airway your body is fighting to keep open. Here's what the science says, and why hygienists are the first line of defense.
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