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Matthew Bradley, RDH — The Guygienist: Male Hygienists, Medical-Dental Integration & Refusing Mediocrity

Latest · The Guygienist on being a male dental hygienist, growing on social media with a message, the ADHA integrative health summit, dry mouth after radiation therapy, airway conversations that stick, and whether isolated 5mm pockets really need SRP.

Everything Your Grandmother Told You About Oral Health Might Be Wrong

Recent · Dental myths debunked: Listerine's weird history as a surgical antiseptic and floor cleaner, where the six-month cleaning myth came from, fluoride and the thyroid, hydroxyapatite, baking soda abrasivity, charcoal toothpaste and SLS.

Melissa A. Obrotka, The Badass Hygienist: Scope of Practice, Standard of Care & Why Hygiene Has to Change

Recent · Melissa A. Obrotka, RDH — The Badass Hygienist — on why hygiene school benchmarks calculus instead of clinicians, the independent practice debate, temp-rate reality, and treating every patient like somebody you love.

Your Tongue Has Opinions: Vitamins, Minerals, Gut Health & Sleep

Recent · Angular cheilitis, bleeding gums, burning tongue and dry mouth — plus vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc, magnesium, fiber, probiotics and sleep, and why the mouth is the body's early warning system.

Holly Moons' Bowl of Questions: Don't Wait for the Dentist to Rescue You

Recent · A fully unscripted episode. Holly Moons, RDH pulls questions out of a bowl and asks the ones nobody answers out loud — bad equipment, buying your own loupes, patients who need control, and whether a boss has ever defended you.

What Hygiene School Doesn't Teach You: A New Grad Survival Guide

Recent · Real-world speed, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, weird offices, temping, interview questions nobody taught you to ask, and the ergonomics that decide how long your career lasts.

Brush With Britt: TikTok, the World Hygienist Award & the Future of RDH Advocacy

Recent · World Hygienist Award winner and viral RDH content creator Brush With Britt on building a dental hygiene community from a COVID lockdown, surviving hygiene school, the double column debate, and why every hygienist deserves a bigger career.

• Brush With Britt on Instagram
• Brush With Britt on TikTok
• Brush With Britt on YouTube

Your Mouth, Your Gut, Your Immune System: The Inflammation Conversation

Recent · The oral microbiome, gut health, and autoimmune disease are one conversation. We break down the oral-gut-immune axis, dysbiosis, leaky gut, and why hygienists spot the pattern first.

Michelle Strange: Why Curious Hygienists Change the Profession

Recent · 25+ year RDH, educator, infection-prevention expert, and hygienist-owned practice owner on curiosity, evidence-based care, and the future of dental hygiene.

• Michelle Strange on Instagram
• Level Up Infection Prevention

Imposter Syndrome in Dental Hygiene

Recent · Being qualified and still feeling like you don't belong — the wiring, the trauma, and how to stop shrinking.

From Free Scrubs to Functional Medicine

Recent · How we went from clinical burnout to actually caring about whole-body health.

• Functional Roots Podcast
• Instagram @thecurvyscaler

What We Actually Do With Our Patients (That Most Offices Don't)

Recent · The real protocols, conversations, and care most patients never get in a typical dental visit.

Why Are Dental Hygienists Undervalued?

2 weeks ago · A spicy take on the most underestimated role in the dental world.

Lauren's Journey from Dental Hygienist to Myofunctional Therapist

3 weeks ago · Lauren's path from the operatory to airway, myofunctional therapy, and whole-body wellness.

Root To Rise: Anastasia Dallas

1 month ago · Anastasia's story — the unfiltered version of how she became the hygienist she is today.

Welcome to the Unhinged Hygienists

1 month ago · Meet your hosts and find out what this podcast is really about. Buckle up.