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Dental Hygiene Basics

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Last episode 19 August 2026. Still going.

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<p>Are you dreaming of becoming a dental hygienist? The Dental Hygiene Basics Podcast is your go-to resource for <em>getting in, getting through, and graduating dental hygiene school</em>.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Never miss an episode, study tips, or upcoming events! <a href="www.dentalhygienebasics.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up</a> for our newsletter: www.dentalhygienebasics.com/newsletter</p><br><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Dana Paladino, RDH (educator, mentor, and founder of Dental Hygiene Basics), this is the only podcast dedicated solely to guiding future and current dental hygiene students from start to finish. Whether you're prepping your application, tackling first-semester stress, or studying for the NBDHE/NDHCE, you’ll find clear, practical, and uplifting guidance here.</p><br><p><br></p><p>At Dental Hygiene Basics, we offer a full-circle support system:</p><p>🎙️ Podcast</p><p>📚 Tutoring</p><p>🎓 Scholarships</p><p>🧡 Educational Resources</p><br><p><br></p><p>This podcast helps you navigate every stage of your dental hygiene journey — from getting accepted to succeeding in school and building your career. You’ll learn how to stand out in your application, prepare for interviews, and develop the study skills, clinical techniques, and instrumentation confidence needed to thrive in hygiene school. We also cover board exam prep (NBDHE/NDHCE), explore both traditional and alternative career pathways for RDHs, and share real stories from hygienists who’ve been in your shoes. Plus, you’ll hear about scholarships and student resources designed to support you along the way.</p><br><p><br></p><p>We answer the questions students actually have — like how to get into dental hygiene school, what to expect once you’re in, and how to prepare for interviews. We break down the biggest challenges students face, how to improve instrumentation and clinical confidence, and the most effective study strategies. We also explore career options after graduation and how to find scholarships and support as a dental hygiene student.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Our Mission: We’re building a supportive, uplifting community where hygienists help aspiring hygienists succeed. 🧡 Our big goal is to award $100,000 in dental hygiene scholarships by 2035 and open doors for the next generation of RDHs.</p><br><p><br></p><p>If you're committed to becoming a registered dental hygienist, this podcast will walk with you every step of the way.</p><p>Subscribe now and start your journey to becoming an RDH! 🎧✨</p><br><p><br></p><br><p>See All of Our Services: With Us on Socials: @dentalhygienebasics</p><br><p><br></p><p>#dentalhygieneschool #dentalhygiene #futurerdh #studentrdh #dentalhygienebasics</p><br><p>This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, dental, legal, or academic advice. Always consult a qualified professional regarding your individual situation.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href=' for more information.</p>

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Episodes

184 episodes in the feed on 24 August 2026. Showing the 100 most recent. The rest are in the feed.

  1. 179179: Building a Meaningful DH Career with Amber Lovatos, LatinaRDH19 August 2026 · 30:54
  2. 178178: What is Dentinal Hypersensitivity & How Can We Help Our Patients Manage it?17 August 2026 · 22:45
  3. 177177: Lessons from an RDH New Grad: Nancy Her’s Story12 August 2026 · 29:33
  4. 176176: A Little Histology Breakdown for the Future RDH10 August 2026 · 14:03
  5. 175175: Breaking Dental Hygiene Stereotypes with the DHY Boys5 August 2026 · 22:39
  6. 174174: What the Top Dental Hygiene Students Do to Succeed in Dental Hygiene School3 August 2026 · 28:07
  7. 173173: How Dana Schmitt Found Her Place in Dental Hygiene29 July 2026 · 19:29
  8. 172172: Dental Hygiene School Loans- Know Before You Go27 July 2026 · 24:32
  9. 171171: Saying Yes to Growth in Dental Hygiene with Melanie Boyd, RDH22 July 2026 · 31:43
  10. 170170: How are You Getting Ready for Dental Hygiene School?20 July 2026 · 26:59
  11. 169169: The Highs and Lows of Dental Hygiene with Tooth Fairy RDH Felicity15 July 2026 · 34:38
  12. 168168: Don't Make These Personal Statement Mistakes!13 July 2026 · 22:46
  13. 167167: Ergonomics and More in Dental Hygiene School with Stephanie Botts, RDH8 July 2026 · 28:45 · Stephanie Botts
  14. 166166: Professional Etiquette for the Future RDH6 July 2026 · 25:11
  15. 165165: Approaching Hygiene School Graduation with Julianna Page1 July 2026 · 22:31
  16. 164164: What I Would Have Done Differently as a Dental Hygiene Educator29 June 2026 · 19:00
  17. 163163: Life in Dental Hygiene School with Sarah and Julio24 June 2026 · 22:27
  18. 162162: Dana's Favorite Scalers22 June 2026 · 12:17
  19. 161161: AI and Dental Hygiene with Maria Jackson, RDH17 June 2026 · 24:37
  20. 160160: Ignore the Haters15 June 2026 · 12:05
  21. 159159: The Importance of Your Why in Dental Hygiene School with Richard Robinson RDH10 June 2026 · 24:53
  22. 158158: Help! Should I Take a Job in Dental Hygiene School?8 June 2026 · 12:06
  23. 157157: Hacking Dental Hygiene School with Dr. Tonya Jeffries3 June 2026 · 27:42
  24. 156156: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in Dental Hygiene School1 June 2026 · 21:42
  25. 155155: Life in Dental Hygiene School with Allison and Julio27 May 2026 · 16:52
  26. 154154: To Keep Growing, You Must Keep Going25 May 2026 · 12:17
  27. 153153: Embracing Opportunity as a Dental Hygienist with Whitney Howerton20 May 2026 · 38:45
  28. 152152: Dana's Tips for New Grad Dental Hygienists18 May 2026 · 20:52
  29. 151151: Motherhood and Juggling Dental Hygiene School with Brittany Wragg13 May 2026 · 35:13
  30. 150150: Is Your To-Do List Preventing You From Taking Action in Dental Hygiene School?11 May 2026 · 13:50
  31. 149149: Help for the New Grad Hygienist with Kim Augustus6 May 2026 · 24:20
  32. 148148: How to Manage Test-Taking Anxiety in Dental Hygiene School4 May 2026 · 15:48
  33. 147147: Surviving Dental Hygiene School with Chardae Hoskins29 April 2026 · 20:21
  34. 146146: The Cornell Method of Studying27 April 2026 · 9:59
  35. 145145: All About ADEX with Shayna Overfelt22 April 2026 · 24:38
  36. 144144: Stop Wasting Time Reading Your Dental Hygiene Notes!20 April 2026 · 12:18
  37. 143143: All Things Dental Hygiene Education with Danni Linton15 April 2026 · 34:17
  38. 142142: Dana's Tips for the Clinical Manikin Exam13 April 2026 · 13:57
  39. 141141: How Lisa Curbow Built a Career in Special Needs Dentistry8 April 2026 · 25:01
  40. 140140: Help! I Failed My National Board Exam!6 April 2026 · 14:35
  41. 139139: Jaskiren Explains the Link Between Clinical Practice and Memory Retention1 April 2026 · 25:14
  42. 138138: Using Visualization to Improve Your Instrumentation Skills30 March 2026 · 12:11
  43. 137137: Special Guest Host Julio interviews Cailin Hawn25 March 2026 · 25:10
  44. 136136: Are You Studying High-Yield Topics in Dental Hygiene School...Or Are You Wasting Time?23 March 2026 · 13:01
  45. 135135: Claire Jeong, Founder of Student RDH, Explains Why Traditional Study Methods Fail18 March 2026 · 33:04
  46. 134134: Dental Hygiene Boards Prep Without Burnout16 March 2026 · 11:54
  47. 133133: How Aliyah Overcame the Unexpected in Dental Hygiene School11 March 2026 · 38:27
  48. 132132: Study Strategies That Work in Dental Hygiene School When Time Is Tight9 March 2026 · 10:01
  49. 131131: Part 2: Future RDH and Current Expanded-Functions Dental Assistant, Julio Cesar4 March 2026 · 21:43
  50. 130130: How Do I Survive Dental Hygiene School Midterms?2 March 2026 · 19:17
  51. 129129: Part 1: Future RDH and Current Expanded-Functions Dental Assistant, Julio Cesar25 February 2026 · 17:55
  52. 128128: The Best Question You Can Ask Yourself in Dental Hygiene School - Why?23 February 2026 · 7:55
  53. 127127: Bethany's Work on the Oral Health Awareness Project18 February 2026 · 33:42
  54. 126126: How Does GPA Affect Your Dental Hygiene School Application?16 February 2026 · 16:04
  55. 125125: How Miranda Pivoted from Dental Hygiene After a Wrist Injury11 February 2026 · 27:26
  56. 124124: What Classes Do You Need to Apply to Dental Hygiene School?9 February 2026 · 12:19
  57. 123123: KBYG: The Downsides to Dental Hygiene6 February 2026 · 33:54
  58. 122122: Brush with Britt is Back to Talk Finances4 February 2026 · 26:10
  59. 121121: How to Know If You're Meant to Be a Dental Hygienist (The Nudge, The Knock, The Rhino)2 February 2026 · 14:01
  60. 120120: Imposter syndrome in dental hygiene school28 January 2026 · 13:41
  61. 119119: The Dental Hygiene Mom Who's Done It All: Stacy Weisman21 January 2026 · 28:25
  62. 118118: Writing "Plaque Poop" with RDH Kim McCrady14 January 2026 · 26:49
  63. 117117: Paula and Kevin's Journeys from Mental Struggles in Dental Hygiene School to Becoming Educators7 January 2026 · 34:42
  64. 116116: Megan Koller's Dental Hygiene School Experience31 December 2025 · 38:43
  65. 115115: Protect Your Biggest Asset in Dental Hygiene School24 December 2025 · 13:41
  66. 114114: Tips for Managing Time in Clinic in Dental Hygiene School17 December 2025 · 14:11
  67. 113113: Time Management Tips Before and During Dental Hygiene School10 December 2025 · 17:47
  68. 112112: A Tale of Two Podcasters- Andrew Johnston's Dental Hygiene Story3 December 2025 · 24:29
  69. 111111: Combining Dental Hygiene and Myofunctional Therapy with Saray Fung26 November 2025 · 17:18
  70. 110110: Why is Infection Control SO Important in Dental Hygiene with Deanna Otts-Whitfield19 November 2025 · 26:22
  71. 109109: Combining Entrepreneurship and Dental Hygiene with Debi Dencek from CordEze®12 November 2025 · 38:45
  72. 108108: Mastering Dental Hygiene with Megan McCann5 November 2025 · 35:25
  73. 107107: Why I'm Over the Phrase: "I Knew I Could Do More"29 October 2025 · 8:47
  74. 106106: Part 2- Destined for Dental Hygiene with Rachael Zustin22 October 2025 · 18:26
  75. 105105: Part 1- Destined for Dental Hygiene with Rachael Zustin15 October 2025 · 30:41
  76. 104104: Career Update with Tooth Fairy Tish8 October 2025 · 46:06
  77. 103103: Bonus Podcast! What to Wear When Shadowing a Dental Hygienist5 October 2025 · 10:11
  78. 102102: Florie Mancilla's Journey of Rising through Adversities in Dental Hygiene1 October 2025 · 37:00
  79. 101101: Special Guest Host Jose interviews Maria Paula Rodriguez @mariapaula.rdh24 September 2025 · 30:25
  80. 100100: Special Guest Host Jose interviews Shelby Wagenman17 September 2025 · 36:02
  81. 9999: Part 2 - Dental Hygienists and Graduate Students Marcus and Lily10 September 2025 · 21:14
  82. 9898: Part 1 - Dental Hygienists and Graduate Students Marcus and Lily3 September 2025 · 26:13
  83. 9797: The Face Behind Dental Hygiene Basics: Dana, MS, RDH27 August 2025 · 28:20
  84. 96Positive Self-Talk in Dental Hygiene School20 August 2025 · 15:12
  85. 95The Journey of Pediatric Dental Hygienist An Chih Do13 August 2025 · 27:53
  86. 94AI is Ruining Your Personal Statements6 August 2025 · 13:12
  87. 93Amanda's Versatile Resume as a Dental Hygienist30 July 2025 · 34:05
  88. 92Things to Leave Behind in Dental Hygiene School23 July 2025 · 9:58
  89. 91Marie Shares Her Educator's Perspective for Dental Hygiene Students16 July 2025 · 32:29
  90. 90The Future of Dental Hygiene Basics9 July 2025 · 8:14
  91. 89Excelling in an Accelerated Dental Hygiene Program with Anistinn2 July 2025 · 35:13
  92. 88Maggie Moodie Explains Game-Based Learning for Dental Hygiene Students25 June 2025 · 46:03
  93. 87Variety in Dental Hygiene: Public Health Clinician and Educator Shelley Brown18 June 2025 · 36:25
  94. 86The Hijabi Hygienist's Experience in Dental Hygiene School11 June 2025 · 31:38
  95. 85Getting Ready to Start Dental Hygiene School? Make Sure You Have Your Vaccines in Order!4 June 2025 · 7:23
  96. 84Managing Cancer Patients as a Dental Professional28 May 2025 · 27:08
  97. 83Avoiding Dental Hygiene Scholarship Scams21 May 2025 · 7:03
  98. 82Navigating the Dental Field as a New Grad Dental Hygienist14 May 2025 · 25:57
  99. 81Dana's Tips for Dental Hygiene Finals7 May 2025 · 9:51
  100. 80Part 2: First Recipient of the Dental Hygiene Basics Scholarship: Makya Smith30 April 2025 · 22:41

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