Meet Alex Uruburo the inventor of Tapkin®, amazing dental assistant, and dedicated Dad. Listen in as we get to know him and his incredible product!

The Tapkin® is MOMgienists® approved!

Topics we discuss:

• Background: Naval experience and becoming a Dental Assistant
• Being a Dad and balancing work and school
• Pivoting into entrepreneurship
• Creating a dental-related product
• Partnerships in Dental Businesses
• Maintaining a Business
• All about Tapkin: Jasmin shares her experience using Tapkin Bibs

Contact Alex here: [email protected] 

Find Tapkin® here.

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Meet Mary Jensen, RDH, the 2017 Phillips Sonicare Heart to Hands Award Recipient! Andrew Johnston of A Tale of Two Hygienist joins in this interview. Andrew and Jasmin do a brief recap of Smiles at Sea and share the inspiring professional journey of Mary.  She shares insight on creating opportunities for yourself and what it's like professionally when the children are raised. Mary hasn't slowed down in her passion for providing care to the underserved. 

Get to know this incredible MOMgienist®!

Topics we discuss:

• Smile at Sea experience
• Background as an RDH
• Advancing your Dental Hygiene degree
• Working overseas
• International volunteering: Alliance for Smiles
• Hylife Oral Health Alliance Specialist: "Business within a Business"
• Preparing yourself for mission trips
• What is Hylife?

Contact Mary here: [email protected] 

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Where to find...

Where to begin with this episode?

There are so many key takeaways and powerful messages delivered by Lisa's story. You just have to listen! :) 

Get to know this incredible MOMgienist®!

Topics we discuss:

• Becoming an RDH
• Being a teenage mother
• Having a Support System
• Overcoming challenges of shame
• Pursuing your goals one step at a time
• Understanding your why
• Careers in Public Health and Academia
• Hobbies: Scuba Diving and Dancing 

Contact Lisa here: [email protected]

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Disclaimer: We decided to keep the blooper in the beginning. Why? Because we are human and want to share the fun we have on our podcast. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and leave a review. It helps others find our podcast!...

Know your worth.

Do not underestimate yourself, your knowledge, or your abilities. And don’t you let anyone else control those feelings of self worth.

Relationships are everywhere. Parents to children, husband to wife, parent to teacher, self to employer, friend to friend. Each one of these relationships need to be built and grow on a solid foundation of respect, trust, and admiration.

What happens when that foundation becomes unbalanced? One side of that relationship becomes jealous, bitter, angry and they pour that out in many ways. The other side of that relationship becomes silent, accommodating, and weary as they soak in all the negativity thrown at them. This type of relationship is abusive, it is bullying, it is wrong. As hard as it seems that it may be to walk away, please do so. You deserve so much more. You deserve to be somewhere where you are appreciated, respected, admired, trusted, encouraged, and celebrated.

You deserve to be heard when you speak. You deserve...

This week's episode is with the incredible MOMgienist Cara Reck, RDH. She is the 2016-2017 President of the Montana Dental Hygienists Association. She is a mom to a sweet little boy and amazing wife. She shares her experiences with working on an Indian Reservation, handling the responsibilities of motherhood, and supporting her husband while he is deployed. She sets a fine example for us all. We are so thankful to get to know her more and hope the listeners enjoy this touching and fun interview!

Some of the topics discussed:

• Choosing a career in Dental Hygiene
• Experience with treating patients on an Indian Reservation
• Being a Military Wife
• Finding joy and maintaining a family 
• True Friendship...Shout out to Crystal Springs, RDH!
• Recovering from a shattered wrist on your dominant hand
• Disability Insurance and the ADHA
• Handling her role as MDHA President

Would you like to hear more from Cara? She can be reached at [email protected] 

Disclaimer: Jasmin...

Dorothy Ferreira is a gem to our profession. She has been a dental hygienist for 30 years. For the last 8 years, she has volunteered her time on international trips with Alliance for Smiles. She has visited over 7 countries and shares her professional journey. Dorothy is brilliant, funny, and charismatic person and you will fall in love with her journey as much as we have.

Dorothy is a speaker and great person to get to know. Please contact her! She is a wealth of knowledge and is eager to help all.

What we discuss:

• Becoming a RDH
• Interviewing while pregnant
• Getting into international dental hygiene care
• Advancing your Degree
• Adjusting to International care
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Traveling Cross Country with a teenager
   

Contact Dorothy here: [email protected] 

Found out about the organization: Alliance for Smiles

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Meet Melissa Rosochaki, RDH! Fearless RDH in our industry that has reinvented herself throughout her career. She is an educator, speaker, entrepreneur, and all around awesome MOMgienist. Hear her amazing journey and be inspired by her accomplishments! 

Melissa and Jasmin have an awesome time getting real and discussing the complexity of being a mother and a professional. 

Check out Melissa's business with co-owner Dana Zanotti, Compressions of the Heart.

Reach her here: [email protected].

What we discussed:

• Dental Hygiene as a second career
• Going to School with children
• Mobile Dentistry
• Transitioning into Academia
• Benefits of Advancing your Degree
• Becoming an entrepreneur
• Balancing and Prioritizing Family
• Demonstrating Leadership skills and setting a fine example for female children
• Final thoughts

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MOMgienists are tackling professional bullying, Part II.

Bullying is often talked about in mainstream news when it affects children or teenagers. It if often ignored when it plagues adults in the workplace or any professional organization. Many adults have endured some form of bullying at work or in professional organizations.

What is a professional bully? How can you identify the signs of bullying? What steps have some of your peers taken when encountering a professional bully?

This topic will be a series of episodes. This episode Jasmin, Christie, Amy Ericks, and Jennifer Frame get real and personal. 

MOMgienists is very thankful to have had Amy Ericks and Jennifer Frame a part of the show. They are brilliant and successful women that show that we can support one another as we achieve excellence in our industry.

Amy Ericks' Bio:  I’m a wife of 13 years, a mom of 10 years plus 4 years (because let’s face it, each child is different and my...

 
Meet Tina Modi, RDH! She is the Past President of the New Jersey Dental Hygienists' Association, Office Manager of Complete Dental Care located in Somerset, NJ, wife of a dentist, and MOMgienist of two beautiful children! 

For some, when they hear wife of the dentist and office manager they assume the stereotypical nightmare of a dental hygienist. However, Tina is far from that! Listen in as we get real about motherhood, our profession, maintaining a marriage, and having time for ourselves!

Topics we discuss:

• Being a dental hygienist
• Going through dental hygiene school with children
• Getting involved with a professional association
• Being an office manager and the wife of the dentist
• Having and maintaining a relationship while married and/or working with your spouse
• Bollywood dancing
• Letting loose as an entrepreneur and parent
• Having a separate identity as a Mom
  Celebration of Holi and love of roti

Check out:
Complete Dental Care

Contact Tina here:

Watch...

Bullying is often talked about in mainstream news when it affects children or teenagers. It if often ignored when it plagues adults in the workplace or any professional organization. Many adults have endured some form of bullying at work or in professional organizations.

What is a professional bully? How can you identify the signs of bullying? What steps have some of your peers taken when encountering a professional bully?

This topic will be a series of episodes. This episode Jasmin, Carrie, and Michelle get real and personal. MOMgienists is very thankful to have had Carrie Ibbetson Host of Healthy Mouth and Healthy Life Podcast and Michelle Strange (honorary MOMgienist) Host of A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast a part of the show. They are brilliant and successful women that show that we can support one another as we achieve excellence in our industry.

Disclaimer: MOMgienists supports all roles in dentistry including Dental Assistants, Dental...