Hygiene Chat: Elevating the Hygienist’s Role in Prevention and Patient Motivation

About this episode

Kara Vavrosky discusses the role of dental hygienists in prevention and patient motivation with Dr. JoAnn Gurenlian.

Kara Vavrosky, RDHEP, had a great chat with Dr. JoAnn Gurenlian, a co-author of a white paper on elevating dental hygienists’ role in prevention and patient motivation. Dr. JoAnn Gurenlian is the Director of Education, Research, and Advocacy for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA). She is also a Professor Emerita for the Department of Dental Hygiene at Idaho State University, a Fellow of the ADHA, an Affiliate Academic Fellow of the American Academy of Oral Medicine, and Past President of the ADHA and the International Federation of Dental Hygienists. JoAnn is the author of over 350 papers in dental hygiene, dental, and medical publications and has given over 650 presentations at regional, national, and international events. A big thank you to LISTERINE® for sponsoring this video and for being such a champion of dental hygienists and clinical research. To download and read the full white paper, go to https://rdh.tv/WhitePaper If you are a licensed dental professional, join LISTERINE® Pro Partners (it’s free!) to get access to free LISTERINE® samples at https://rdh.tv/Listerine Need CE? Start earning CE credits today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rdh.tv/ce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get…

People in this episode

Host: Kara Vavrosky

Guest: Dr. JoAnn Gurenlian

Topics covered

• dental hygiene
• patient motivation
• prevention
• professional development
• dental education

Keywords

• dental hygienists
• prevention
• patient motivation
• ADHA
• dental education

Sponsors

LISTERINE®

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Dental Hygienists’ Association, Idaho State University, LISTERINE® Pro Partners

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