Meet Dorothy Ferreira, RDH and Mary Jensen, RDH!  Incredible leaders in our profession that lead from the heart. They are both very active with Alliance for Smiles and have volunteered their time in international mission trips.

The key takeaway from this interview: Servant leadership by providing care to those who truly need it brings great meaning, joy, and satisfaction to your life. Learn how this has helped Dorothy and Mary find career excellence and satisfaction in their professional journey. 

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Topics we discuss:

• Having dissatisfaction in your career
• Finding inspiration in DH discussion forums
• Distractions from social media and finding inspiration through it
• What has kept them motivated
• Alliance for Smiles
• Volunteering helps bring joy and satisfaction to your personal and professional life
• Working with people when they are most vulnerable
• Jasmin chokes on gumbo
• Make it less about you
• Interprofessional collaboration
• Keep...

Meet Ellie Naderi, RDH!  She is a powerhouse leader in a DSO organization. Currently, she is the Senior Vice President of Dental Hygiene Operations and has held roles as an educator, in corporate sales, and in business management leadership.

Jasmin enjoyed learning about her journey. The key takeaway from this interview: You are credible and you must believe in yourself, have confidence, and take risks. Ellie emphasized that you can develop the business acumen you need over time to fulfill your goals. Learn how this has helped Ellie in her professional journey and why it has brought her career satisfaction. 

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Topics we discuss:

• How Ellie became a dental hygienist
• Childhood experience with Dentistry
• Experience as a dental hygiene student
• How her table clinic presentation made an impact in her career
• Think outside of the box
• Working with a reputable Pharma company
• Finding an opportunity in corporate sales
• Taking...

It was an honor and privilege to sit and speak with Jill Meyer-Lippert. She is a clinician, writer, speaker, business owner, and advocate for patients undergoing treatment for cancer.

Jasmin enjoyed learning about her journey. The key takeaway from this interview: Push Through the Highs and Lows when pursuing your passion aka pushing through business owner manic depression :). Learn how this has helped Jill in her professional journey and why it has brought her career satisfaction. 

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Topics we discuss:

• Her journey into dental hygiene
• What led to her interest in oncology
• Personal topic leads to passion
• Taking a leap of faith in starting a business
• Business owner depression
• Don't quit your day job
• Find your niche
• The services Side Effect Support Provides
• Providing supportive services for patients
• Having supporters
• Turn excitement into fear
• Giving your first CE course
• Keeping a positive mindset
• Practicing...

For this installment of Think Beyond the Prophy, we are highlighting Jill Meyer-Lippert, RDH. Jill is a RDH passionate about supporting patients undergoing treatment for Cancer. She has been dedicated to our profession for 25 years. Initially trained on the job for dental assisting and administrative duties, she earned her degree in dental hygiene in 1994. Due to her mother’s diagnosis with breast cancer in 1992, she took a special interest in the oral care and concerns of cancer survivors early in her career.

Jill earned a certificate in Oncology Management from the University of Southern Indiana, and is a 2014 recipient of the Sunstar Americas/RDH Award of Distinction. She serves as a Regional Coordinator for the Oral Cancer Foundation, and is a regular contributor for the Anti-Cancer Club.

In 2013, Jill launched her business, Side Effect Support LLC, which is dedicated to helping cancer survivors to manage or prevent short-term oral side effects and long-term damage...

It was an honor and privilege to sit and speak with Debora Carrier, RDH. She is a successful entrepreneur/business owner, scrub designer (the best!!!), speaker, friend, and mentor.

Another layer of career excellence was peeled during the recording of this podcast. Debora dives deep and shares about her success while managing her role as a mother, sister, and friend. The key takeaway from this interview: For career satisfaction, you MUST have a clear VISION and never be afraid to ASK QUESTIONS. Learn how this has helped Debora in her professional journey and why it has brought her career satisfaction.

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Topics we discuss:

• How began her career in dental hygiene
• Being a young RDH
• In the same office for 28 years
• 37 years as an RDH
• How she kept her career satisfaction
• How she was able to stay in this profession for this long
• Modeling career
• Being an active mom and putting your professional career on hold
• How the PTA helped her career
...

It was an honor and privilege to sit and speak with Eurika Peebles, RDH. She is a clinical hygienist that provides mobile dental care, previous dental assistant teacher, speaker, and business owner. 

Jasmin enjoyed learning about her journey. The key takeaway from this interview: Know Your Value. Learn how this has helped Eurika in her professional journey and why it has brought her career satisfaction. 

Thank you for being on the show! 

Topics we discuss:

• Her start in dental hygiene
• Transitioning into dental hygiene
• Her experience as a dental assistant
• Dental hygiene is more than scaling
• Teaching Dental Assistants and dealing with challenging students
• Mobile dental hygiene for vulnerable populations
• Opening a business not associated with dentistry
• Helping Dress for Success, former female prisoners, and victims of sexual and domestic abuse
• Owning a hair salon
• PTSD- How it has affected her life and how she uses it as a motivator
• Best...

Christie and Jasmin had the privilege to interview the AMAZING Jamie Freitag-Dooley, RDH. We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and was inspired by all of the pearls that Jamie shared during the interview. 

Jamie is a compassionate RDH who has created a phenomenal career in public health and has made it her mission to help other RDHs fulfill their big dreams in their professional and personal lives. Jamie is a giver and in this episode, she shares her personal journey in her career and the biggest accomplishments in her life which is raising her two daughters. Hear more of her unique story and be prepared to be inspired to see the good in you. 

Thank you for being on the show! 

Topics we discuss:

• Her career in Dental Hygiene
• 15 years chairside as an RDH before making a career change
• BS at 35 as a single mother
• Mother of two
• Living with no regrets
• Going to school while raising children as a single mother
• Raising a daughter who is living...

This episode is on location at the RDH UOR Conference in Chicago, IL. Jasmin interviews Cathy Richardson, RDH. She is an RDH that has had an extraordinary career and she sheds some serious pearls for our listeners.


Jasmin enjoyed learning about her journey. The key takeaway from this interview: Opportunities WILL NOT Come and Find You. Learn how this has helped Cathy in her professional journey and why it has brought her career satisfaction. 

Thank you for being on the show! 

Topics we discuss:

• What she currently does with Simply Hygiene
• Hygienist Purchasing their own instruments empowers them
• How she became empowered in her career
• Networking
• Thinking outside of the box-no one will find you
• Be intentional with your CE
• Talk all experiences as a learning experience- even volunteering
• Being introverted
• Why she pursued dental hygiene
• Loving the beach

Contact Cathy here: [email protected]

Link to Simply Hygiene: CLICK HERE

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Christie and Jasmin had the privilege to interview the AMAZING Jamie Freitag-Dooley, RDH. We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and was inspired by all of the pearls that Jamie shared during the interview. 

Jamie is a compassionate RDH who has created a phenomenal career in public health and has made it her mission to help other RDHs fulfill their big dreams in their professional and personal lives. Jamie is a giver and in this episode, she shares her personal journey in her career and the biggest accomplishments in her life which is raising her two daughters. Hear more of her unique story and be prepared to be inspired to see the good in you. 

Thank you for being on the show! 

Topics we discuss:

• Her career in Dental Hygiene
• 15 years chairside as an RDH before making a career change
• BS at 35 as a single mother
• Mother of two
• Living with no regrets
• Going to school while raising children as a single mother
• Raising a daughter who is living with...

Jasmin is on location at RDH UOR and had the privilege to interview Kristin Hays, RDH. She is a clinical hygienist, innovator, and hygienist passionate for senior care. 

Jasmin enjoyed learning about her journey. The key takeaway from this interview: Shut up and Color!! Learn how this has helped Kristin in her professional journey and why it has brought her career satisfaction. 

Thank you for being on the show! 

Topics we discuss:

• Airforce Dental Assistant for 10 years
• Career in Dental Hygiene
• Working with Orabrite
• Working in Senior Care
• Being persistent in your goals and taking time off
• Senior Dental Care
• Creation of modification tool for toothbrushes
• Senior oral health line for Orabrite
• Take the initiative and create an opportunity
• Business side of dental hygiene-maintaining business relationships
• Read what you sign
• Direct style of communication
• Create good working relationships
• Best career advice

How to reach Kristin: [email protected]...