017 Protecting our Public Health Podcast with Sharity Ludwig

Joining Sharity this week on the Protecting our Public Health Podcast is Matt Crespin, the current ADHA President, who shares with listeners the role ADHA plays in advancing public health.

 

Episode Highlights:

 

• How ADHA defines public health and how they determined their definition
• Ways in which the ADHA is advancing public health in Dentistry
• Matt’s advice to dental hygienists about advocacy
• The Oral Advocacy Toolkit
• Why it’s important to be a member of ADHA

 

Quotes:

 

“These are states where the public can directly access a dental hygienist without first having to see a dentist.”

 

“Sometimes we can be instrumental in helping States understand policy changes.”

 

“Dental hygienists are now starting to practice in places like nursing homes, and daycares, medical offices.”

 

“ADHA has certainly been at the table and been very influential in the…progression of dental therapy.”

 

“We know that we can’t advance and improve the oral health on our own, we have to partner with other organizations.”

 

 Links:

 

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

 

Tips from Former Smokers homepage:   adhaquittobacco.org

 

Matt’s email:   mattc@adha.net

 

Oral Health Advocacy Kit:   https://dentistry.temple.edu/Oral_Health_Advocacy_Toolkit