About This Episode:

What does it really mean to hold a dental hygiene license? In this episode, Dave and Jessica sit down with Amanda Hill — speaker, consultant, award-winning author,to unpack what licensure truly represents for dental hygienists. This is not a conversation about paperwork and renewal fees. It is a candid, thought-provoking discussion about responsibility, public trust, and what it means to show up for your patients at the highest level of your profession.

What We Cover:

Why "access to care" can become "babysitting disease" in dentistry

A clarion call for dental hygienists to level up

Virginia's new dental laws: 120-hour assistants and foreign-trained dentists

Why dental hygiene should feel like a therapeutic massage and what that means for patient care

Why patients trust the letters on your scrubs and why licensure matters more than you think

The invisible protections your dental hygienist provides every single appointment

About Amanda Hill, BSDH, RDH, CDIPC

Amanda Hill is an enthusiastic speaker, innovative consultant, and award-winning author with over 25 years of clinical dental hygiene experience. A sought-after thought leader, she has authored over one hundred articles bringing clarity to some of dentistry's hottest topics. She is the recipient of the Association for Dental Safety's Emerging Infection Control Leader award and serves on the advisory boards of RDH Magazine, Dentistry IQ, and the Association for Dental Safety's Infection Control In Practice Editorial Review Board. Amanda is passionate about making dentistry accurate, accessible, and yes — fun.

Connect With Amanda:

Website: www.amandahillrdh.com

Email: amandahillrdh@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-hill-rdh-261167149/