{"podcast":{"title":"The Inspired Hygiene Podcast","slug":"the-inspired-hygiene-podcast-7353044","podcast_index_feed_id":7353044,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/InspiredHygienePodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://InspiredHygienePodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20763977/The_IH_Podcast_Graphic_4_b4eio.png","author":"Inspired Hygiene","episode_count":32,"summary":"Join Rachel Wall, RDH and founder of Inspired Hygiene, as she shares insights gained from over 20 years of experience observing thousands of dental hygiene operations. With a keen eye for what creates transformational change, Rachel delivers practical strategies that positively impact patients, practice owners, and dental teams alike. Each season focuses on a single powerful topic, breaking it down into actionable advice, authentic stories from the field, and tools you can implement immediately. 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This season is focused on rebuilding the dentist–hygienist relationship—because when providers collaborate with trust and respect, it creates a win for patients, the team, and the practice. In today’s episode, Rachel is joined by Misty Mattingly, RDH—Chief Dental Hygiene Officer at Sage Dental, where she supports and leads 260+ full-time hygienists. Misty shares her remarkable journey—from entering dentistry at 14, putting herself through hygiene school, and working across nearly every role in a dental practice… to stepping into executive leadership inside a growing DSO. This is a candid, practical conversation about what it really takes to retain hygienists, build alignment between providers, and lead change with clarity—without losing the human side of dentistry. In this episode, you’ll learn: Misty’s path from clinical hygienist to Chief Dental Hygiene Officer What respect and support looks like in real-life leadership How Sage drives strong retention and builds hygienist engagement at scale Why doctor–hygiene case review meetings matter (calibration, alignment, confidence) How DSOs can create a “peer-to-peer” dynamic between doctors and hygienists The role of communication + change management (and why it starts months early) What’s happening with hygiene staffing, compensation pressure, and access to care Practical ways hygienists and dentists can support each other today Check out Misty’s podcast: 🎧 Hygiene Happy Hour — real conversations (with cocktails or mocktails) about dentistry and life outside the op. 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