Need CE? Check out the latest courses at https://rdh.tv/ce In this Hygiene Chat, Emily Boge, CDA, RDH, MPA, and Kara Vavrosky, RDHEP, discuss the recent comments made by an Illinois Dental Society lobbyist saying this about dental hygienists: "I just don't feel anybody with a two-year associate's degree is medically qualified to correct your health. They're trained to clean teeth. They take a sharp little instrument and scrape your teeth. That's what they do. That's all they do." To see Spring Hatfield's response, check out her article here: https://www.todaysrdh.com/illinois-dental-society-insult-to-dental-hygiene-really-insults-overall-population/ Podcast originally posted as a video on Kara RDH's Facebook page on November 3, 2021: https://www.facebook.com/DentalHygieneKaraRDH/videos/7060395777305671 Get daily dental hygiene articles at https://www.todaysrdh.com Follow Today's RDH on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TodaysRDH/ Follow Kara RDH on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DentalHygieneKaraRDH/ Follow Kara RDH on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kara_rdh/

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

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