03/06/2026
Happy National Dentistās Day to five of my favorite dentists!Ā
𦷠Dr. Becky: the very first to support my YouTube videos. She let me film in her office on weekends and even agreed to be in the videos herself! She would tell patients things like, āDid you know your hygienist is on YouTube?ā which always made me feel so supported. Iāll never take that kind of encouragement for granted. I also learned everything about patient-provider communication from her, and sheās a huge part of what inspired me to pursue my masterās in health communication because I wanted to attemptttttt to get as good as her!
𦷠Dr. Joe: another incredibly supportive dentist who was always willing to jump into creating content with me! We acted out silly skits, cleaned eachotherās teeth on camera, reacted to tooth extraction videos, danced, danced, danced⦠those pandemic days were wild! We had such fun! .powers2
𦷠Dr. K: my very first boss!!! He helped me smoothly transition from dental assisting into dental hygiene and taught me so much about how a dental office runs. He also let me film in his office, which holds a lot of super special memories with a super special dental fam.
𦷠Dr. Reshma: we started together as lab assistants in a GEOLOGY lab and both ended up in dentistry! And if youāve ever worked in a dark lab⦠you know itās like vegas! what is said in the dark lab stays in the dark lab LOL the conversations we had in there WOOOWWZEE! but truly how amazing that we went from rocks to teeth!
𦷠Dr. Kyle: my newest dentist pal! Iāll be honest, sometimes Iām a little hesitant working with new people because I wonder if theyāll think what I do outside the office (YouTube!) is weird. But Dr. Kyle showed me I had nothing to worry about. So grateful to work with dentists who make me feel comfortable, supported, and part of a team.