The Dental Handoff

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner makes the ‘dental handoff’ to fellow dental hygienist, Katrina Klein!! Katrina is a practicing registered dental hygienist since 2007, international speaker, author, competitive bodybuilder, certified personal trainer, certified ergonomic assessment specialist and biomechanics nerd. She’s the founder of ErgoFitLife, where ergonomics and fitness are a lifestyle to…

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner makes the ‘dental handoff’ to fellow dental hygienist, Marvelyn Navarro! Marvelyn is an accomplished Dental Hygienist with 15 years in the field, including 8 years of specialization. Since graduating in 2016, she has pursued professional growth and mastered innovative technologies like dental endoscopes. Marvelyn is also a…

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner makes the dental handoff to Dr. John Arthur Svirsky! Dr. Svirsky is Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Career Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He joins Dr. Kelly today to take Dental Handoff listeners on a journey through his dental career, from becoming an oral pathologist to speaking to…

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner makes the dental handoff to Susan Maples, DDS! Dr. Susan Maples leads a successful, insurance-independent Total Health Dental practice in Holt, Michigan.She brings preventive and restorative dental expertise, a passion for mouth-body total health, a master’s degree in business/marketing, and 35+ years of experience in private practice.In…

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner makes the dental handoff to fellow dental hygienist, Brooke Benton! Brooke Benton is a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator and an Adjunct Clinical Instructor at New York University College of Dentistry. She holds an active registration as a Dental Hygienist in Ontario and New York. Brooke has more…

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner makes the dental handoff to Bethany Montoya! Bethany Montoya, BAS, RDH, is a practicing dental hygienist, editorial director of DentistryIQ’s Clinical Insights newsletter, and a key opinion leader. She has a passion for clinical excellence and inspiring the everyday dental hygienist to stay curious, continually seek professional…

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner makes the dental handoff to Richard Marn! Richard Marn is the co-founder of Blue Pacific Medical Simulation, a medical education company specializing in medical emergency preparedness training for pediatric dental teams.  They have helped over 60 participants over the last 18 months to become more confident and prepared…

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner makes the dental handoff to Kendra Forbes, RDH! Kendra has been in dentistry for over 20 years. She has evolved from a dental assistant, clinical dental hygienist, dental hygiene educator, and DSO Clinical and Compliance leader. Her passion is to make a positive, transformative impact on the…

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by fellow registered dental hygenist Erika Flateau for another edition of their special podcast series called “Dental Insights!”  Erika Flateau, RDH has been a full-time clinical dental hygienist for over 20 years.  In this time, she has developed an approach to hygiene care that is relational-based…

In this week’s Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner makes the dental handoff to Kathy Forbes! Kathy has been a dental hygienist, dental hygiene educator, speaker, author, consultant, seminar, and study club leader for over 40 years.  She speaks frequently about the correct classification, documentation, treatment planning, and CDT procedure code selection for patients with periodontal…