Get ready for ADHA's Annual Conference returning to California for the first time in 25 years! ADHA Director of Meetings, Leah Johnson, joins host Matt Crespin with everything you need to know before heading to Long Beach, Oct. 4-6. Discover exciting new events including Colgate’s Science Hub demo, fireside chats, free professional headshots, rapid-fire education sessions, beach cleanup, and celebrations. Plus AI transforms you into a dental hygienist Barbie at the Malibu-themed reception and much more! Get Leah's insider details for first-time attendees, hands-on learning, community service events and navigating the event. From travel logistics to the Foundation's Wellness Challenge listen in to maximize your ADHA25 experience!
Guest: Leah Johnson, CMP, DES, Director of Meetings & Corporate Development, ADHA Foundation
Host: Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH, FADHA

https://www.adha2025.org

ADHA President Lancette Van Guilder join host Matt Crespin for the conversation every dental hygienist needs to hear right now. ADHA's modernized governance structure is finally enabling rapid response to today’s real legislative threats that challenge your livelihood, while ADHA pushes toward self-regulation – hear why this matters for your career. Their candid conversation addresses barriers to change – fear, mindset, and resistance – making a compelling case for why now is the best opportunity in decades for dental hygienists to claim their role in healthcare as disease prevention specialists. Lancette reveals record membership growth, new career-stage categories and new strategic partnerships. Essential listening for any hygienist ready to be part of the solution.

Guest: Lancette Van Guilder, BS, RDH, PHEDH, CEAS, FADHA

Host: Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH, FADHA

ADHA Newsroom
https://www.adha.org/Newsroom

ADHA At Work for You
https://www.adha.org/WorkingForYou

ADHA Hygienist Hub
https://www.adha.org/HygienistHub

ADHA CE Smart
https://www.adha.org/CEsmart

When Nevada's Senate Bill 495 threatened to eliminate educational requirements for dental hygienists, ADHA and local Nevada hygienists sprang into action. In this must-listen episode, ADHA President Elect Lancette VanGuilder of Nevada together with Dr. JoAnn Gurenlian, Nevada's Karen Solie and host Matt Crespin - all ADHA past presidents - reveal the inside story of the legislative strategy and success in Nevada. Hear how tight coordination between national and state efforts paired with relentless "boots on the ground" advocacy and mobilization of the dental hygiene community contributed to the defeat of dangerous legislation that could have compromised public safety. This is a blueprint with the practical insights you need in order to stay on top of legislative threats coming to your state - the strategy, the critical importance of early ADHA partnership and proven tactics that work. With other states already in the crosshairs, this pod episode is essential listening for dental hygienists nationwide, to unite and protect professional standards and public safety.

Guests: ADHA President Elect Lancette VanGuilder, BS, RDH, PHEDH, CEAS, FADHA; Caryn Solie, RDH, FADHA and JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, MS, PhD, AAFAAOM, FADHA
Host: Matt Crespin, MPH, RDH, FADHA

Workforce Growth Initiatives
https://www.adha.org/WorkforceGrowth2025

ADHA Advocacy Action Center
https://www.adha.org/takeaction

ADHA Working for You
https://www.adha.org/WorkingForYou

Nevada Dental Hygienists' Association
https://nvdha.com/

A Battle Well Fought in Nevada
https://www.adha.org/hygienist-hub/a-battle-well-fought-in-nevada/

ADHA Newsroom
https://www.adha.org/Newsroom