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This week, Matt chats with Josefine Ortiz Wolfe, PhD, RDH, CHES, about why using evidence-based research is critical in guiding our clinical decision making. Join us to learn more about Josefine\\u2019s journey as a dental hygienist, her role in expanding her education and her leadership as a past chair of the American Public Health Association\\u2019s Oral Health Section during the global pandemic. You\\u2019re not going to want to miss this! Listen here...

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\\u201cMy journey as a dental hygienist has been such a wonderful gift.\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cMy dental hygiene students offer such a wonderful and unique perspective to public health.\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cIt is a great opportunity for those dental hygienists to stay in oral health, but expand their skill set.\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cWe have a 150 year perspective on public health.\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cWe have the ability to influence public policy.\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cA seat at the table is only valuable if you use your voice.\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cWe said stand by you shoulder to shoulder and support you, and they said that they supported us as well.\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cWe looked at the science and coordinated with the experts, and when we say experts we are referring to individuals who have decades of research experience in specific topics.\\u201d\\xa0

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\\u201cScience is the trajectory of finding facts, of finding out truth.\\u201d

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\\u201cThere are a lot of things we no longer do in dentistry because the science showed us there are better ways of doing things.\\u201d\\xa0

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josefinewolfe@atsu.edu\\xa0

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www.apha.org\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0

https://www.apha.org/APHA-Communities/Member-Sections/Oral-Health\\xa0

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The health and wellness of the dental hygiene community and the patients you serve is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments surrounding COVID-19 and will continue to keep you informed. For more information from ADHA, visit https://www.adha.org/covid19.

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www.ADHA2021.org\\xa0

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ADHA Annual Report: https://www.adha.org/annual-reports\\xa0

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