by Carmen M. Ball | Jul 30, 2023 | Training
Meet Lacey: A Student Going Places I decided a few months ago that I wanted to interview some of my Ditch Hygiene Academy students. I have already introduced you to Hali, and Kelsey and today I’m introducing you to Lacey. Lacey began her training in my retired...
by Carmen M. Ball | Jul 27, 2023 | Training
Meet Kelsey: Standout Student I decided a few months ago that I wanted to interview some of my Ditch Hygiene Academy students. I have already introduced you to Hali, and today I’m introducing you to Kelsey. She is the student who I think parallels my story the...
by Carmen M. Ball | Jul 26, 2023 | Training
Meet Hali: A Ditch Hygiene Academy Student I decided a few months ago that I wanted to interview some of my Ditch Hygiene Academy students. I felt like it might feel a bit more “real” and “doable” to hear from people who were just starting out,...
by Carmen M. Ball | Jul 4, 2023 | Getting Started
Career change for a dental hygienist I know that this won’t resonate with all of you, but I know that someone reading this is nodding her head up and down, raising her hand knowing that she has been researching a career change for a dental hygienist! You guys, I hated...
by Carmen M. Ball | Jul 3, 2023 | Questions
How much does a myologist make? If I had a dollar for every time I answered the question “how much does a myologist make?” I would be living high on the hog in a cozy mountain chalet, because I answer it all the time! First of all when someone asks “how much does a...
by Carmen M. Ball | Jan 23, 2023 | Training
Myofunctional Therapy Training Online Here at the Myofunctional Therapy Training Academy, we offer myofunctional therapy training online for dental hygienists. That’s our zone of genius! We offer myofunctional therapy training online for dental hygienists who want...
by Carmen M. Ball | Jan 23, 2023 | Motivation
Dental Hygienist Burnout It seems that there are three camps of dental hygienists. Dental hygienists who are madly in love with their job and can’t ever envision a day where they don’t do dental hygiene. Dental hygienists who are suffering from a bad...
by Carmen M. Ball | Jan 15, 2023 | Getting Started
Can anyone become a myofunctional therapist? As more and more people learn about the field of orofacial myofunctional therapy, I field a lot of emails that ask can anyone become a myofunctional therapist? Do you wonder the same thing..”Can anyone become a...
by Carmen M. Ball | Jan 9, 2023 | Leaving Dental Hygiene
Alternative Jobs For a Dental Hygienist Are you looking for alternative jobs for a dental hygienist? Mind if I share what happened when I was looking for alternative jobs for a dental hygienist? It might save you a lot of time scratching your head wondering what...
by Carmen M. Ball | Dec 13, 2022 | Getting Started, Leaving Dental Hygiene
Why I Left Dental Hygiene I get asked all the time, why I left dental hygiene. Were you scared when you left dental hygiene? Were you nervous that you’d be sad that you left dental hygiene? Let’s be real. I went into dental hygiene for all the wrong reasons. ...