Straight Up With Steph
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Straight Up With Steph
Latest Episodes
Ep 105: Relationship Advice for Every Stage: From Dating to Long-Term Love
Why do some relationships feel easy and secure while others leave us overthinking every text, questioning ourselves, or constantly needing reassurance?In this episode of Straight Up With Steph®, I’m joined by psychotherapist Em...
Ep 104: Want to Leave Clinical Dentistry? Do This First.
Stop waiting until you feel "ready."In this episode of Straight Up With Steph®, I'm joined by executive coach Thomas Passalacqua to explore one of the biggest obstacles standing between dental professionals and the care...
Ep 103: Hormones & Your Mouth: What Everyone Should Know
Hormones don't just affect your mood—they can completely change your oral health.In this episode of Straight Up With Steph®, Stephanie sits down with returning guest Barbara Tritz, RDH, to discuss one of the most overlo...
The Legal Reality of OPAs, Dental Hygiene Autonomy & The Future of Dentistry
Could the solution to the hygiene shortage actually create new legal problems for dental practices?In this episode of Straight Up With Steph®, I'm joined by Dr. Derik Sven for one of the most thought-provoking conversations we'...
Ep 101: The Truth About Assisted Hygiene
Assisted hygiene - could it actually be one of the best solutions to today's hygiene shortage?In this episode of Straight Up With Steph®, I sit down with hygienist and practice consultant Courtney Wager, RDH, to break down one ...
Fan Mail
Hi Stephanie, I just listened to your podcast with Rachel Wall. Thank you for what you do! I wanted to touch on the subject of labor laws which wasn't evaluated upon what/why we get paid what we do in your podcast. I live in CA and can tell you that majority of hygienists do not have time for mandatory breaks and some even still get paid a daily rate vs hourly and work into their lunch. Think about about it, we generally work 8 to 5 and one hour per patient. Where is our scheduled mandatory break?? There are numerous dentists who don't follow labor laws, meal time laws, and don't pay accordingly... but they keep piling on work for their hygienists. Our job is very fast paced and demanding! It requires many skill sets and compromising our bodily comforts. As hygienists we should definitely stick together and not let our profession be overthrown by assistants who can get a license to scale. It's not a matter of assistants versus hygienist but of a matter of who is qualified.
Milpitas, California