012 Official American Dental Hygienists’ Association Podcast

On today’s episode of the Official American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) Podcast, Diana’s guest is Jaci Kledpadlo who shares information regarding the Veteran Smile Day Foundation with which she is involved.

 

Episode Highlights:

 

• Jaci’s academic and professional history

• Her involvement with ADHA
• The Veteran Smile Day Foundation, how it got started, and plans for its future
• An invitation for listeners to participate in Veteran Smile Day

Quotes:

 

“You’d never heard of a dental hygienist before?”

 

“I’m always trying to recruit the hygienists around me.”

 

“Once our veterans become essentially veterans…a lot of them do not get dental care.”

 

“We are now across the nation with over 600 providers that are offering care to the veterans.”

 

“You will never serve a more grateful population than a veteran population.”

 

“They’ve just been through so much in their lives, and they’ve seen so much that…to see now years later that they’re finally being recognized or appreciated, it still means the world to them.”

 

“It just brings chills to me – I love this.”

 

Links:

 

American Dental Hygienists’ Association homepage:   https://www.adha.org/

 

ADHA Facebook Page:   https://www.facebook.com/youradha/

 

The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:

http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/

  

The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429

 

Veteran Smile Day homepage:   http://veteransmileday.org/