016 Official American Dental Hygienists’ Association Podcast

On today’s episode of the Official American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) Podcast, Diane is joined by Liz Karmasek, who shares her experience of working as a dental hygienist in the Virgin Islands.

 

Episode Highlights:

 

• Liz’s academic and professional history and involvement with ADHA
• Working in the Virgin Islands
• A comparison of dental offices in the US and the Virgin Islands
• ‘Island life’
• Liz’s mentors

Quotes:

“The first 6 months were probably the hardest for me.”

 

“A lot of patients, I’ve come to learn, don’t come as frequently as they should.”

 

“Any time there’s a cruise ship passenger or even an employee on the cruise ship, they come to us.”

 

“I spend a lot of my time Fridays giving back, community service related projects.”

 

“The people are just wonderful…there’s just so much positive energy on the island.”

 

“At the end of the day, it’s definitely worth it.”

 

“I knew if I didn’t take that opportunity, and I didn’t jump out the window at that time, that it might pass me by, and I’d probably regret it for the rest of my life.”

 

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