Digestion Starts In The Mouth: Saliva Wanted! with Dr. Derek Gatta

We often discuss the need for saliva on the microscopic level as it relates to oral and systemic connections. Let’s pull back just a bit to see a more basic issue – digestion. Salivary flow is essential in so many ways and its our role to provide practical solutions. Dr. Gatta joins the show today…
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We often discuss the need for saliva on the microscopic level as it relates to oral and systemic connections. Let’s pull back just a bit to see a more basic issue – digestion. Salivary flow is essential in so many ways and its our role to provide practical solutions. Dr. Gatta joins the show today to discuss what solutions he recommends to patients. 

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Andrew Johnston, RDH

Andrew Johnston, RDH

Andrew Johnston, RDH, is your everyday hygienist who is passionate about sharing education and knowledge to others. Practicing in Washington State since 2009, Andrew enjoys utilizing his full scope of practice through traditional and restorative procedures on any given day—still working in the operatory 40-plus hours each week. In 2015, he started the wildly popular dental hygiene podcast A Tale of Two Hygienists with his cofounder Michelle Strange. Because of the podcast's success, they were able to begin a new chapter in dental audio content with The Dental Podcast Network, which consists of 10 short-format shows on different dental topics airing each day of the work week.

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