Surprising Dental Issues For Elite Athletes! Fast Facts with Andrew Johnston, RDH

We look at elite athletes with their bulging biceps, the rock-hard abs, and high level achievements with envy. Surely they know how to stay healthy, right? Would it surprise you to learn that, from an oral health perspective, they are more likely to have disease? Listen to this short episode and how it might relate…
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We look at elite athletes with their bulging biceps, the rock-hard abs, and high level achievements with envy. Surely they know how to stay healthy, right? Would it surprise you to learn that, from an oral health perspective, they are more likely to have disease? Listen to this short episode and how it might relate to your more “normal” patients that show up in your chair!

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10890155/#sec2-medicina-60-00319

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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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