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RDH Magazine Podcast

Biological dental hygiene

Barbara Tritz’s quest is to figure out how we can heal our patients once and for all. She says dental hygiene needs to be so much more than the treadmill of scraping teeth. It’s a call for hygienists to provide more time for their patients and share the information of salivary diagnostics.
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Jan. 20, 2026
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Barbara Tritz, MSB, BSDATE, BRDH, explains how she has developed a next-level biological course over the last year with biological dental hygienists Fran Horning and Kathryn Gilliam. Their event is called Boost OHI (Oral Health Institute).

Here, Barbara talks about the fact that the root causes of dental disease are often not in the mouth but in the body. Periodontal disease and tooth decay are systemic issues focused in the mouth. Barbara’s quest is how do we heal our patients once and for all. She says dental hygiene needs to be so much more than the treadmill of scraping teeth. It’s a call for hygienists to own it … to provide more time for their patients and share the information of salivary diagnostics.

About the Author

Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH

Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH

Chief Editor, RDH magazine

Jackie Sanders, MBA, RDH, has over four decades of continual career development and experience in dentistry. As the chief editor of RDH magazine, she strives to remain a proactive personality in the continual advancement of the profession. She has been defined as a motivated trendsetter and dependable colleague and is inspired by her true passion of helping others to achieve their personal goals. 

Barbara Tritz, MSB, BSDATE, BRDH

Barbara Tritz, MSB, BSDATE, BRDH

Barbara is a practicing biological dental hygienist at Green City Dental in Edmonds, Washington. She is the owner of Washington Oral Wellness in Kirkland, Washington, where she practices orofacial myofunctional therapy. She completed her accreditation in biological dental hygiene through the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, and is laser certified through the Academy of Laser Dentistry. In 2019 Barbara received the HuFriedy-American Dental Hygienist Association Master Clinician Award. Barbara can be contacted at [email protected].

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