66bd09339bdea23b249f1460 Mobile Dental Clinic Podcast

The variety of working for a mobile dental unit

July 25, 2024
No two days are the same in public health and the Smiles by Delivery mobile dental clinic. That's one of the things Austynn Minarchin loves about her job.

Smiles by Delivery mobile dental unit conducts care in the greater Phoenix area, and Austynn Minarchin, RDH, is proud to be a part of it. Not only do they park and wait for patients to visit, but they also visit the homebound.

Austynn works with an assistant and connects with dentists as necessary via teledentistry. It's a model that works for their system and reaches many patients in need. She said no two days are the same, and she enjoys that about the mobile unit.

Hear all about Austynn's responsibilities, challenges, what she loves about it, and why this model for care delivery might be something of interest to you.

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About the podcast

RDH Magazine Podcast is the community of voices you love from RDH magazine, brought to your podcast feed every week. You can expect to gain education and have the RDH magazine community in your ears to complement the content you enjoy online and in print each month.

About the Author

Annie Walters, MS, RDH

Annie Walters, MSDH, RDH, has extensive experience as an oral health-care provider. She has spent time caring for individuals in Guatemala and Indian Health Service sites and is passionate about advancing access to care for individuals with specialized health care needs. She is a published author and is trained in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. Annie received her graduate degree from the University of New Mexico and currently serves as an assistant clinical professor at Northern Arizona University.