• Dental hygienists can find support with RDH RISE

    Prevent career burnout with new RISE program

    May 29, 2025
    No one wants to burn out in their career, and Brittany Cox want to help her peers prevent just that with a new program for RDHs called RISE.
    , Chief Editor, RDH magazine

    Britanny Cox’s personal experience with burnout, which she discusses here, led her to come up with a new program for all hygienists: RDH RISE. She introduced the idea to me, and I’m all in.

    The goal of RDH RISE is to empower dental hygienists across all aspects of their career, from new grads to current professionals, those who want to become leaders in the profession, on to the legacy pros who want to provide insights and mentorship.

    Since Brittany did not have much support as a new grad, she wants this program to help new grads find the support they need starting out. She hopes RISE will help current pros reignite their passion for the profession and prevent burnout.

    She and I agree we all need to advocate for the profession as a whole. But how to do that? RISE will provide guidance on how to support dental hygiene in a multitude of ways.

    The program is still in the development stages, and we plan to reach out to the RDH magazine advisory board members to help get it started. We’ll also weave the ideas into RDH Under One Roof this July in Dallas.

    We certainly welcome feedback from all of you about this new program and what you would like to see it become.

    Want to get involved? Contact me at [email protected], or Brittany Cox, the brains behind RISE, at [email protected].

    About the Author

    Brittany Cox, MA, RDH

    Brittany Cox, MA, RDH, is a sustainable systems strategist and policy architect guiding health care toward a planet-first future. With a background in oral health promotion, leadership, and coaching, she helps dental practices and institutions cut waste, improve care, and operate more sustainably. Now studying environmental and health law, she’s expanding her impact through policy. Known for turning complex challenges into clear strategy, Brittany empowers leaders to do better by their patients, people, and the planet. Brittany can be reached at [email protected].

    About the Author

    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.