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From Chairside to C-Suite: Leading 260+ Hygienists + Building a Culture of Support w/ Misty Mattingly, RDH | Inspired Hygiene Podcast
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From Chairside to C-Suite: Leading 260+ Hygienists + Building a Culture of Support w/ Misty Mattingly, RDH | Inspired Hygiene Podcast
Welcome back to the Inspired Hygiene Podcast! This season is focused on rebuilding the dentist–hygienist relationship—because when providers collaborate with trust and respect, it creates a win for patients, the team, and the practice.
In today’s episode, Rachel is joined by Misty Mattingly, RDH—Chief Dental Hygiene Officer at Sage Dental, where she supports and leads 260+ full-time hygienists. Misty shares her remarkable journey—from entering dentistry at 14, putting herself through hygiene school, and working across nearly every role in a dental practice… to stepping into executive leadership inside a growing DSO.
This is a candid, practical conversation about what it really takes to retain hygienists, build alignment between providers, and lead change with clarity—without losing the human side of dentistry.
In this episode, you’ll learn:- Misty’s path from clinical hygienist to Chief Dental Hygiene Officer
- What respect and support looks like in real-life leadership
- How Sage drives strong retention and builds hygienist engagement at scale
- Why doctor–hygiene case review meetings matter (calibration, alignment, confidence)
- How DSOs can create a “peer-to-peer” dynamic between doctors and hygienists
- The role of communication + change management (and why it starts months early)
- What’s happening with hygiene staffing, compensation pressure, and access to care
- Practical ways hygienists and dentists can support each other today
🎧 Hygiene Happy Hour — real conversations (with cocktails or mocktails) about dentistry and life outside the op.
If you’re a hygienist, dentist, practice owner, or DSO leader trying to build a culture where people feel valued, heard, and aligned—this episode is for you.
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