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What I love most about being a dental hygienist is the relationships we form with patients and colleagues, and the impact those relationships can have in improved patient care and health outcomes. Fifteen years ago, my patient who was an HPV oropharyngeal cancer and cervical cancer survivor, sat in my operatory crying. She was going to a good friend’s wedding that weekend and all she wanted was to be able to go to the wedding, smile and laugh out loud, just like everyone else

Heart to Hands Award Nomination Nominee: Sasha Bryan, RDH Excellence in the dental hygiene profession is about more than clinical skill alone — it also requires strong leadership, clear communication, and a genuine commitment to patient-centered care. Sasha Bryan, RDH, a practicing hygienist at Aspen Dental, brings all of these elements together in her work each day. Her impact reaches beyond her own operatory, influencing the colleagues she mentors and, ultimately, the patie