Business & Practice Management
Interactive, lab-style courses designed for dentists, hygienists, and practice leaders who want to turn hygiene into a true growth engine.
Turning the Hygiene Department into a Growth Engine: Clinical Systems for Confident Hygienists
This course helps hygienists understand how their daily clinical decisions connect to time, codes, production, and outcomes. Attendees learn practical ways to protect appointment time, standardize protocols, and strengthen recare and prevention so hygiene growth...
The Business of Hygiene: Systems That Lift Production, Profit, and Valuation
A high-performing hygiene department should drive both clinical outcomes and profit. This interactive workshop helps dentists and hygienists see hygiene through a business lens—capacity, coding, technology, and valuation—so they can find the revenue they’re leaving...
Precision & Innovation in Periodontal Care
Available in lecture format and can be customized as interactive, hands-on learning experiences.
Back to the Basics Meets the Future: Instrumentation Revisited
This program revisits core instrumentation skills while incorporating ultrasonics, lasers, and air polishing. It offers a practical update on AAP guidelines, the oral–systemic link, and strategies to minimize tooth and root damage during periodontal therapy.
From Classic to Cutting-Edge: Advanced Instrumentation for the Modern Clinician
Blending foundational hand instrumentation with modern technologies, this course shows clinicians how to choose the right instruments and ultrasonic tips for complex cases. Attendees leave with ergonomic, evidence-based techniques they can apply immediately in...
Clinical Care
Clinical courses that can be delivered as engaging lectures and, when appropriate, adapted with interactive elements.
Sensitive Teeth, Sensible Solutions: Managing Dentinal Hypersensitivity
Dentinal hypersensitivity is common—and frustrating for patients and clinicians. This course focuses on accurate assessment and diagnosis, then walks through current product innovations and treatment options using an evidence-based framework, so teams can move...
Prep, Protect, Prevent: Mastering Infection Control
A fast-moving update on infection control that connects guidelines to real operatory workflows. Teams review key CDC and OSHA expectations, emerging infection risks, and simple changes that reduce breaches and strengthen a culture of safety.
Empowerment
Choose You First: Unapologetic Self-Care
Dental professionals are often encouraged to put everyone else first, leading to exhaustion, resentment, and decreased performance. This keynote reframes self-care as a professional responsibility, helping participants recognize the signs of depletion and build...
Become the Chief Boundary Officer of Your Life
Healthy boundaries are essential for preserving energy, preventing burnout, and sustaining meaningful relationships at work and at home. In this keynote, Dr. Joy guides participants through self-reflection and practical strategies to identify where boundaries are...
Cultivating Inclusivity
Guess What? You’re Biased: Now What! Turning Awkward Truths into Meaningful Change
Implicit bias isn’t just a buzzword—it affects everyday decisions and patient outcomes. This session explains what implicit bias is, how it shows up in healthcare, and offers practical strategies to recognize, address, and reduce its impact. Attendees leave with...
WHERE I'VE SPOKEN
Presenting Across the Country and Internationally
Dr. Joy has delivered continuing education and keynote presentations at some of the profession's most respected events, including:
- American Dental Hygienists' Association Annual Session
- Chicago MidWinter
- Greater New York Dental Meeting
- Dentsply Sirona World
- RDH Under One Roof
- California Dental Association
- Canadian Dental Hygienists' Association
- National Dental Hygienists' Association
- Pacific Dental Conference
- Star of the North
- Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP)
- Henry Schein Thrive Live
- Colgate Oral Health Network for Professional Development
- Western Society of Periodontology
- American Association of Dental Consultants
- and more.
Ready to See What’s Possible for Your Hygiene Department?
Let’s take a closer look at your hygiene operations and uncover the systems and opportunities that drive real growth.
