In this episode, we are joined by Dental Hygienist Andrea Dagot. Believe it or not, in many European countries, dental hygiene is still not recognized as a profession in its own right and there is a lack of uniformity and consistency. Each European country has a different level of training and scope of duties. As a result, what a dental hygienist is allowed to do is not the same everywhere in Europe. Andrea is an experienced Dental Hygienist with her own private practice. Early in her career, she was challenged by a teacher to continue her studies in oral medicine in Seattle, where she did a degree completion program with a minor in oral medicine. Throughout her career she did volunteer work in local basic schools, teaching prevention, and was an assistant teacher at the University of Dentistry in Porto for the dental hygiene course. This last year she has been developing a course for dental hygienists, the first edition starts in October. We talked to her about her journey, her vision of how a dental hygienist adds value to a dental practice and complements the dentist's work, the best strategy to integrate a Dental Hygienist in control appointments, the importance of patient motivation in dental hygiene, and new research on dental hygiene and dental prevention. Insight: Progression over perfection! You can follow Andrea @dra.andreadagot and learn more about the "How to Dental Hygiene 2.0" course here. We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Leave a comment or connect with us on social media. Your comments and messages will help us know you and our profession better so we can offer real value in return. And, if you like it, please subscribe! Please take a look at our Conscious Leadership Course here: https://softbites.online/ Follow Soft Bites on Instagram @softbitespodcast and follow us @mindful.dentistry & @andredolf