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    RDH Graduate | Editor’s Note: This profession is yours — make it all you want it to be

    April 22, 2014
    This profession is yours; what it becomes, how much it grows, is all in your hands. Utilize all your assets, all your creativity and imagination, find your voice and the allies who'll support you and make it all you want it to be.

    April 24, 2014

    Diana Macriauthor
    Hygienists all around the world are doing incredible things to help others. We don't hear enough of the courage and philanthropy of our colleagues and we're going to change that here. This month, Jean Paul (JP) Laurent writes about fulfilling his dream of helping children in his home country of Haiti. JP is inspiring in more ways than he realizes and it is my hope you will read his story and understand how powerful “one” can be. This month, we also have the first of what I hope will be many contributions by Nicole Greco, a hygienist and educator who has dedicated herself to her students. Smart, passionate, and dedicated, Nicole has valuable experience and insight, which I believe will help you carve out a niche as you begin your career.

    Introducing Diana Macri, editorial director of RDH Graduate

    And an exciting reminder: RDH Under One Roof is only two months away! This convention has quickly become the dental hygiene convention to attend. Yours truly will be there for the first time and I would love to see you there. Want to know which courses you should take? Read “The most intriguing courses at UOR” in this newsletter. Finally, this month's newsletter includes our first student submission by NYU student Kristina Krivileva.

    You, the students, so often do wonderful, interesting work. This profession is yours; what it becomes, how much it grows, is all in your hands. Utilize all your assets, all your creativity and imagination, find your voice and the allies who'll support you and make it all you want it to be.

    Diana Macri, RDH, BSDH, MS.Ed., MAADH, is the editorial director of RDH Graduate, a monthly newsletter that targets dental hygiene students and recent graduates new to the profession. Macri is a registered dental hygienist in New York City and co-author of the hygiene blog Empire Hygeniuses. Currently she is an assistant professor at Hostos Community College and continues to practice in a multi-specialty practice in Staten Island. She is a strong advocate for the profession and seeks to promote its expansion and visibility. She practices and teaches in New York City, where she happily resides with her three sons.

    About the Author

    Diana Macri, RDH

    Diana Macri is a registered dental hygienist in New York City and co-author of the hygiene blog Empire Hygeniuses. Currently she is an assistant professor at Hostos Community College and continues to practice in a multi-specialty practice in Staten Island. She is a strong advocate for the profession and seeks to promote its expansion and visibility. She practices and teaches in New York City, where she happily resides with her three sons.