Dental Cleaning Specialist

Description

Judy is a hygienist at Brooklyn Heights Dental who approaches oral health as a vital part of whole-body wellness. As a dental cleaning specialist, she enjoys educating patients on proper techniques and helping them build healthier lifestyle habits, all while staying current with the latest dental technology. For patients with dental anxiety, Judy draws on her yoga and meditation background to create a calm, unhurried experience at Brooklyn Heights Dental.

Judy I was inspired to be a dental hygienist because my uncle was a dentist. Very young, when I was around 16 years old, after school, I would go and help him, assist, and I just fell in love with it. I like to approach dental health as whole body health. The healthier your mouth is, the healthier your body is. I like to see everyone have nice, healthy gums and not be in a state of disease. I do enjoy patient education. Teaching people how to floss, just changing their lifestyle. I love to learn new techniques, keep up to date with new technology, and just challenge myself. I enjoy most about working with patients. Everyone is so different. Every hour, I have a new personality and a new expertise that I get to learn from and interact with. Whenever I encounter a patient who has dental anxiety, I do a lot of yoga and meditation, so I never rush them. If we need to stop and just breathe, then I work them through that, and just until they're ready and calm enough to hear what I have to say.