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The Counselor Hygienist-Kandice Swarthout, RDH, LPC Inspired Education and Wellness trains healthcare providers in recognizing/reporting human trafficking and trauma-informed care.

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14/01/2026

What started as research became advocacy. Advocacy became education. 💙

Human Trafficking Awareness Month! Your role matters. 💙
06/01/2026

Human Trafficking Awareness Month! Your role matters. 💙

Trafficking happens everywhere — even in our dental chairs.Join this FREE & virtual CE to learn how dental professionals...
06/01/2026

Trafficking happens everywhere — even in our dental chairs.

Join this FREE & virtual CE to learn how dental professionals can recognise the signs of human trafficking and take action when it matters most.

CE Promo Link: https://www.clouddentistry.com/r/afqt

🦷 2 Credit Hours | AGD Code: 166
📅 Jan 13, 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM CST
🎤 Presented by Kandice Swarthout, RDH, LPC

Education saves lives. Be informed. Be prepared. 💙

As dental professionals, our learning should never stop. 🦷✨Every course, workshop, and hands-on moment helps us grow, no...
01/01/2026

As dental professionals, our learning should never stop. 🦷✨

Every course, workshop, and hands-on moment helps us grow, not just in skill, but in confidence and purpose. Staying curious keeps us sharp, inspired, and ready to provide the best care for our patients.

Thank you, 2025 ✨Grateful for every connection made, every conversation shared, and every moment spent supporting oral h...
01/01/2026

Thank you, 2025 ✨

Grateful for every connection made, every conversation shared, and every moment spent supporting oral health, education, and well-being in our dental community. 🦷💙

As we step into 2026, I am excited for new opportunities, continued growth, and even more meaningful impact, caring for smiles and the people behind them.

Happy New Year! 💙

The Counselor Hygienist

The holidays aren’t easy for everyone. ✨ If you’re carrying stress, burnout, or heavy thoughts this season, please know ...
31/12/2025

The holidays aren’t easy for everyone. ✨
If you’re carrying stress, burnout, or heavy thoughts this season, please know you’re not alone. 😊

It’s okay to slow down. It’s okay to rest.
And it’s okay to reach out for support. 🤍

Wishing you peace, kindness, and moments of calm, today and always.
You matter. 💙

Wishing you a holiday season filled with bright smiles, warm hearts, and joyful moments. ❤️✨ Merry Christmas! 🎄
25/12/2025

Wishing you a holiday season filled with bright smiles, warm hearts, and joyful moments. ❤️✨ Merry Christmas! 🎄

Stress can be isolating, but you don’t have to face it alone. 💙Staying connected with supportive people can reduce stres...
24/12/2025

Stress can be isolating, but you don’t have to face it alone. 💙
Staying connected with supportive people can reduce stress and the risk of suicidal thoughts, especially in healthcare settings. Reach out to each other and remember that support saves lives.

What is Human Trafficking?✅A crime that exploits people for profit by taking away their freedom.✅Involves force, fraud, ...
23/12/2025

What is Human Trafficking?
✅A crime that exploits people for profit by taking away their freedom.
✅Involves force, fraud, or coercion to compel s*x or labour.
✅Victims may be tricked, threatened, or manipulated into unsafe conditions.
✅Any commercial s*x involving a minor is trafficking, even without force.

Want to learn more? Complete one online lesson, earn your CE certificate, and gain tools that truly matter.
Register here: https://www.inspirededucationce.com/courses

Motivational interviewing is more than a conversation, it’s a powerful tool that builds trust, encourages patient engage...
17/12/2025

Motivational interviewing is more than a conversation, it’s a powerful tool that builds trust, encourages patient engagement, and supports real behaviour change in dentistry. 🦷✨

Educational objectives
📍Describe the core principles and spirit of motivational interviewing
📍Identify and apply the key techniques of motivational interviewing
📍Recognize and respond to patient ambivalence and resistance
📍Implement the four processes and OARS skills of motivational interviewing

Course Includes
📍1 Lesson
📍1 Test
📍Course Certificate

Course Link: https://dentalacademyofce.com/courses/the-role-of-motivational-interviewing-in-dentistry/ -course-content

Survivors of human trafficking often endure ongoing physical, emotional, and psychological trauma. In clinical settings,...
15/12/2025

Survivors of human trafficking often endure ongoing physical, emotional, and psychological trauma. In clinical settings, especially dental environments, direct questioning can re-traumatize patients and increase their risk of harm.

Trauma-informed care focuses on:
✅ Creating safety
✅ Building trust before seeking information
✅ Respecting patient autonomy
✅ Avoiding judgment or forced disclosure
✅ Recognizing trauma responses as survival behaviors

For dental professionals, the emphasis should shift from “What’s wrong with this patient?” to “What might this patient have experienced?”

Implementing a trauma-informed approach is essential when trafficking is suspected, as it protects patient dignity and facilitates support without endangering them.




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Meet Kandice Swarthout, RDH, LPC

Kandice is a Registered Dental Hygienist and Licensed Professional Counselor that delivers dynamic courses to enhance clinical practice, work life, and personal development. She combines her expertise in dental hygiene and mental health counseling to assist health professionals with patient management, communication, and general wellness. She has a passion for working with clinicians when managing anxious patients and engaging in Motivational Interviewing for optimum results in behavior change. Kandice focuses on challenging the clinician to engage in healthy practices that enhance daily work life and professional longevity. Kandice has spoken at multiple Texas Dental Hygiene Association component continuing education events, Southwest Dental Conference, Last Friday CE for Professional Counselors, and study clubs.

Kandice is full time professor of dental hygiene at Collin College in Dallas where she teaches Community Dentistry and Research and Clinic II and III. She is involved in the Governmental Affairs Counsel and has spoken to the Senate and House Health Committees to endorse local anesthesia for hygienists in Texas. Kandice maintains a certification as a kettlebell instructor with StrongFirst where she teaches and promotes strength and wellness.

As an experienced educational professional, Kandice is also and author and has numerous publications that include peer reviewed continuing education on clinical dental related topics. Her featured topics include: Managing anxious patients, preventing clinical burnout, Clinical manifestations of substance abuse and related stigmas, managing patients with Celiac Disease, and the systemic and oral consequences of the chemicals in soda.