Episode 15: Astrida Curis | Taking the Leap of Faith in Yourself

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by Astrida Curis aka The Traveling RDH! Astrida is a CEO of her own dental staffing agency Core Dental Staffing, a speaker, career coach, and RDH. She has been in the dental field for over 15 years. Astrida travels all over PA,Va and MD temping for her agency and speaking to dental professionals about temping, staffing, office culture, and employee retention.

In this episode, Dr. Kelly and Astrida discuss:

- What Astrida LOVES about being a Dental Hygenist and why she tends to click with people in the dental industry

- How having children got her to shift her practice into starting her own business and temping herself out as a hygienist

- How Astrida got her start as an ortho assistant and eventually moved into hygiene

- How seeing the impact of orthodontics firsthand changes everything

- Astrida’s advice for those in her shoes trying to take the “great leap of faith” into starting their own business

- When’s the right time to take the leap into entrepreneurship?

- Why it’s important to listen to and learn from others who have already made the leap of faith and those who see qualities in you that you overlook

- What Astrida learned from getting fired for a number of jobs

- How to make your temp hygienist feel warm and welcome

- The important role played by her “Chief Smiling Officers”

And so much more!

How to contact Astrida Curis:

email address: Thetravelingrdh@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/astrida-curis-818b5b190

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coredentalstaffing/

Where to Find Dr. Kelly:

Let's Connect! Book a Call today to see how I can help you create high-performance teams, discuss educational programs, or how I can be of assistance. 

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Visit us at https://www.nextleveldentalhygiene.com