Episode 21: Sonya Dunbar | Always Trust Your Vibe

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by dental hygienist Sonya Dunbar aka the Geriatric Toothfairy! 

Sonya is an oral health educator on a mission to reduce the health risks diseases and morbidity among seniors due to poor oral health. She has been a Registered Dental Hygienist for 30 years, TEDx, and national public speaker. Her passion for the Geriatric community is always demonstrated when she speaks — guided by decades of dental experience in private practice, skilled nursing facilities, and academia. Sonya and her husband, Gerald Dunbar, are the owners of Mobile Dental Xpress that provides comprehensive dental care to qualified nursing home residents. Sonya is a U.S. Navy Veteran and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Gerontology. Sonya is the C.E.O. of The Geriatric ToothFairy, Co-Founder of the National Mobile Dentistry Conference, Vice President of Mobile Dental Xpress, and a published author of Golden Nuggets For Life, Co-author of The Tooth and Nothing but the Truth and Modern Mobile and Teledentistry.

In the episode, Dr. Kelly and Sonya discuss:

- How Dr. Kelly and Sonya met during the pandemic

- How Sonya began her journey into dentistry through her love of smiling as a kid

- How Sonya' grandmother bartered her free teeth cleanings for cigarettes in her nursing home - and how this led her to see the need for dental hygienists in nursing homes

- Sonya’s advice to “always trust your vibe” when feeling held back

- The need to surround your self with self motivated people in your life aka Kelly's "Circle of 5"

- Why there are “no voids in the day” and if you don’t plan for the day it gets planned for you

- How not to get stuck in “that stinking’ thinkin’

- Hhow to navigate unsolicited advice by making your voice the loudest you hear every day

- Why you have to believe you’re going to win to have a successful business

- and so much more!

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