Autonomy Takes Off with Florie V. Mancilla

Florie Mancilla, RDH, is not your standard-issue hygienist. She’s a 24-year force who’s tested the full bandwidth of this profession: clinical care, teledentistry before it was cool, running mobile units, teaching the next generation, shaping corporate training ecosystems, and now redefining whole-health impact as an Oral Wellness Consultant.

In this episode, we get into the actual lived reality of being a clinician in a system that doesn’t always know what to do with ambitious, multidimensional talent. Florie breaks down:
 • Clinical autonomy and why most people are using the term without understanding what it demands
• The rise of new roles in dentistry and the strategic opportunities they create for hygienists to lead, design, and innovate
• Corporate life from the inside: the politics, the leverage, and the freedom that comes when you stop waiting for permission
• Community and public health as the roots of real systemic change
• Identity, purpose, and professional evolution when your career refuses to fit into a single lane

Her story is the blueprint for every hygienist who feels stuck, underestimated, or miscast in a profession that’s finally being forced to evolve.

If you’ve been wondering where autonomy, advocacy, and expansion actually begin, this conversation is your signal.

Alright, podcasters—that’s a wrap on this episode of The Chief Psycho Podcast! If you got something out of today’s convo, do me a favor—share it, tag us, and keep the conversation going.

Remember, entrepreneurship isn’t just about the grind—it’s about the growth. Stay bold, stay human, and keep pushing the limits.

Catch you next time. Until then—keep it psycho.

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