May 16, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode...
I sit down with Janet Madrid—holistic health advocate, mother, grandmother, and dentist with over 46 years of experience. Janet shares how oral health is more than clean teeth—it’s a direct window into your overall health. We dive into her new book Hope for Health, which uncovers the powerful, often overlooked connection between your mouth and body.
Janet reveals practical tools and strategies for optimizing your health, increasing your lifespan, and embracing a holistic approach to well-being. Whether you're seeking to improve your own health or better support your family, this conversation is packed with insights that can change the way you view your body.
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Welcome to the Powerof Authority Spotlight.
I'm your host, Michelle Prince,founder and CEO of Performance
Publishing Group, making a Difference.
One story at a time, we'll beshining the light on successful
founders, entrepreneurs, businessowners, and leaders that are getting
results and making a difference.
We'll talk about how they builttheir businesses are creating
(00:26):
movements and leveraging thepower of authority in their.
Own lives.
Be sure to stick around to theend of the show and we'll reveal
how you can be our next guest.
Let's get started.
Hey everybody, and welcome to thePower of Authority Spotlight, where
we shine the light on entrepreneurs,founders, leaders, people that are doing
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extraordinary things, they're making adifference, they're sharing their story,
and they're building their authority.
And our guest today is Janet Madrid.
She's a registered dentalhygienist and has been practicing
dentistry for 45 years.
Her passion for patient healthhas inspired her to share the
knowledge gained through decadesof experience and continuous study.
As a mother and grandmother, she caresdeeply about her family's and patient's
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wellbeing, and she's dedicated toadvancing the holistic health movement.
Janet has recently written anincredible book called Hope for
Health, illuminated the Foundationsof Health and Wellness, and I'm so
excited to have you on the show.
Janet, welcome.
Thank you for having me, Michelle.
I'm really excited.
I can't believe I've written a bookand it's just a very exciting time.
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My grandkids can't wait to readit, so I know I'm waiting for
them to show up on my doorstep.
They will be there any day, and I'm soexcited because you and I met, we were
just talking, it's been a full year, , oralmost not even a full year in July.
No, not quite.
In July.
You and I met at the RDH, , the,the, the huge conference we were
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in Denver and, , we were part ofEvolution, which was a, a, a separate,
, part of, of the RDH conference.
And, , you and I just connected and Iremember, I think I, I think, I'm trying
to think of the word I used for you.
Was it pure sunshine or something likethat, that you just have this bright
light about you everywhere you go, andit was so awesome meeting you then.
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But then hearing you wanted to writea book, do you remember that day?
Oh my gosh, I do remember thatday and I just felt like, you
know, I always believed that
there's no coincidences, no accidents.
Like I believe that you know, Godwill put people in your path that
you need to connect with because of.
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Where you're going andwhat he wants you to do.
And just when I met you thatday, I just felt this connection.
I felt, felt like all the words that youwere speaking and all the things that you
were saying was just confirmation tellingme, yes, you need to write this book.
Yes, I want you to write this book.
And just like certain things about.
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Like illumination.
I mean that was like a word.
And I was like, oh my gosh.
And everything actually, the wholeevolve, every speaker, you particularly
were just hitting these words.
And I think I remember saying to you,Michelle, , I've been writing this book
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and I'm saying all these things in thisbook, but I'm hearing these things that
other people are saying and I'm like.
I don't want people to think that I'mjust copying what other people are
saying, but then I remembered eitheryou said this or someone told me this,
that there's nothing new under the sun.
Exactly.
And it's just our own wayto share the knowledge.
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That has been passed down and passeddown and tweaked and, you know,
researched more and those things.
And so it was just, you know, confirmationafter confirmation that I needed to do
this and that I, you know, wanted yourpublishing company to help me with it.
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And even your colors are my colors.
It's like the blues, the, it's like.
Wow, this is just amazing.
Well, I don't believein coincidence either.
And , and I do, I remember thatconversation and, , 'cause I think,
'cause you, I juror remember you sayingsomething like the illuminating, right?
Because I think I spoke on atthat conference on, or maybe
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it was already h but I spokeon Illuminating Your Greatness.
Yes, yes.
You, I, i talking about lemonade,I'm like, that is awesome because
that just means that, that they're.
You know, rising tidesraise all votes, right?
And, and like you, you're gonna talk tosomebody in a way or, or or in a group
to help them to illuminate, then I willnever get that opportunity and vice versa.
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And so I, I think it'sbeautiful and awesome.
And, and here's thedifference with you, Janet.
If I, if, if you had any idea howmany people I talked to that tell
me they're gonna write a book.
And then they don't.
You did it like here we are, noteven a year later, and you did it.
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And so I just wanna, I wanna honoryou for that and, and well, thank you.
Thank you.
I had been thinking about it fornine years actually, and for some
reason I decided to do it last yearand I think it was actually June
that I was started to write and.
Started to think about it.
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I didn't know how in the heckI was gonna do it or anything.
And I had some friends that were doingthis, you know, book challenge, but
none of us knew how to do it either.
And we were, you know, trying to findresources and everything and then all of a
sudden, poof, you were just dropped rightin my lap and your keynote was so amazing.
And just everything and your book.
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I mean, I immediately read it like thatnight and, . Just like everything that
you talk about is just how I feel andthe positivity and the hope generation
that, that I wanna share with the worldand that I feel like I should share with
the world my knowledge and my giftingslike I do with my patients and my family.
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And, , I wrote the book because I wanted.
For my patients to have a type of resourceand put all this information that I've
gathered over years and years in oneplace and give them kind of a, a starting
point to start their health journey.
'cause I've been on a health journey.
We've all had our own health strugglesand there's, you know, we all struggle in
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different areas and that's why I wantedto make a book about the foundations of
health because I believe that God put.
Everything that we need onthis planet, that it, you don't
have to have a lot of money.
You don't, you know, you don't,you don't wanna end up on the
path where you're having to.
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Take drugs to stay alive, you know?
And so, , it's the foundationsand the things that body,
mind, and spirit that we need.
And because I'm very passionate about oralsystemic education, it's putting the oral
health and the systemic health togetherand integrating medicine and dentistry.
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That's my passion.
My passion is patient education and just.
Everyone.
Education, you know, there's a lot ofinformation out there, but a lot of people
don't know about it or take advantageof it, and so I just wanted to, you
know, have my little part of what I do.
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To write it down so that I could shareit with my family because I didn't
learn these things growing up and Ihad issues and, you know, my family,
we have a health history of a lot of,you know, inflammatory issues and, and
most people do because of what, , youknow, just our lifestyle and everything.
But, , we do have the power, , will,, you know, the power of our own
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free will and the power to chooseand, you know, with our mind.
To create whatever life we want.
And so I just, you know, believein positivity and believe
in, , the, the power of healingof, of the bo of our own body.
And so that's what this book is all about.
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It's just generating hope, educatingpatients, and giving them information
that maybe they never heard before, andthen places to go to do a deeper dive if
it's something that resonates with them.
Sure.
Well, and it's an easy to read book,which is what I love about it too.
'cause it it, like you said, it'sall body, mind, soul, and with just
different, , but, but I love thatyou shared it initially for your
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family because you wanna document it.
, But all of us can really benefit from it.
I wanna come back to the bookin a minute because I, I wanna
talk about one of the things.
So you've been in.
Dentistry for 45 years,which is a long time.
46 now.
46.
Okay, so walk us through, because nowyou have your own business, right?
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You have a mobile dentistry Yes.
Unit and, and so talk about your genjourney journey of how you started and
then what you're doing today for patients.
So my journey in dentistry startedback in the olden days when dentistry,
when we didn't wear gloves ormasks, and basically dentistry was a
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reactionary type field for centuries.
You know, starting with barbersand , you know, blacksmiths.
If someone had a toothache, they'dgo to the blacksmith or the barber
and they'd pull their tooth.
And so dentistry evolved from reactingto patients, people needing in pain.
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And it's been reactionary for a long time.
And in 1906, , there wasa dentist named, , Dr.
Phones that invented the dental hygiene.
Practice.
And he hired, he, , trained his,, , dental assistant who was his,, niece or
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his cousin or, I can't remember exactlywhat she was, but that's where the
dental hygiene, profession started andit was prevention based and it was go
out and teach the communities, go intothe doctor's offices and the schools, and
teach people how to prevent oral disease,and that's what the dental hygienist was.
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Yeah, all about.
And just to clarify, , you saidyou started in the olden days.
You didn't start in theold, old days of 1906.
Just just clarify.
No, no.
Not that In the old days of 1979.
So back in those old days though, , youknow, I wasn't a dental hygienist yet.
I was a dental assistant, butI really fell in love with the
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interaction with patients and, youknow, patients were very fearful.
And still are, there's still a lotof people that fear the dentist
and that's why only 40% of peoplego and plus cost and everything.
But, , you know, I really lovedbeing there as the assistant to
help the doctor and to like put myhand on the shoulder of the patient.
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Give them some comfort, you know, talkto them about what was gonna happen.
'cause sometimes the dentistisn't really good about
explaining what they're gonna do.
So when they leave the room, then they askthe assistant or the hygienist, whatever,
and they say, so how is this gonna be?
And I'm just like, you know,it's gonna be really easy.
You're not gonna feel anything,you know, and I'll be right
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here and if you need us to stop.
And so I've always been a veryempathetic person and compassionate and.
I just loved that.
That's what I got to do and it,and I evolved from being a dental
assistant that assisted the doctorwith every procedure to then.
Doing procedures myself, I went toexpanded duties, dental assisting
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school, which I learned how toplace fillings, make temporary
crowns and things like that.
And the doctor was actuallygonna start teaching me how
to do anesthesia at that time.
And then, , 'cause Coloradois a very progressive state.
We have the highest scope ofpractice in all of the United States.
And so, . I didn't learn to do that.
I ended up going to, , work at, for thefederal government in a dental, , clinic
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on Fort Carson, which is the army base.
Well, once I did that, then Iended up going into the Army
reserves as a dental therapist.
And so I did that for eight yearswhile I was still, you know, dental
assisting in, , in the privatemarket or in the private sector.
Then, , you know, I was married, hadfour kids, and then unfortunately
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in 1996 I parted ways with myhusband, with my four daughters.
We were living in Hawaii.
I came back to Colorado and I decidedI was gonna go to dental hygiene
school with four little ones in tow.
And so I graduated fromdental hygiene school in 2000.
So, . I've been practicing for 25years now, and I've been in clinical
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dentistry for 46 years and I stillactually, I think I'm more passionate
for it now than I was ever, and becausenow I really understand the prevention
and the oral systemic connection.
And after raising mygirls, I was able to start.
You know, being affording to be able togo get continuing education and further
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my skills with, , you know, gettinglicensed, , and trained to and certified
in laser and, , you know, in salivarytesting and a bunch of different things.
So, , I also do screening for airwayand so now it's like I'm helping people.
Their whole body health,not just their oral health.
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So they're connected and that'sone thing that you know, that
separation, people don't realizethat things that happen in their
mouth are affecting their whole body.
And that's really where,where my passion is now.
And I don't feel like I'm ever gonnaretire really, because I feel like
I've behind the eight ball with gettingstarted a bit little bit late with this.
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This, , part of my life.
But in 2020 when dental officesclosed, I was really upset
because I said, not essential.
What do you mean we're not essential?
This is essential forprevention of dying from covid.
People need to have a healthy mouth, notto have inflammation, chronic inflammation
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that's going to put them more at risk for.
Dying of Covid because of complications.
It's just like if they were a diabeticor they had cardiovascular disease
or anything, which a lot of thepathogens in the mouth are linked to
some of these cardiovascular disease,Alzheimer's, dementia, colorectal
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cancer, adverse pregnancy outcomes, andthe list goes on and on to the tune of
like 56 different different diseases.
And these are things thatI find really crazy that.
That people still don't think, they juststill think it's, you know, optional.
It's, you know, I, youknow, and I, not necessary.
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Right.
It's interesting.
15 years ago, I may havethought differently.
We did a book for a holistic dentistyears ago, and it was all about that
connection and it opened my eyes so muchto where it's, it's, it's almost as if,
how do we not think they're connected now?
Yes.
Yes.
And, and so I think your.
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Help.
First of all, bringing the awareness outthere is so critical, but then, you know,
talk about where did the idea come from?
So you mentioned Covid, I'm guessingthis is where the mobile Okay.
That's where the, where ithappened because I, during
Covid, because everything wasclosed down, we were at home.
I just got online and I wastaking all kinds of extra CES
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and courses and I came across a.
Holistic, , oral health summit.
And that changed my life because I learnedso many more things, especially the fact
that in my twenties when I had a liverfailure, that it was, that no one knew
why it was a result of mercury toxicity.
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And I didn't know that until 2020.
Wow.
And I said, I am getting outof conventional dentistry.
I'm gonna go holistic all the way for myown health and for my patient's health.
And then I decided to, , well I sawanother, , video, , webinar thing on
a dentist who was in Kentucky who wasstill seeing patients in a mobile van,
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a Mercedes sprinter van during Covid.
And so I was like, well,that would be really smart.
Everyone's being schooled from home.
They're working from home, and mydaughter's actually homeschool their kids
and I have a large family, and I'm like,I still need to take care of my family.
So I went and to Atlanta and boughta Mercedes Sprinter van in April.
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And then, . Had it shipped toSouth Carolina to be upfitted and
worked with an engineer there.
And then, , it was a cargo ban andso it was, , finished in October.
Took a little bit longer than wethought, but in October we went and
picked it up in South Carolina andthen, , drove it back to Colorado and
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then I started seeing patients andthat's what I've been doing ever since
and I've just been in the world of.
, More and more holistic and oral systemicand feeling like, you know, that's
the message that I wanna get out.
I wanna get out the messagethat your oral health and your
overall health are connected.
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And, and to generate hope forpeople that they don't have to
be a victim of their biology.
That they don't have to settlefor whatever, you know, their
parents or grandparents had.
Or, oh, you know, my family had bad teethand or my family had diabetes or whatever.
It's like I wanna show them that there'sthings that we can do and just go.
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With them along that journey andgive them all the resources that
they need and referrals to otherspecialists and places that they can go.
And so basically.
My day-to-day life is allabout generating hope.
Whether I'm working in a temporaryoffice, filling in for someone, or whether
I'm with seeing my own patients in myown practice, or whether I'm speaking
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or, you know, whatever I'm doing, it'sjust, , my goal is to generate hope for
people out there that you, you have morecontrol over your health than you think.
Well, and you are doing exactly that.
I mean, everywhere you go, you bringlight and hope and, and healing.
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And, and so I, I am excited about whatyou're doing and the book is for those
of you who are listening, we wannamake sure you grab a copy of the book.
, You can learn more.
First of all, I just wanna make sure wegive out the information where people
can learn more about you and, , andwhat you do, the mobile dentistry
unit, but everything that you do interms of speaking the book, et cetera.
So.
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Do you wanna give that out?
I, I believe it's Hope for health co.com,
correct?
Yes.
Yes.
And that's also my emailaddress if anyone, , wants
to email me with questions.
I actually had a, have a patientthat lives in Oklahoma that saw me on
Instagram, on somebody else's Instagram.
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'cause I don't post that much, but saw me.
On someone else's Instagram thatwas interviewing me at RDH under
one roof, I believe, and she reachedout to me and I'm helping her with.
Through tele telehealth and, , sheordered a salivary test and I'm
working with her long distance.
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So I, , you know, I just, anyone who'sinterested in mobile dentistry, anyone's
in interested in oral systemic connection.
I mean, I belong to a lotof different organizations.
Everything from.
The biological and holistic side tothe national network of healthcare
hygienists who are promoting gettingdental hygienists into other practice
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settings like, you know, medicaloffices and, , pediatrician offices and
hospitals and all of that so that we can.
Be part of the medical team thathelps to screen for other things.
And so hope for health.
, Co.com.
If you wanna be a patient, if you happento be in Colorado, you can reach me.
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My phone number is, , ison my website too.
So, , texting is the best way to reach me.
But, , go to Amazon and buymy book and leave a review
if you would to let me know.
, And if you have any questions,I would be happy to talk to you.
My husband.
Just cracks up because every nightI'm talking to somebody on the phone
about something, you know, they'reasking me about this vitamin or
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this supplement, or this test orthat test, and I just feel like.
I just wanna help people.
And that's what you love to do.
And that's just, I love talking about it.
It's, I, it's an obsession.
Well obsession because you're helpingme with helping people and, , and
talking about the things that,and I hear it every single day.
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They're like, no one hasever told me this before.
And I'm in shock becauseI'm, I'm just like.
What are we doing?
You know, in our field, if we aren'ttalking to people who have been
going to the dentist for decades, andthey say that that's the first time
they've heard what I'm telling them,and they're so appreciative about it.
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And so I just want more peopleto do what I am doing and.
Join the bandwagon, especiallyhealthcare providers, dental
hygienists, and anybody you know, whojust wants to improve their own life.
I, I'm there to just helpyou in any way I can.
So reach out to me.
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Well, I love it.
And Janet, thank you somuch for being on the show.
I love seeing you, keepdoing what you're doing.
Thank you.
And I hope to see you at, at, . InTexas in July, and thank you for and
your team, your wonderful team ifanybody's interested in writing their
story, , performance publishing.
They have an amazing team that reallyhelped me through this journey.
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It's not an easy journey.
But you can get the job done,you know, and they, they give
you all the tools that you need.
And so, , you know, we all have somethingto share with the world, and people have
a story to tell, just like your book says.
And I just love, I just lovethe inspiration that you're,
your, your book gave to me too.
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And, , you know, I just loveto call you my friend and co.
Brightness.
Skate of trying to shine our light.
Yeah.
Shiny co Co light shiner.
Co illuminators.
How's that?
Illuminator.
Co illuminator.
Yes.
Co illuminator.
Yes.
I love it.
And Hope Generator.
That's Hope Generator.
I love it.
Well, thank you again, Janet, so much.
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Thank you Michelle.
Bye.
Well, everybody, that's it forthe Power of Authority Spotlight.
And just a reminder, definitelygo to hope for health co.com,
hope for health co.com,
, to check everything out that Janet does.
But one thing that she said, I justwanna leave with all of you as a
reminder, 'cause I think it's areally important message, is you
don't have to be a victim to biology.
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It's just learning some simple things,taking care of your health, but ultimately
having hope that no matter where you arewith your health today, it can get better.
We'll see you next time.
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Welcome to the Powerof Authority Spotlight.
I'm your host, Michelle Prince,founder and CEO of Performance
Publishing Group, making a Difference.
One story at a time, we'll beshining the light on successful
founders, entrepreneurs, businessowners, and leaders that are getting
results and making a difference.
We'll talk about how they builttheir businesses are creating
(00:26):
movements and leveraging thepower of authority in their.
Own lives.
Be sure to stick around to theend of the show and we'll reveal
how you can be our next guest.
Let's get started.
Hey everybody, and welcome to thePower of Authority Spotlight, where
we shine the light on entrepreneurs,founders, leaders, people that are doing
(00:49):
extraordinary things, they're making adifference, they're sharing their story,
and they're building their authority.
And our guest today is Janet Madrid.
She's a registered dentalhygienist and has been practicing
dentistry for 45 years.
Her passion for patient healthhas inspired her to share the
knowledge gained through decadesof experience and continuous study.
As a mother and grandmother, she caresdeeply about her family's and patient's
(01:12):
wellbeing, and she's dedicated toadvancing the holistic health movement.
Janet has recently written anincredible book called Hope for
Health, illuminated the Foundationsof Health and Wellness, and I'm so
excited to have you on the show.
Janet, welcome.
Thank you for having me, Michelle.
I'm really excited.
I can't believe I've written a bookand it's just a very exciting time.
(01:35):
My grandkids can't wait to readit, so I know I'm waiting for
them to show up on my doorstep.
They will be there any day, and I'm soexcited because you and I met, we were
just talking, it's been a full year, , oralmost not even a full year in July.
No, not quite.
In July.
You and I met at the RDH, , the,the, the huge conference we were
(01:55):
in Denver and, , we were part ofEvolution, which was a, a, a separate,
, part of, of the RDH conference.
And, , you and I just connected and Iremember, I think I, I think, I'm trying
to think of the word I used for you.
Was it pure sunshine or something likethat, that you just have this bright
light about you everywhere you go, andit was so awesome meeting you then.
(02:17):
But then hearing you wanted to writea book, do you remember that day?
Oh my gosh, I do remember thatday and I just felt like, you
know, I always believed that
there's no coincidences, no accidents.
Like I believe that you know, Godwill put people in your path that
you need to connect with because of.
(02:39):
Where you're going andwhat he wants you to do.
And just when I met you thatday, I just felt this connection.
I felt, felt like all the words that youwere speaking and all the things that you
were saying was just confirmation tellingme, yes, you need to write this book.
Yes, I want you to write this book.
And just like certain things about.
(03:00):
Like illumination.
I mean that was like a word.
And I was like, oh my gosh.
And everything actually, the wholeevolve, every speaker, you particularly
were just hitting these words.
And I think I remember saying to you,Michelle, , I've been writing this book
(03:22):
and I'm saying all these things in thisbook, but I'm hearing these things that
other people are saying and I'm like.
I don't want people to think that I'mjust copying what other people are
saying, but then I remembered eitheryou said this or someone told me this,
that there's nothing new under the sun.
Exactly.
And it's just our own wayto share the knowledge.
(03:46):
That has been passed down and passeddown and tweaked and, you know,
researched more and those things.
And so it was just, you know, confirmationafter confirmation that I needed to do
this and that I, you know, wanted yourpublishing company to help me with it.
(04:06):
And even your colors are my colors.
It's like the blues, the, it's like.
Wow, this is just amazing.
Well, I don't believein coincidence either.
And , and I do, I remember thatconversation and, , 'cause I think,
'cause you, I juror remember you sayingsomething like the illuminating, right?
Because I think I spoke on atthat conference on, or maybe
(04:28):
it was already h but I spokeon Illuminating Your Greatness.
Yes, yes.
You, I, i talking about lemonade,I'm like, that is awesome because
that just means that, that they're.
You know, rising tidesraise all votes, right?
And, and like you, you're gonna talk tosomebody in a way or, or or in a group
to help them to illuminate, then I willnever get that opportunity and vice versa.
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And so I, I think it'sbeautiful and awesome.
And, and here's thedifference with you, Janet.
If I, if, if you had any idea howmany people I talked to that tell
me they're gonna write a book.
And then they don't.
You did it like here we are, noteven a year later, and you did it.
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And so I just wanna, I wanna honoryou for that and, and well, thank you.
Thank you.
I had been thinking about it fornine years actually, and for some
reason I decided to do it last yearand I think it was actually June
that I was started to write and.
Started to think about it.
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I didn't know how in the heckI was gonna do it or anything.
And I had some friends that were doingthis, you know, book challenge, but
none of us knew how to do it either.
And we were, you know, trying to findresources and everything and then all of a
sudden, poof, you were just dropped rightin my lap and your keynote was so amazing.
And just everything and your book.
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I mean, I immediately read it like thatnight and, . Just like everything that
you talk about is just how I feel andthe positivity and the hope generation
that, that I wanna share with the worldand that I feel like I should share with
the world my knowledge and my giftingslike I do with my patients and my family.
(06:18):
And, , I wrote the book because I wanted.
For my patients to have a type of resourceand put all this information that I've
gathered over years and years in oneplace and give them kind of a, a starting
point to start their health journey.
'cause I've been on a health journey.
We've all had our own health strugglesand there's, you know, we all struggle in
(06:40):
different areas and that's why I wantedto make a book about the foundations of
health because I believe that God put.
Everything that we need onthis planet, that it, you don't
have to have a lot of money.
You don't, you know, you don't,you don't wanna end up on the
path where you're having to.
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Take drugs to stay alive, you know?
And so, , it's the foundationsand the things that body,
mind, and spirit that we need.
And because I'm very passionate about oralsystemic education, it's putting the oral
health and the systemic health togetherand integrating medicine and dentistry.
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That's my passion.
My passion is patient education and just.
Everyone.
Education, you know, there's a lot ofinformation out there, but a lot of people
don't know about it or take advantageof it, and so I just wanted to, you
know, have my little part of what I do.
(07:43):
To write it down so that I could shareit with my family because I didn't
learn these things growing up and Ihad issues and, you know, my family,
we have a health history of a lot of,you know, inflammatory issues and, and
most people do because of what, , youknow, just our lifestyle and everything.
But, , we do have the power, , will,, you know, the power of our own
(08:05):
free will and the power to chooseand, you know, with our mind.
To create whatever life we want.
And so I just, you know, believein positivity and believe
in, , the, the power of healingof, of the bo of our own body.
And so that's what this book is all about.
(08:26):
It's just generating hope, educatingpatients, and giving them information
that maybe they never heard before, andthen places to go to do a deeper dive if
it's something that resonates with them.
Sure.
Well, and it's an easy to read book,which is what I love about it too.
'cause it it, like you said, it'sall body, mind, soul, and with just
different, , but, but I love thatyou shared it initially for your
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family because you wanna document it.
, But all of us can really benefit from it.
I wanna come back to the bookin a minute because I, I wanna
talk about one of the things.
So you've been in.
Dentistry for 45 years,which is a long time.
46 now.
46.
Okay, so walk us through, because nowyou have your own business, right?
(09:08):
You have a mobile dentistry Yes.
Unit and, and so talk about your genjourney journey of how you started and
then what you're doing today for patients.
So my journey in dentistry startedback in the olden days when dentistry,
when we didn't wear gloves ormasks, and basically dentistry was a
(09:31):
reactionary type field for centuries.
You know, starting with barbersand , you know, blacksmiths.
If someone had a toothache, they'dgo to the blacksmith or the barber
and they'd pull their tooth.
And so dentistry evolved from reactingto patients, people needing in pain.
(09:54):
And it's been reactionary for a long time.
And in 1906, , there wasa dentist named, , Dr.
Phones that invented the dental hygiene.
Practice.
And he hired, he, , trained his,, , dental assistant who was his,, niece or
(10:15):
his cousin or, I can't remember exactlywhat she was, but that's where the
dental hygiene, profession started andit was prevention based and it was go
out and teach the communities, go intothe doctor's offices and the schools, and
teach people how to prevent oral disease,and that's what the dental hygienist was.
(10:36):
Yeah, all about.
And just to clarify, , you saidyou started in the olden days.
You didn't start in theold, old days of 1906.
Just just clarify.
No, no.
Not that In the old days of 1979.
So back in those old days though, , youknow, I wasn't a dental hygienist yet.
I was a dental assistant, butI really fell in love with the
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interaction with patients and, youknow, patients were very fearful.
And still are, there's still a lotof people that fear the dentist
and that's why only 40% of peoplego and plus cost and everything.
But, , you know, I really lovedbeing there as the assistant to
help the doctor and to like put myhand on the shoulder of the patient.
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Give them some comfort, you know, talkto them about what was gonna happen.
'cause sometimes the dentistisn't really good about
explaining what they're gonna do.
So when they leave the room, then they askthe assistant or the hygienist, whatever,
and they say, so how is this gonna be?
And I'm just like, you know,it's gonna be really easy.
You're not gonna feel anything,you know, and I'll be right
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here and if you need us to stop.
And so I've always been a veryempathetic person and compassionate and.
I just loved that.
That's what I got to do and it,and I evolved from being a dental
assistant that assisted the doctorwith every procedure to then.
Doing procedures myself, I went toexpanded duties, dental assisting
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school, which I learned how toplace fillings, make temporary
crowns and things like that.
And the doctor was actuallygonna start teaching me how
to do anesthesia at that time.
And then, , 'cause Coloradois a very progressive state.
We have the highest scope ofpractice in all of the United States.
And so, . I didn't learn to do that.
I ended up going to, , work at, for thefederal government in a dental, , clinic
(12:29):
on Fort Carson, which is the army base.
Well, once I did that, then Iended up going into the Army
reserves as a dental therapist.
And so I did that for eight yearswhile I was still, you know, dental
assisting in, , in the privatemarket or in the private sector.
Then, , you know, I was married, hadfour kids, and then unfortunately
(12:54):
in 1996 I parted ways with myhusband, with my four daughters.
We were living in Hawaii.
I came back to Colorado and I decidedI was gonna go to dental hygiene
school with four little ones in tow.
And so I graduated fromdental hygiene school in 2000.
So, . I've been practicing for 25years now, and I've been in clinical
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dentistry for 46 years and I stillactually, I think I'm more passionate
for it now than I was ever, and becausenow I really understand the prevention
and the oral systemic connection.
And after raising mygirls, I was able to start.
You know, being affording to be able togo get continuing education and further
(13:41):
my skills with, , you know, gettinglicensed, , and trained to and certified
in laser and, , you know, in salivarytesting and a bunch of different things.
So, , I also do screening for airwayand so now it's like I'm helping people.
Their whole body health,not just their oral health.
(14:03):
So they're connected and that'sone thing that you know, that
separation, people don't realizethat things that happen in their
mouth are affecting their whole body.
And that's really where,where my passion is now.
And I don't feel like I'm ever gonnaretire really, because I feel like
I've behind the eight ball with gettingstarted a bit little bit late with this.
(14:25):
This, , part of my life.
But in 2020 when dental officesclosed, I was really upset
because I said, not essential.
What do you mean we're not essential?
This is essential forprevention of dying from covid.
People need to have a healthy mouth, notto have inflammation, chronic inflammation
(14:46):
that's going to put them more at risk for.
Dying of Covid because of complications.
It's just like if they were a diabeticor they had cardiovascular disease
or anything, which a lot of thepathogens in the mouth are linked to
some of these cardiovascular disease,Alzheimer's, dementia, colorectal
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cancer, adverse pregnancy outcomes, andthe list goes on and on to the tune of
like 56 different different diseases.
And these are things thatI find really crazy that.
That people still don't think, they juststill think it's, you know, optional.
It's, you know, I, youknow, and I, not necessary.
(15:28):
Right.
It's interesting.
15 years ago, I may havethought differently.
We did a book for a holistic dentistyears ago, and it was all about that
connection and it opened my eyes so muchto where it's, it's, it's almost as if,
how do we not think they're connected now?
Yes.
Yes.
And, and so I think your.
(15:50):
Help.
First of all, bringing the awareness outthere is so critical, but then, you know,
talk about where did the idea come from?
So you mentioned Covid, I'm guessingthis is where the mobile Okay.
That's where the, where ithappened because I, during
Covid, because everything wasclosed down, we were at home.
I just got online and I wastaking all kinds of extra CES
(16:12):
and courses and I came across a.
Holistic, , oral health summit.
And that changed my life because I learnedso many more things, especially the fact
that in my twenties when I had a liverfailure, that it was, that no one knew
why it was a result of mercury toxicity.
(16:34):
And I didn't know that until 2020.
Wow.
And I said, I am getting outof conventional dentistry.
I'm gonna go holistic all the way for myown health and for my patient's health.
And then I decided to, , well I sawanother, , video, , webinar thing on
a dentist who was in Kentucky who wasstill seeing patients in a mobile van,
(16:59):
a Mercedes sprinter van during Covid.
And so I was like, well,that would be really smart.
Everyone's being schooled from home.
They're working from home, and mydaughter's actually homeschool their kids
and I have a large family, and I'm like,I still need to take care of my family.
So I went and to Atlanta and boughta Mercedes Sprinter van in April.
(17:24):
And then, . Had it shipped toSouth Carolina to be upfitted and
worked with an engineer there.
And then, , it was a cargo ban andso it was, , finished in October.
Took a little bit longer than wethought, but in October we went and
picked it up in South Carolina andthen, , drove it back to Colorado and
(17:45):
then I started seeing patients andthat's what I've been doing ever since
and I've just been in the world of.
, More and more holistic and oral systemicand feeling like, you know, that's
the message that I wanna get out.
I wanna get out the messagethat your oral health and your
overall health are connected.
(18:07):
And, and to generate hope forpeople that they don't have to
be a victim of their biology.
That they don't have to settlefor whatever, you know, their
parents or grandparents had.
Or, oh, you know, my family had bad teethand or my family had diabetes or whatever.
It's like I wanna show them that there'sthings that we can do and just go.
(18:30):
With them along that journey andgive them all the resources that
they need and referrals to otherspecialists and places that they can go.
And so basically.
My day-to-day life is allabout generating hope.
Whether I'm working in a temporaryoffice, filling in for someone, or whether
I'm with seeing my own patients in myown practice, or whether I'm speaking
(18:53):
or, you know, whatever I'm doing, it'sjust, , my goal is to generate hope for
people out there that you, you have morecontrol over your health than you think.
Well, and you are doing exactly that.
I mean, everywhere you go, you bringlight and hope and, and healing.
(19:13):
And, and so I, I am excited about whatyou're doing and the book is for those
of you who are listening, we wannamake sure you grab a copy of the book.
, You can learn more.
First of all, I just wanna make sure wegive out the information where people
can learn more about you and, , andwhat you do, the mobile dentistry
unit, but everything that you do interms of speaking the book, et cetera.
So.
(19:33):
Do you wanna give that out?
I, I believe it's Hope for health co.com,
correct?
Yes.
Yes.
And that's also my emailaddress if anyone, , wants
to email me with questions.
I actually had a, have a patientthat lives in Oklahoma that saw me on
Instagram, on somebody else's Instagram.
(19:53):
'cause I don't post that much, but saw me.
On someone else's Instagram thatwas interviewing me at RDH under
one roof, I believe, and she reachedout to me and I'm helping her with.
Through tele telehealth and, , sheordered a salivary test and I'm
working with her long distance.
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So I, , you know, I just, anyone who'sinterested in mobile dentistry, anyone's
in interested in oral systemic connection.
I mean, I belong to a lotof different organizations.
Everything from.
The biological and holistic side tothe national network of healthcare
hygienists who are promoting gettingdental hygienists into other practice
(20:39):
settings like, you know, medicaloffices and, , pediatrician offices and
hospitals and all of that so that we can.
Be part of the medical team thathelps to screen for other things.
And so hope for health.
, Co.com.
If you wanna be a patient, if you happento be in Colorado, you can reach me.
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My phone number is, , ison my website too.
So, , texting is the best way to reach me.
But, , go to Amazon and buymy book and leave a review
if you would to let me know.
, And if you have any questions,I would be happy to talk to you.
My husband.
Just cracks up because every nightI'm talking to somebody on the phone
about something, you know, they'reasking me about this vitamin or
(21:23):
this supplement, or this test orthat test, and I just feel like.
I just wanna help people.
And that's what you love to do.
And that's just, I love talking about it.
It's, I, it's an obsession.
Well obsession because you're helpingme with helping people and, , and
talking about the things that,and I hear it every single day.
(21:46):
They're like, no one hasever told me this before.
And I'm in shock becauseI'm, I'm just like.
What are we doing?
You know, in our field, if we aren'ttalking to people who have been
going to the dentist for decades, andthey say that that's the first time
they've heard what I'm telling them,and they're so appreciative about it.
(22:07):
And so I just want more peopleto do what I am doing and.
Join the bandwagon, especiallyhealthcare providers, dental
hygienists, and anybody you know, whojust wants to improve their own life.
I, I'm there to just helpyou in any way I can.
So reach out to me.
(22:27):
Well, I love it.
And Janet, thank you somuch for being on the show.
I love seeing you, keepdoing what you're doing.
Thank you.
And I hope to see you at, at, . InTexas in July, and thank you for and
your team, your wonderful team ifanybody's interested in writing their
story, , performance publishing.
They have an amazing team that reallyhelped me through this journey.
(22:48):
It's not an easy journey.
But you can get the job done,you know, and they, they give
you all the tools that you need.
And so, , you know, we all have somethingto share with the world, and people have
a story to tell, just like your book says.
And I just love, I just lovethe inspiration that you're,
your, your book gave to me too.
(23:09):
And, , you know, I just loveto call you my friend and co.
Brightness.
Skate of trying to shine our light.
Yeah.
Shiny co Co light shiner.
Co illuminators.
How's that?
Illuminator.
Co illuminator.
Yes.
Co illuminator.
Yes.
I love it.
And Hope Generator.
That's Hope Generator.
I love it.
Well, thank you again, Janet, so much.
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Thank you Michelle.
Bye.
Well, everybody, that's it forthe Power of Authority Spotlight.
And just a reminder, definitelygo to hope for health co.com,
hope for health co.com,
, to check everything out that Janet does.
But one thing that she said, I justwanna leave with all of you as a
reminder, 'cause I think it's areally important message, is you
don't have to be a victim to biology.
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It's just learning some simple things,taking care of your health, but ultimately
having hope that no matter where you arewith your health today, it can get better.
We'll see you next time.
Thanks so much for listening tothe Power of Authority Spotlight.
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