SimplyTest Sponsors “The Wellness Smile” with Anne Rice & Machell Hudson at OKDHA Annual Session 2025

Oklahoma City, OK – August 26, 2025 – SimplyTest is proud to sponsor nationally recognized dental hygiene leaders Anne Rice, RDH and Machell Hudson, RDH as keynote speakers at the Oklahoma Dental Hygienists’ Association (OKDHA) Annual Session, taking place at Metro Technology Center in Oklahoma City on September 6, 2025.

This year’s conference theme, “Stand Up & Shine: Hygienists Rising,” celebrates the transformative power of empowered hygiene professionals. Anne and Machell’s presentation, “The Wellness Smile” is a bold and timely reflection of this movement, offering dental professionals tools and insights that connect oral health to total body wellness.

Title: The Wellness Smile
Date: Saturday, September 6
Time: Keynotes throughout the day (8:30 AM – 3:30 PM)
Speakers: Anne Rice, RDH & Machell Hudson, RDH
CE Credits: 6.5 Hours

Divided into four insightful segments, The Wellness Smile presentation takes attendees on a journey through the evolving role of hygienists in systemic health:

Session 1: From Symbiosis to Dysbiosis

Anne introduces the oral microbiome’s shift from balance to disease, illustrating how oral pathogens influence immune responses and systemic conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Attendees will receive a detailed handout that maps key periodontal pathogens and their systemic disease links, paired with real testing data.

Session 2: Personalized Testing, Targeted Treatment

Anne and Machell dive deeper into how diagnostic tools like SimplyTest empower clinicians to identify, treat, and monitor bacterial loads with precision. Attendees will explore how pathogen-specific testing can enhance outcomes, guide therapy and prevent recurrence. This approach ushers in a new era of evidence-based hygiene care.

Session 3: The 4Ps – Predict, Prevent, Personalize, Participate

This practical framework encourages hygienists to become proactive partners in health. Machell discusses how the 4Ps can reshape chairside conversations and patient compliance, elevating the hygienist’s role as a wellness advocate.

Session 4: Mitigation Strategies

In the final segment, the duo unpacks lifestyle and clinical strategies to reduce inflammation and pathogen load, from nutrition, vitamins, and xylitol to probiotics, antimicrobials and homecare tools.

The Future is NOW

This session represents the rising future of dental hygiene, one that is personalized, preventive and powerfully connected to whole-body health. Hygienists will leave equipped to:

Interpret pathogen test results confidently
Communicate systemic risks to patients
Customize interventions with greater precision
Elevate their role within interdisciplinary care

SimplyTest’s Commitment

As the trusted oral pathogen testing platform behind this presentation, SimplyTest is honored to support Anne and Machell as they empower hygienists with clinical insight and confidence. Their dedication to education, science, and patient-centered care is perfectly aligned with our mission: to make precision diagnostics accessible, actionable and essential.

Learn more: https://okdha.org
Explore Anne and Machell’s bios: Speaker Bios