Blogs for Dental Teams
Insights from Dr. Kelly Tanner and interviews from The Dental Handoff featuring inspiring dental professionals around the world.
Seeing is Believing: How Dental Endoscopy is Revolutionizing Hygiene Treatment
When Katie Benavidez watched dental hygienists cleaning her teeth as a child, she was fascinated by the scaling instruments working on her "baby teeth." That early curiosity sparked a career path that would eventually lead her to become a pioneer in dental endoscopy—a technology that allows hygienists to literally see below the gumline during treatment.
In a recent interview on The Dental Handoff podcast with Dr. Kelly Tanner, Benavidez shared her journey from dental assistant to hygienist to co-founder of PerioPrecise, a company making dental endoscopy more accessible to practices nationwide.

