A New Podcast with Dr. Sonya Dunbar, RDH

Mobile & PortableDentistry

Taking oral healthcare beyond four walls.

Millions of people need dental care but can't always get to a traditional office — older adults, children, people with disabilities, homebound patients, whole communities. This show asks what happens when dentistry leaves the building and goes to them.

Because oral healthcare shouldn't depend on where you live.

Mobile & Portable Dentistry Podcast cover art with Dr. Sonya Dunbar

The Show

The people. The business. The innovation. The movement.

Mobile & Portable Dentistry is a conversation about taking oral healthcare to people who cannot always get to a traditional dental office — while exploring the people, technology, business models and innovations making that possible.

Every episode starts with the human being who needs the care. Then the dentistry. Then the solution. Then the business and the innovation. And finally the question that drives the movement: what can we do about this?

12

Episodes in Season One

Weekly

New episode every Tuesday

Video-first

Full episodes on YouTube

Dr. Sonya Dunbar embracing a patient during an on-site dental visit

“If the patient cannot get to dentistry, sometimes dentistry must get to the patient.”

Dr. Sonya Dunbar, RDH

Five Content Pillars

Every episode has a job

Care

Anywhere

Patient access, geriatrics, children, special needs, veterans and homebound care.

People

First

Patients, caregivers, clinicians and administrators — the stories behind the care.

Innovation

That Matters

Portable equipment, mobile vans, digital dentistry, scanners, teledentistry and AI.

Business

That Builds

Starting, billing, staffing, compliance, contracts, profitability and scaling.

Impact

That Lasts

Public health, policy, access, advocacy and the future of dentistry.

Season One

The first twelve episodes

Solo teaching episodes, guest interviews, a roundtable and a season finale — released weekly, with the first three episodes dropping on launch day.

  1. 01

    Why Dentistry Must Move Beyond Four Walls

    Solo

  2. 02

    The Forgotten Mouths of Long-Term Care

    Solo + Guest

  3. 03

    Mobile vs. Portable Dentistry: What's the Difference?

    Education

  4. 04

    Can You Really Build a Profitable Mobile Dental Business?

    Business

  5. 05

    The Administrator's Chair

    Guest

  6. 06

    Special Needs Dentistry: When the Office Isn't Enough

    Guest

  7. 07

    The Mobile Dental Toolbox

    Deep Dive

  8. 08

    Teledentistry Is Changing Where Dentistry Happens

    Guest

  9. 09

    Dentures, Dignity and Quality of Life

    Solo

  10. 10

    What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started

    Personal

  11. 11

    The Future of Mobile & Portable Dentistry

    Roundtable

  12. 12

    No Mouth Left Behind

    Season Finale

Recurring Segments

The Forgotten Mouth

A brief patient story that shows exactly why access matters.

Beyond Four Walls

One practical takeaway listeners can use immediately.

The Mobile Toolbox

A product, workflow or technology feature worth knowing.

The Movement Moment

A clinician, organization or initiative expanding access.

Watch & Listen

Straight from Sonya's studio

While Season One is in production, catch Dr. Dunbar's existing conversation series — the same voice, the same mission.

Unplugged Minds: The Detox Series

Mindset, clarity and the inner work behind a career of service.

Watch the playlist

The Dentalpreneur Diaries

Real conversations on building, staffing and scaling in dentistry.

Watch the playlist
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Your Host

Dr. Sonya Dunbar, RDHThe Geriatric Toothfairy®

A U.S. Navy veteran, TEDx speaker, Amazon #1 bestselling author and Registered Dental Hygienist with more than 32 years across private practice, skilled nursing facilities, academia and mobile dentistry — the nation's foremost voice on geriatric oral health.

Founder & CEO of The Geriatric Toothfairy LLC, COO of a multi-state mobile DSO, and co-founder of the National Mobile & Teledentistry Conference, the American Mobile & Teledentistry Alliance and the Denobi Awards.

  • TEDx Speaker
  • US Navy Veteran
  • Presidential Lifetime Award
  • Amazon #1 Bestseller
  • Weave Healthcare Hero

“Being the voice of those whose voice has become a whisper.”

More about Dr. Dunbar

Partner With The Movement

Sponsorship built for reach

Our audience spans dentists, hygienists, assistants, students, entrepreneurs, nursing-home and assisted-living leaders, caregivers, public-health leaders, manufacturers, payers and policymakers.

Founding Sponsor
Presenting credit, logo on the show page, open/close mentions, newsletter and social exposure.
Episode Sponsor
A 30–60 second host-read spot, logo and URL in the episode description, social tag.
Mobile Toolbox Sponsor
Named integration into our recurring equipment and workflow segment.
Innovation Partner
For scanners, teledentistry platforms, software and labs backing our innovation episodes.

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The Mobile & Portable Dentistry Starter Guide

What mobile dentistry is, what portable dentistry is, who it serves, the basic equipment categories, and five steps to getting started.

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