In this episode of Burnout Bites, Kari Carter-Cherelus, RDH, sits down with Jazmine Chavez, dental hygienist and owner/founder of Pearl House Dental Hygiene Studio and Pearl Genius Consulting, for an honest conversation about burnout, entrepreneurship, dental hygiene autonomy, practice ownership, and creating a career on your own terms.

Jazmine’s journey in dentistry began in dental assisting before she became a dental hygienist, clinical instructor, and entrepreneur. After experiencing burnout while working five days a week and commuting 45 minutes each way, she began questioning whether there was another way to practice without leaving the profession she loved.

That journey eventually led her to create Pearl House Dental Hygiene Studio, an independent collaborative dental hygiene practice i ...