Let's Get Oral

About Let's Get Oral

All things Oral Health! We tackle the oral microbiome, the science of taste, the deal with fluoride, bad breath, systemic health connections, and MOAR! Join us to discover just WHAT IS HAPPENING in your MOUTH! Co-Hosts Camille Zenobia, PhD & Jonathan Dornell, PhD, are two nerds obsessed with the oral cavity! If you want to support our podcast, please subscribe to Let's Get Oral here and give us a review on your favorite platforms. Listen now on Apple (https://link.chtbl.com/vuNVLeVv?id=vuNVLeVv&platform=itunes), Spotify (https://link.chtbl.com/vuNVLeVv?id=vuNVLeVv&platform=spotify), Google Podcasts (https://link.chtbl.com/vuNVLeVv?id=vuNVLeVv&platform=google_podcasts), or any other podcast platform, or directly from our website here (https://www.letsgetoral.com/)! Follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/letsgetoral/) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/lets-get-oral/posts/?feedView=all&viewAsMember=true) to stay informed on new episodes, announcements, and breaking news in oral health.

Publisher

Camille Zenobia & Jonathan Dornell

Category

education · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Nov 2022

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Nitric Oxide, Your Mouth, & the Oral Microbiome with Dr. Shawn Green & Juliana Kumar MS!

   Some bacteria in your mouth perform a surprisingly important job: helping your body turn dietary nitrate into nitric oxide. In this episode, we talk with the MyFitStrip (https://myfitstrip.com/) co-founders, Shawn Green and Juliana Kumar, about the science behind nitric oxide pathways, the behaviors that may support or disrupt it, and how understanding nitric oxide production could provide a new perspective on oral-systemic health. 🎧 Stay in the know of when episodes drop by subscribing to our podcast here and on your favorite streaming platforms!

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   What Your Mouth Can Tell You About Women's Health with Jill Sirko, PhD!

   The mouth can offer important clues about what’s happening throughout the body. Jill Sirko joins us to unpack the relationship between oral health and women’s systemic health, including the influence of hormones, inflammation, and the oral microbiome. We explore why women may experience distinct oral-health challenges across different life stages, and what a more integrated approach to health could look like. Jill Sirko, PhD, co-founded KaiAvora Health (https://kai-avora-health-hub.replit.app/) with the goal of making oral health science central to the broader conversation around whole-body health. She brings a unique combination of expertise in research, science communication, healthcare advocacy, and systems innovation, with nearly two decades of experience working across academia, nonprofit leadership, and healthcare organizations. 🎧 Stay in the know about upcoming episodes by subscribing to our podcast here and on your favorite streaming platforms!

3. 

   24 Jul 2026

   Beyond the Gums: TTP, Bone Loss & Periodontitis with Dr. Keith Kirkwood!

   In this episode of Let's Get Oral, we sit down with Dr. Keith Kirkwood, DDS, PhD, to explore the science behind periodontal disease, why inflammation can lead to irreversible bone loss, and what clinicians and patients need to know to protect long-term oral health. Dr. Kirkwood shares insights into the biological mechanisms that drive periodontal destruction, the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment, and how emerging research is shaping the future of periodontal care. Whether you're a dental professional, student, or simply interested in the connection between oral health and overall wellness, this conversation offers practical takeaways and an inside look at one of dentistry's most important challenges.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,020

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

12

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

77

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