{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Contrary to Ordinary, Exploring Extraordinary Personal Journeys","title":"6. Rella Christensen on Following Curiosity Pt.1","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2108,"description":"Sometimes to forge the path ahead, you need to create the tools to do so from scratch. Having the courage to blaze a trail using your own resources and time is something that only genuinely extraordinary people will attempt. Today's guest, Rella Christensen, has taken on that risk and has come out on the other side with fresh ideas and strategies to help the dental industry better care for its practitioners and patients.\n\nIn 1976, Rella co-founded and directed the Clinical Research Associates Foundation, the world's only nonprofit dental products testing laboratory. The CRA shares its findings with subscribers in 87 countries. Rella became a team leader at TRAC Research, a nonprofit institute dedicated to in-depth long-term clinical studies of restorative materials, preventive dentistry, and dental caries.\n\nJoin us next time for Part 2 of Rella’s interview.\n\nResources\n\nFollow your curiosity, connect, and join our ever-growing community of extraordinary minds.\nCariFree Website\nCariFree on Instagram\nCariFree on Facebook\nCariFree on Pinterest\nCariFree on Twitter\nDr. Kim Kutsch on LinkedIn\nDr. Rella Christensen's Profile\nClinicians Report (formerly known as CRA)\n\n What's In This Episode\nKim shares two of his favorite stories about Rella\nHow Rella met her husband Gordon\nHow Rella managed studying and working full time\nWhere Rella’s curiosity led her","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7wKEh50BzakNuYC8ZxGL3wvGvYeoc0NrBu_gcYC8q6U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM4NTg3LzE2NzU5/NjM2NDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}