November 5, 2015
I get this question at least every month so I want to address this publicly. The question is ” Can we alternate our Perio Maintenance appointments with a Prophy Appointment?” The answer to this question is going to be “No.”[video_player type=”embed” width=”560″ height=”315″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″][/video_player] You may ask “WHY?” Here is Why: Periodontal Read More
October 29, 2015
There is one simple assessment that hygienists can easily complete annually with their patients. This one assessment is a great tool to enroll patients into Invisalign®. Does your hygienist help to enroll patients into Invisalign®? Do you currently provide your patients with a smile evaluation? This simple screening takes 60 seconds for patients to complete. The Smile Read More
[video_player type=”embed” width=”560″ height=”315″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″][/video_player] There is one simple assessment that hygienists can easily complete annually with their patients. This one assessment is a great tool to enroll patients into Invisalign®. Does your hygienist help to enroll patients into Invisalign®? Do you currently provide your patients with a smile evaluation? This simple screening takes 60 Read More
October 21, 2015
[video_player type=”embed” width=”560″ height=”315″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″][/video_player] It’s National Dental Hygiene Month and many of the hygienists in our nation are participating in health fairs. I had a great time participating in a health fair in my current state: Oregon. In Oregon one Thursday night in October, we had a 2 hour CE course with Debbie Read More
It’s National Dental Hygiene Month and many of the hygienists in our nation are participating in health fairs. I had a great time participating in a health fair in my current state: Oregon. In Oregon one Thursday night in October, we had a 2 hour CE course with Debbie Z. Sabatini. We learned a lot and Read More
October 8, 2015
It’s that SPOOKY time of year! Houses are decorated with scary creatures and pumpkins are everywhere! The kids in my neighborhood go all out to dress like someone famous, scary, funny or something out of this world! How can you get the kids to trick ‘o treat at your office? Well, it is probably not Read More
[video_player type=”embed” width=”560″ height=”315″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″][/video_player] It’s that SPOOKY time of year! Houses are decorated with scary creatures and pumpkins are everywhere! The kids in my neighborhood go all out to dress like someone famous, scary, funny or something out of this world! How can you get the kids to trick ‘o treat at Read More
October 1, 2015
It’s that time of year again! So hard to believe but we are getting very close to the end of 2015. Many of your patients have unscheduled treatment and dental hygiene appointments. It is not a great option however, it is the truth, that most dental patients depend on their insurance to pay for a Read More
It’s that time of year again! So hard to believe but we are getting very close to the end of 2015. Many of your patients have unscheduled treatment and dental hygiene appointments. It is not a great option however, it is the truth, that most dental patients depend on their insurance to pay for a Read More
September 23, 2015
[video_player type=”embed” width=”560″ height=”315″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″][/video_player] In last weeks blog I introduced the Smile Evaluation. (read last weeks blog here: BLOG ABOUT SMILE EVALUATION) There is a simple form which will easily address various areas of your patients smile. Many times patients have never thought these simple changes could be made to their smile. Once a Read More