June 24, 2015
During week two of the June training on Dental Hygiene Determination of Your Patient’s status: Health of Disease, I mentioned a patient John Jones. John Jones is in a terrible life situation. He is going through a divorce, lost his job and doesn’t have a place to live so he lives in his car. Sounds Read More
June 17, 2015
My husband (Greg) and I were invited to a wedding. It was in a large park in a suburb of Portland, Oregon. We are excited about attending but disappointed that there were no specific directions nor information about exactly where the ceremony location would be. I am a detailed person and I feel stressed, out-of-sorts, Read More
My husband (Greg) and I were invited to a wedding. It was in a large park in a suburb of Portland, Oregon. We are excited about attending but disappointed that there were no specific directions nor information about exactly where the ceremony location would be. I am a detailed person and I feel stressed, out-of-sorts, Read More
June 11, 2015
The Blog last week focused on determining a diagnosis for your patient: Are they healthy or do they have periodontal disease? Now that you have determined the patients status, you will determine a treatment plan for your patient with periodontal disease or gingivitis. The American Academy of Periodontology has a wealth of scientific information to Read More
The Blog last week focused on determining a diagnosis for your patient: Are they healthy or do they have periodontal disease? Now that you have determined the patients status, you will determine a treatment plan for your patient with periodontal disease or gingivitis. The American Academy of Periodontology has a wealth of scientific information to Read More
June 4, 2015
The American Academy (AAP) states that approximately 50% of the US adult population has periodontal disease. (See homepage of perio.org) If this is true for the US population, how is your dental practice’ hygiene department in alignment with this statement? Do you know the information on your practice’ adult dental hygiene patients? What percentage of your adult Read More
The American Academy (AAP) states that approximately 50% of the US adult population has periodontal disease. (See homepage of perio.org) If this is true for the US population, how is your dental practice’ hygiene department in alignment with this statement? Do you know the information on your practice’ adult dental hygiene patients? What percentage of your adult Read More
May 27, 2015
During a relay race the last leg of the race is the most valuable leg. Imagine, the baton is your dental hygiene patient and if the dental hygienist drops the baton you know what happens – – YES? If you don’t know what happens watch my VLOG today (Video below) and I will tell you what happens Read More
During a relay race the last leg of the race is the most valuable leg. Imagine, the baton is your dental hygiene patient and if the dental hygienist drops the baton you know what happens – – YES? If you don’t know what happens watch my VLOG today (Video below) and I will tell you what happens Read More
May 21, 2015
This week I share Phase 3 of Time Management for the dental hygiene routine appointment. These are tips to stay on time when you “do treatment.” Staying on time is what made me feel stressed during my career as a clinical dental hygienist and this week I have put together tips to keep the hygienist running on time Read More