Had a moment to check out the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association website. Not being a member, I was only able to “surf” the design et al, however, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Wiki – someone had their act together. Check this out – CDHA raises awareness about the role dental hygienists play in oral and overall health…….very … Read more
by Debbie Seidel-Bittke The dental hygiene department is one of the biggest parts of every successful dental practice! Many dental practices have dental hygiene departments that do not produce at least 30% of the total office production. Why does this occur? Does the hygiene department have numerous cancellations each day? Does the hygiene department co-diagnose non-surgical … Read more
by Angie Stone,RDH,B – from Dental Tribune Patient after patient, hour after hour, day after day hygienists can be heard delivering oral hygiene instruction (OHI) to their patients. This task has the ability to become mundane. So mundane that other team members can repeat this conversation verbatim. Hygienists go into autopilot during the time allowed … Read more
In the course of looking for information on “green” office design, I identified several interesting websites and an article from Dental Economics worth reposting…… Image via Wikipedia http://www.practicedesigngroup.com http://www.unthank.comhttp://www.burkhartdental.com Each provided an interesting feature – floor plans, design, et al…..but in retrospect, I wondered if we know when we start our practice, our careers, what … Read more