Your Hygienist Wants a Raise. Can Your Practice Afford It?
Dental hygienist wages are rising while insurance reimbursement lags. What can practices change to make competitive hygiene pay financially sustainable?
Dear Hygienists: I Wouldn't Trust a Consultant Either.
I am a hygienist. And if I weren't the one walking through the door, I'd probably be skeptical too. Here's why I believe trust isn't assumed—it's earned, one conversation and one clinical decision at a time.
How Did I Produce $2,746 in Adjusted Hygiene Production Today? Here's Every Procedure.
Think high hygiene production only happens in fee-for-service practices? Here's every procedure behind a day that produced $2,746.69 in adjusted hygiene production in an insurance-based practice.
Hygienists Who Hate Assisted Hygiene Are Often Right…But I’d Never Work Any Other Way
Most hygienists assume assisted hygiene means burnout, rushed care, and double the work. After 20 years practicing in an assisted hygiene model, my experience has been exactly the opposite.