“Has your life or the life of a family member been touched by diabetes?” I have asked hundreds of people this question and gotten an overwhelmingly positive response. This is not surprising when we see statistics like we saw in…
Diabetes and Periodontal Disease – Are they epidemics?
Diabetes and periodontal disease: are they epidemics? Now that’s a good question! In fact that’s two good questions, so let’s take them one at a time. Is diabetes reaching epidemic proportions? There were approximately 246,000 deaths attributed to diabetes in…
Are They Getting Any Better?
It may not be getting any worse but is it getting better? The effects of chronic inflammation. One of the statements Kim, Jamie and I hear a lot when we coach clients is this: “I have a lot of patients…
Got Goals?
GOT GOALS? “Arriving at one goal is … the starting point to another.” So whenever we begin private coaching with our clients, we make sure that we sit down with the team and create a clear vision as to how…
So where do the dental assistants fit in?
We get this question all the time from our private clients and Mastermind members… ‘so where do our dental assistants fit in here?’. Our articles and training videos speak to the doctor, the hygienist and the office manager but admittedly,…
Tagged with: coaching clients, communication, dental assistant, diagnosis, enrollment, Mastermind, patients, periodontal disease, treatment planning, video
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Show Me The Money!!!
You’re not going to want to miss the Hygiene Profits Mastermind call this month! Every team member I’ve ever met over the last 22 years has asked me about this topic. There’s a lot of confusion and misunderstanding when it…
Tagged with: compensation, Dental Practice, dental teams, Mastermind, productivity, system
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Are you relying on your periodontist’s records?
Documenting a clear periodontal diagnosis and treatment plan is critical to the health of your practice. Not only for your patients’ well being but also to protect your practice from the risk of being sued for NOT thoroughly examining and…
Tagged with: diagnosis, patients, periodontal exam, treatment
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Posted in Dental Hygiene Training Videos
Are You Swapping Spit?
It might be more politically correct for me to ask if are you sharing saliva, rather than swapping spit, but either way, the answer would be the same. Yes! Most of us, in one way or another, are transmitting pathogens…
How do you track adult fluoride with the new codes?
Some teams just know how to have FUN! And the team of Drs. Harris and Reynolds in Little Rock is one of them. I had the distinct pleasure of spending two days in this practice last week. They had thought…
Tagged with: coaching clients, fluoride, hygiene team, patients, perio, productivity, system
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America’s Sweet Tooth Obsession
Happy Spring! It’s finally reached us here in NC, and I hope that if you’re still in the cold that you’re at least seeing some small signs that warmer weather is on its way! Last week, I snuck away with…
