Dental hygiene coaching begins long before a coach ever walks into your practice. Behind the scenes, someone connects with your team and answers important questions. They explain your current hygiene department benchmarks and identify opportunities for growth. For Inspired Hygiene clients, that person is Driany Cruz, DAADOM, our Client Care Coordinator. Her work helps shape every step that follows.
Driany is one of the first voices our clients hear before onboarding begins. Her role includes much more than coordinating schedules and managing logistics. She helps teams feel prepared and confident as they build a more profitable hygiene department.
Driany brings 15 years of dental experience and a well-rounded perspective to every conversation. She began her career as a clinical assistant. Later, she accepted an administrative position she had never held before. She advanced into practice management and regional management. Eventually, she became Assistant Director of Operations for a 17-practice DSO.
Driany understands dental teams from nearly every perspective. She knows the pressure of increasing hygiene production while keeping patient care at the center. Scattered hygiene pre-booking systems can create open time, lost revenue, and unnecessary stress. Confusing hygiene wages can also leave owners unsure about profitability. The dental hygienist shortage forces practices to reconsider their staffing and support systems. Some practices need better strategies for hiring dental hygienists. Others use assisted hygiene to maintain productivity and keep the schedule moving.
The Groundwork for Sustainable Growth
Driany’s gift extends beyond organizing details. She listens first and helps teams feel seen, heard, and prepared for meaningful change with dental hygiene coaching. This groundwork matters because sustainable hygiene productivity rarely comes from one tool or quick solution. Sustainable growth begins with clarity. Teams need clear hygiene KPIs, a consistent periodontal protocol, and an actionable plan. They also need a periodontal program designed around their actual patient population.
That is what Driany brings to every Inspired Hygiene dental hygiene coaching client. She provides steady support, real-world experience, and a strong belief that growth is possible. Teams can grow when they receive the right guidance and understand the numbers before them.
Driany’s journey reminds us that you do not need to feel completely ready to grow. You only need to be willing to take the next step.
