Advanced hygiene performance

Having a hygienist can be a nightmare or a dream. This one day workshop incorporates all the latest systems and skills necessary for running your hygiene department.

You will learn

Systems

• To ensure patients demand to see the hygienist.
• To maximise the value of the periodic check.
• To calculate the number of hygiene days you need.
• To align dentist and hygienist philosophies.
• To introduce a new hygienist into the practice.

Protocols

• To increase patient participation in the active maintenance program.
• To minimise cancellations.
• To synchronise the dentist/ hygienist schedule.

Communication skills

• To motivate patients to return on a regular basis.
• To ensure the entire team can support the hygienist and raise their profile in the patients' eyes.
• To ensure that the hygienist reinforces the dentist's treatment plans without pressure.