Product Description
Ironing out the fine details of our Dental Hygiene Appointment
CE Hours: 2 (Online)
Online Date:
Tuesday, June 10th - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Course Description:
Are you frequently confronted with patients who have severe bleeding, heavy biofilm, and calculus during dental cleaning procedures? Often, the hurried nature of our work leads us to overlook critical steps, impeding the efficient management of our schedules and hindering patients' willingness to accept optimal care. This course proposes solutions to these challenges, offering valuable insights that can prove beneficial to new graduates, temp hygienists, and seasoned practitioners alike. Kerry will cover ways to communicate your findings to patients to improve their understanding and agree to the treatment recommendations. By using the assessment phase as a guide, we can create a dental hygiene diagnosis, develop a treatment plan, choose interventions, and assess our progress. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of collecting information from chart reviews, medical histories, periodontal examinations, radiographs, and biofilm analyses to improve the efficiency of the appointment. This lecture will discuss opportunities to plan and prioritize appointment flow, reduce stress levels, and improve our patients' oral health outcomes. Let's strike while the iron is hot and ensure your dental hygiene appointments run smoothly.
Course Objectives:
• Acquire knowledge of appropriate assessment strategies, techniques, tools, and indices to collect and record relevant data.
• Explore ways to improve your communication with your patient using tools and technology.
• Review health indices for the identification and monitoring of high-risk individuals.
• Gain knowledge of how to improve the flow of dental hygiene appointments.