Katharyn Edwards, RDH
What Hygienists Should Say When Patients Refuse Dental Radiographs
When a dental hygienist struggles to obtain patient consent for the basic standard of care, the frustrating experience is not often forgotten. Eyes roll...
5 Strategies to Reduce Wait Time for Exams
It's 2:56 pm, your next patient is expecting to be seen in 4 minutes, and you are still waiting for the doctor to show...
Keep Dental Hygiene Salaries Healthy by Renegotiating PPO Contracts
Hygiene wages are often set to equal a third of hygiene production. This benchmark, cited frequently in the dental industry, is a yardstick for...
Dental Staff Bonus Programs: Review of 4 Incentive Plan Models
Has anyone ever participated in a bonus system in a dental office that did the exact opposite of motivating you? A bonus is extra...
Dentistry’s Job Market: Hey, Doctor! Where Did All the Hygienists Go?
If COVID-19 wasn't enough to cause practice disruption, the shortage of registered dental hygienists certainly is. The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports...
COVID-19 Vaccine: Will Vaccinations Be Mandatory for Dental Professionals?
After 10 long months of experiencing some of the darkest hours in world history, the calvary finally arrived – in the form of a...
The Science Behind Stress and How Dental Professionals Can Cope
Among Americans who were surveyed by the American Institute of Stress, 77% reported physical symptoms as a result of stress.1 It may surprise you...
Taking Care of the Dental Practice During the COVID-19 Closure
Editor's Note: Information about COVID-19 is changing on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. We have made every attempt to ensure this article is up-to-date...
The Coronavirus Threat: How Should Dental Offices Be Prepared?
Editor's Note: Information about COVID-19 is changing on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. We have made every attempt to ensure this article is up-to-date...