Katharyn Edwards, RDH
Katharyn Edwards, RDH, has been a practicing dental hygienist in the Seattle area since 1988. She is a working hygienist and practice manager three days a week in private practice. She balances her clinical career with a consulting role for Burkhart Dental. Kathy has been a consultant for Burkhart Dental since 2008. Kathy’s 21 years in dentistry, preceded by a 10-year accounting career, allows her to bring passion to both patient-centered care and sound business strategies for dental practices. Kathy was a founding member and director for the SouthShore Dental Hygiene Study Club for ten years, which now serves as a model for other dental hygiene study clubs nationwide. She has spoken on dental and business topics in the United States and internationally in Beijing, China. You can also find her kayaking, boating and jet skiing on the Puget Sound with her life love, Justin, and their two grown daughters.
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
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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...