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Improving Verbal Skills for the Dental Front Office

YapiApp

Many hygienists voluntarily left their roles during the pandemic, either to early retirement or amid fears of transmission while working closely with patients. And according to a 2021 ADA Health Policy Institute survey, 90% of dentists surveyed said that recruiting dental hygienists was “extremely” or “very challenging.”

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How Can Dental Practices Better Serve Patients Who Are Deaf?

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

However, as noted, researchers found dental clinics were more likely to deny requests for an interpreter than primary care facilities. Following a call script, eight stimulated patients (four who were deaf and four who could hear) called 334 primary care and 111 dental care clinics in Idaho requesting a new patient visit.

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How to Improve Verbal Skills for the Dental Front Office?

YapiApp

Many hygienists voluntarily left their roles during the pandemic, either to early retirement or amid fears of transmission while working closely with patients. And according to a 2021 ADA Health Policy Institute survey, 90% of dentists surveyed said that recruiting dental hygienists was “extremely” or “very challenging.”

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Overcoming Hiring Challenges for Your DSO

Planet DDS

As the world starts to return to normal, dental practices, including those belonging to a dental service organization (DSO) are stretched to meet patient demand. Less than half of dental hygienists who left their job when the pandemic started returned to the workforce in 2021. One survey found that 66.7%