{"id":2934,"date":"2017-09-12T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/?p=2934"},"modified":"2020-08-28T12:03:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T17:03:44","slug":"ep-60-3-roles-dental-hygienists-wendy-briggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/ep-60-3-roles-dental-hygienists-wendy-briggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep #60: The 3 Roles of Dental Hygienists with Wendy Briggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dental practices often come to a crossroads where they need to make changes in order to better optimize their business for success but the tools to do so are hard to find. Wendy Briggs is on the show this episode to share her passion for coming alongside dental practices, working within their vision and giving them the tools and training that help them reach their goals. She gives some really important insight into the different roles that dental hygienists take on and highlights three main roles to focus and improve on.<\/p>\n<p>Wendy talks about the importance of communication \u2013 teaching hygienists how to better communicate issues to the patient so that they can understand better. She also talks about different methods to assess risks in patients as well as how to broach the icky subject of compensation- especially when insurance does not cover everything. The tools Wendy has come up with to empower dentists and hygienists alike are bringing the passion and purpose back to dental care.<\/p>\n<h3>What You&#8217;ll Learn From This Episode:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to maximize potential in hygiene and do it the right way.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why it\u2019s more important to focus on productive encounters with patients rather than the number of encounters with patients.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to implement risk assessment and how it can improve your practice.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Easier and more meaningful ways to have financial conversations with clients.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">The importance of consistency between providers and implementing a system.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">What a hygienist\u2019s role is in diagnosing restorative care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Listen To The Full Interview:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5367\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2934-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/practicingwiththemasters\/PWTM060.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/practicingwiththemasters\/PWTM060.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/practicingwiththemasters\/PWTM060.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/practicingwiththemasters\/PWTM060.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2934-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/practicingwiththemasters\/PWTM060.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"PWTM060.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Featured On The Show:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Wendy Briggs: LinkedIn | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wendy.briggs.77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hygienediamonds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hygiene Diamonds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theteamtraininginstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Team Training Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Business-Dental-Hygiene-Create-Practice\/dp\/0692723668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Business of Dental Hygiene<\/em><\/a> by Wendy Briggs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theteamtraininginstitute.com\/production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\"><em>Everybody Wins! With Production Based Compensation<\/em><\/a> by Wendy Briggs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ultimate-Doubling-Tripling-Practice-Production\/dp\/1507858361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Ultimate Guide to Doubling and Tripling Your Dental Practice Production<\/em><\/a> by Wendy Briggs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acteongroup.com\/en\/my-products\/imaging\/diagnostic-camera\/soprocare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Soprocare camera<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.henryschein.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry Schein<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/essentialsmiles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Essential Smiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Xylitol<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/drugs\/2\/drug-5356\/chlorhexidine-gluconate-mouth-and-throat\/details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chlorhexidine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Full Episode Transcript:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/EP060-Practicing_With_The_Masters_Transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"311\" height=\"77\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-post-2934 wp-image-2277 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIzMTEiIGhlaWdodD0iNzciPjxyZWN0IHdpZHRoPSIxMDAlIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwMCUiPjxhbmltYXRlIGF0dHJpYnV0ZU5hbWU9ImZpbGwiIHZhbHVlcz0icmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpO3JnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC4xKTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuNSkiIGR1cj0iMnMiIHJlcGVhdENvdW50PSJpbmRlZmluaXRlIiAvPjwvcmVjdD48L3N2Zz4=\" alt=\"Allison&#039;s-Button\" data-public-id=\"Allisons-Button\/Allisons-Button.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1587010383\" data-seo=\"1\" data-size=\"311 77\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/transformational-practices-llc\/images\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1587010383\/Allisons-Button\/Allisons-Button.jpg?_i=AA 311w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/transformational-practices-llc\/images\/w_300,h_74,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1587010383\/Allisons-Button\/Allisons-Button.jpg?_i=AA 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dental practices often come to a crossroads where they need to make changes in order to better optimize their business for success but the tools to do so are hard to find. Wendy Briggs is on the show this episode to share her passion for coming alongside dental practices, working within their vision and giving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[303],"tags":[325,59,145,137,320,319,324,323,322,321,318],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ep #60: The 3 Roles of Dental Hygienists with Wendy Briggs - Helping You Live Your Brightest Life From The Inside Out<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/ep-60-3-roles-dental-hygienists-wendy-briggs\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Allison Watts\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/ep-60-3-roles-dental-hygienists-wendy-briggs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/allisonwatts.com\/ep-60-3-roles-dental-hygienists-wendy-briggs\/\",\"name\":\"Ep #60: The 3 Roles of Dental Hygienists with Wendy Briggs - 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