▶️ Full 5-part Hygiene Crisis series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc5Ru9aNk5_M
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The hygiene crisis is not coming, it is already here, and most dental practices are completely unprepared for what happens next. If you are paying a hygienist $80 an hour while insurance reimburses $12 for a cleaning, the math is not broken, it was never going to work. Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird break down exactly why the shortfall is getting worse, and the full system to stop getting held hostage by your own hygiene department.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Discover why in-network hygiene math is destroying practice profitability and what to do instead
- Learn how Dr. Blake scaled from 2 to 6 hygienists using a redundancy strategy that eliminated bad hiring decisions
- Build a flexible shift schedule that attracts top hygiene talent without competing on hourly rate alone
- Implement the KPI scoreboard system that tells your team whether they are winning or losing without you having to say a word
- Increase hygiene revenue by moving active patients from 2 visits per year to 3 using a co-diagnosis framework
This is Episode 1 of 5 in the Hygiene Crisis series. Watch the complete series in order here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc5Ru9aNk5_M
Episode order: The State of the Hygiene Market / Recruiting / Onboarding and KPIs / Pay and Compensation / PPO vs. Fee-for-Service
Hosted by Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird sharing real strategies from real practices, backed by data from 1,195+ dental offices.
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