▶️ Full 5-part Hygiene Crisis series playlist: Hygiene Crisis Series: Build, Recruit, Compensate, and Retain a High-Performing Hygiene Team
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Finding and keeping great hygienists is harder than ever, but paying a higher hourly rate isn’t the answer. In this episode, Dr. Blake Hamblin and Gary Bird reveal the compensation system that helps hygienists earn up to $80–85/hour while improving retention, increasing collections, and supporting long-term practice growth. If you’re tired of turnover, rising payroll costs, or struggling to build a productive hygiene department, this episode is for you.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Discover the performance-based compensation model that aligns incentives for patients, hygienists, and practice owners.
- Learn the 3.0–3.3× productivity benchmark every hygienist should achieve to support healthy collections.
- Build flexible schedules that improve hiring and retention.
- Use bonuses, benefits, 401(k), and health insurance to reduce costly staff turnover.
- Increase treatment acceptance by helping hygienists educate patients with microscopes, X-rays, and better communication.
This is Episode 4 of 5 in the Hygiene Crisis series. Watch the complete series in order here: Hygiene Crisis Series: Build, Recruit, Compensate, and Retain a High-Performing Hygiene Team
Episode order: The State of the Hygiene Market / Recruiting / Onboarding and KPIs / Pay and Compensation / PPO vs. Fee-for-Service
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