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The Perio Hygienist Podcast

Periodontal Disease, for the most part, is a chronic condition. The periodontist’s role and training are focused on diagnosing, arresting, and, as much as possible, reversing the course of this destructive ailment. But once patients have been stabilized, they still remain at greater risk for recurrence or breakdown compared with patients who have never had this damaging infection. For this reason, patients are usually informed during their initial visits to periodontists, that they should consider themselves periodontal patients from then on, or as long as they have teeth. Is this chronic label true for every patient? Of course not, but those who can safely return into the general patient population and be treated with no additional vigilance are extremely few and far between. The profession of Dental Hygiene serves a vital function when it comes to helping treated periodontal patients maintain health and, when necessary, return them to active therapy. But how well does all of this work out in real life? The problem is primarily one of communication. The periodontist works in one office or operatory and the dental hygienist in another. Also, their experiences and training are vastly different, so much so, potentially, that neither understands what the other is thinking or needs to know in order to provide effective care to the patients they have in common. Ben Young is a practicing periodontist who came into private practice after a career in the United States Air Force. His final assignment on active duty was as the Director of the Air Force Periodontal Therapist Program. This was a training program that essentially taught a select group of seasoned active duty dental assistants to perform the functions of the dental hygienist under the supervision of periodontists in one of dozens of bases around the world. This podcast is for dentists, dental hygienists and students interested in learning better teamworking techniques toward the highest level of quality patient care. It is intended to be informative, thought provoking and helpful in linking the on-going care of periodontal patients between periodontal and general dental offices while at the same time, making dental hygiene less stressful and more enjoyable.

info_outline Interview with Mr. Craig Guillen 02/10/2025
info_outline Thoughts on Speed Dentistry 12/08/2024
info_outline 74 -- Growing Together Along Spiritual Lines 09/02/2024
info_outline 73 Video One-on-Ones 07/22/2024
info_outline Episode 71 What Patients Want Most 06/01/2024
info_outline Episode 70 -- The Dental Practice Common Denominator 04/19/2024
info_outline Team Rehearsals and Performance 04/01/2024
info_outline 68 -- The Hardest Part of Periodontics 03/01/2024
info_outline 67 -- Discussing Cost of Care with Patients 11/08/2023
info_outline 66 -- What is Wellness? 08/05/2023
info_outline 65 - Update for March 2023 03/10/2023
info_outline 64 -- Happy 2023 01/20/2023
info_outline 63 -- Improving the Patient Experience 12/01/2022
info_outline 62 -- Dentists and Physicians 11/04/2022
info_outline 61 -- An Actionable Step for Changing History 10/09/2022
info_outline 60 -- A Banquet Invitation 08/31/2022
info_outline 59 -- Answering the Phone 07/17/2022
info_outline 58 -- My Low Fees 06/21/2022
info_outline 57 -- My Graduation Address 05/07/2022
info_outline 56 - The Minnesota Retractor and More 04/16/2022
info_outline 55 - Readings from my Substack 04/01/2022
info_outline 54 --San Antonio Christian Dental Clinic Greeting 03/23/2022
info_outline 53 -- On Facemasks and Respirators 02/25/2022
info_outline February 2022 Update 02/19/2022
info_outline 51 -- New Directions in 2022 01/24/2022
info_outline 50 -- Time to Take Off the Masks 12/11/2021
info_outline 49 -- Taking Offense 11/29/2021
info_outline 48 -- Thoughts About Your Philosophy 11/07/2021
info_outline 47 -- Benjamin Young's Thoughts About Flossing, Prophies and TS Eliot 10/24/2021
info_outline 46 -- Benjamin Young's Thoughts About Masks and Messaging 10/15/2021
 
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