On this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists we are recording at Hinman Dental Conference with Dr. Emily Boge, Misty Mattingly, RDH and Rafael Rondon, RDH. Our guests discuss what is wrong with dentistry. 

 

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Interview Starts: 08:29.717

 

Episode Highlights 

• Rural vs. Urban Care
• Lack of communication with patients 
• Labor shortage
• Solutions - Inform patients 
• Social Media

Quotes 

 

“The list is so much longer for what is wrong with dentistry than what is right.” 

 

“We made profit but we were also very good and efficiently run.” 

 

“Nobody wants to work anymore.” 

 

“You think the shortage is bad now, wait 3 years.”

 

“It starts in the schools.” 

 

“I would rather have a dentist stitch me up anyday, if you can suture in the mouth you can suture anywhere.” 

 

“It is better to have no one, than the wrong person.”

 

“If you only do the minimum CE, don’t expect to give your patients more than the minimum.” 

 

“You can’t spell overall health without oral health.”

 

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