The transition from school to “The Real World” can be anxiety provoking. Students often have fears about time management, skill development, and confidence. It takes time to really work into a good routine that feels natural and flowing. In this episode, I speak with Kim Augustus - The owner of BloomRDH. Kim shared her vision and love for our new grads and what she is doing to support students as they graduate and begin the process of looking for an office.

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As a dental hygiene student, you are tasked with developing a concrete understanding of the AAP Periodontal Disease Classification system. We use this when we are working with our patients and performing an assessment on our patient. Each patient falls into a category of periodontal health. Each patient must be appropriately classified and documented regarding their disease status. 

As I say.... "Those who know will grow."

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Students experience some of the most beneficial learning opportunities in the clinical setting. In this episode, we will review the remaining three of six perceptions that are holding you back in the clinical setting as a student. There are opportunities with each session to connect the dots on the process of care. The valuable clinic time can become a source of frustration for students as challenges arise. We will review the last three of six common perceptions that you can identify and adjust to make your clinic sessions more productive, less stressful, and just better overall.

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Students experience some of the most beneficial learning opportunities in the clinical setting. As a student, do you feel accomplished and proud of your learning at the end of each clinic session? If not - this episode may provide you with some help. In this episode, we will review the first three of six perceptions that are holding you back in the clinical setting as a student. There are opportunities with each session to connect the dots on the process of care. If you are experiencing some of these perceptions, your valuable clinic time can become a source of frustration as challenges arise. We will review some of the perceptions that I observe in the clinical learning environment and offer suggestions on ways to make adjustments to these perceptions. My goal is to help you identify and adjust to make your clinic sessions more productive, less stressful, and just a better overall learning experience.

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Getting our patients on the path to health can come down to one word - motivation. It is important to share results from the assessment process with our patients. Unless we motivate them to change their behavior, their oral health will continue to decline. In this episode, we will discuss Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. It is beneficial for the dental clinician to understand how patients prioritize needs. Understanding this helps you as the clinician create an understanding on how to communicate with your patient in a way that changes their behavior and moves them down the road to a healthy lifestyle.

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In a world where distractions are all around us. How can we communicate with our patients in a way that helps them move toward health and change their behavior? In this episode, I listen to Liz Lord share some of her insights on how we can communicate more effectively with and for our patients. Are we really listening to our patients? In what ways can we intentionally make efforts to shift our communication style to engage with our patients more effectively?

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As a dental hygienist, it is important to know how to interpret data and research effectively. Confidence intervals and p-values are important considerations of the validity of findings. In this episode, we will review some of the most important components of biostatistics for the dental hygiene student. There are questions on your boards that relate to this content. 

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As a dental hygiene student, you have to develop a good understanding of program planning. There are many questions on the board exams related to program planning. Let’s break it down so that you can understand the purpose, the methods, and the outcomes. ASSESSMENT, PLAN, IMPLEMENT, EVALUATE. These are the main components of program planning. 

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What do you want to do with your life? For many of us, we know from a young age that we want to be a dental hygienist. At some point down the road, many of decide that we desire to leave clinical hygiene- or at least the operatory. The idea is common, but the certainty and clarity of next steps, options, and possibilities may be a little less clear. Let’s take a look at some of the main roles held by people who were once a clinical dental hygienist. 

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In a world where the cell phone has become essential for communication and connection. Phone etiquette has become a lost skill. Many of the ways in which we communicate have shifted from voice mails and emails to text messages and DM’s. The result of this shift has made speaking on the phone or leaving messages a lost art. In this episode, we will discuss the proper ways to speak to patients to maintain a level of professionalism. The thought of leaving a message on an answering machine or leaving a voicemail could seem scary or anxiety provoking if it is something you have never done. In this episode, we will discuss ways to speak and discuss examples and scenarios students will encounter. A sample phone conversation will be provided.  

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