This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are joined by Stephanie Eddy, RDH. Stephanie joins us to talk about motivational interviewing and resources available through Elevate Oral Care!   Episode Highlights

• Examples of Communication Structure
• Shared Decision Making 
• Caries Risk Discussions 
• Patient Centered Communication Video Series

  Quotes   “The ADA reports only 16% floss once per day”    “20% say they floss when they need to”    “How do we change the conversation from 'I have to’  to 'I want to’ ”    “When you hear that how does that make you feel?”   “One of the ways I can help you do that is…”   “I stay up to date on the evidence based research so I can help you”      Links   Patient Centered Communication Video Series: http://www.elevateoralcare.com/elevatingcare   Elevate Oral Care Website: http://www.elevateoralcare.com   Elevate Oral Care Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elevateoralcare    Elevate Oral Care Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevate_oral_care/    More TIPisodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/tipisodes/    AToTH Website: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com