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Dentists Cut Hours of Dental Hygienists
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 9 Comments »
One dentist in three has cut their dental hygienist working hours, with the slow economy leaving less demand for dental hygiene services.Another 11% have reduced the number of dental hygienists ... Read more..Dental Hygienists Want Independence (Video)
Saturday, July 18th, 2009 Posted in Dental Videos | 3 Comments »
More and more states are granting dental hygienists unprecedented independence.While dentists want to promote access to dental care, most doubt that an unsupervised visit to the dental hygienist is the ... Read more..Dental Hygienists Get Paid Better than Some Dentists Wish! (Video)
Sunday, May 10th, 2009 Posted in Dental Videos | 2 Comments »
Dentists reports paying their dental hygienists about $36 per hour, according to this poll. Many dentists expressed resentment over the high price tag of a dental hygienist.Location is highly correlated ... Read more..Most Dentists Pay Their Dental Hygienists by the Hour (Video)
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Posted in Dental Videos | 2 Comments »
In this survey, we asked dentists if they pay their hygienists an hourly wage, or if compensation is based on commission.Four out of five dentist report paying hygienists a base ... Read more..Hygiene Clinics: Without Dentists, Hygienists Have No Profit
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in Dental Hygiene, Dental Surveys | 12 Comments »
In this survey, we asked dentists if they had ever seen a successful, private, independent dental hygiene clinic. Only 2% said they knew of a successful one.But why is that? ... Read more..Video Editorial: The Trouble with Hiring Hygienists
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials | 1 Comment »
Dentist Ruffles Feathers with Mailing List Strategy Dr. Jim Sparaga is constructing a new dental facility in rural Maine. He's going to need some dental hygienists for his expanded practice, but ... Read more..Dental Associates vs. Hygienists: Who’s More Profitable?
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Hygiene, Practice Management | No Comments »
Examine the Bottom Line When Considering a Hygienist and/or Associate Editorial by Jim Du Molin Have you ever wondered what your real profit is on your hygienists or dental associates? Have you ... Read more..Dental Hygienists: Salaried or Paid on Commission?
Monday, September 17th, 2007 Posted in Dental Hygiene, Dental Surveys | 2 Comments »
Survey Says... Dentists Prefer Paying by the Hour In our most recent survey, we asked dentists if they pay their hygienists an hourly wage, or if compensation is based on commission. ... Read more..The Economics of Dental Hygienists
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Hygiene, Practice Management | No Comments »
Analyzing Your Hygiene Profit Potential Editorial by Jim Du Molin Last week I started talking about dentists and dental hygienists, and how you, the dentist, need to think like a capitalist. The ... Read more..Dental Hygienists Are Paid about $36 an Hour: Survey Results
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 Posted in Dental Hygiene, Dental Surveys | 7 Comments »
Dental Hygienists Are Paid Well (Some Dentists Think Too Well...) In our most recent survey, we asked dentists the average hourly wage of their dental hygienists; the average answer was $36 ... Read more..Survey: Independence for Dental Hygienists
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 Posted in Dental Hygiene, Dental Surveys | 4 Comments »
The Hygienist May Someday Be an Independent Practitioner In this poll, we asked dentists:Do you support expanding the role of dental hygienists as independent practitioners? Read more..