March 25, 2022

By Joel Hassler, ICGA Just the other day I was talking with a very close friend who is a dental hygienist. While I know “what” she does, I never realized just “what” she did throughout a patient visit, although I have seen a dental hygienist nearly 100 times before over a few decades. So, after some questions and assumptions on my part, she decided to give me a step-by-step photographic “ride-along” of what her day entails. Do not worry, no pictures of the actual patient or any confidential information (or anything that would ruin my lunch). There were so many