5 Clinical Practices Resurrected

Presenter: Gabriele Maycher, CEO, GEM Dental Experts Inc.

BSc, PID, dip DH, RDH in BC& AB

A passionate educator with more than 30+ years of clinical experience & diverse business background has revolutionized the way clinicians optimize patient outcomes through contributing positions such as published author, Dental Hygiene Program Director, Quality Assurance Program assessor and consultant for forward-thinking dental practices.

Course Summary:

Most practices do not  realize that they are sitting “three feet from gold” with each-and-every one of their patients.  You do not need to spend marketing dollars, hire new clinical staff or a business coach to increase revenue, you just need to fix these five clinical breakdowns. Once you do your practice revenue will EXPLODE! I guarantee it.

The learning objectives are:

Day 1

• Define the dental & dental hygiene colleges’ perspective on hygiene billing.
• Recognize appropriate hygiene billings for treatment rendered.
• Describe the dental & dental hygiene college’s “Scope of Practice” on radiographs.
• Compare the changes between the 1999 & 2018 AAP Periodontal Disease Classification
• Evaluate the characteristics of the periodontal conditions in the new global 2018 AAP Periodontal Classification.

Day 2  

• Define both, the dental & dental hygiene colleges’ perspective on the assessments required for a comprehensive oral exam. 
• Describe assessments required for measuring periodontal disease.
• Analyze assessment indices in the process of care.
• Distinguish the appropriate mandated college documentation.
• Formulate documentation for treatment rendered, within the practice setting.
• Choose processes to capture treatment required for comprehensive patient care.

Day 3

• Capture rendered & planned treatment prior to dismissing patient.
• Assess options for reappointing patients.
• Select a system that is conducive to the transfer of information from the clinician to the ADM & vice versa.
• Create & Choose processes that ensures ongoing comprehensive care. 
• Evaluate “Practice Standards” and its role in the process of care.
• Assess “best practices” as a function of ADPIE.
• Evaluate breakdowns in the process of care for patients with periodontal disease.
• Select processes to implement nonsurgical periodontal therapy into the process of care.