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A Tale of Two Hygienists

Periodontal Disease: Is It The Patient’s Fault?

In this episode, Andrew Johnston discusses the common dilemma happening in offices everywhere – the patient presents with periodontal disease, but just a little bit. How do we handle that? Is it the patients’ fault our ours? Where do we go from here? How much perio is an acceptable amount of perio? We discuss in…
April 20, 2025
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In this episode, Andrew Johnston discusses the common dilemma happening in offices everywhere – the patient presents with periodontal disease, but just a little bit. How do we handle that? Is it the patients’ fault our ours? Where do we go from here? How much perio is an acceptable amount of perio? We discuss in this short episode!

 

** In partnership with Perio Protect. Perioprotect.com/RDH

 

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About the Author

Andrew Johnston, RDH

Andrew Johnston, RDH

Andrew Johnston, RDH, is your everyday hygienist who is passionate about sharing education and knowledge to others. Practicing in Washington State since 2009, Andrew enjoys utilizing his full scope of practice through traditional and restorative procedures on any given day—still working in the operatory 40-plus hours each week. In 2015, he started the wildly popular dental hygiene podcast A Tale of Two Hygienists with his cofounder Michelle Strange. Because of the podcast's success, they were able to begin a new chapter in dental audio content with The Dental Podcast Network, which consists of 10 short-format shows on different dental topics airing each day of the work week.

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