Patient Care

Assessment and diagnosis are at the heart of patient-centered dental hygiene care. In this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists, Jessica and Dave are joined by JoAnn Gurenlian, Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, and Darlene Swigart to explore how dental hygienists can move beyond simply collecting patient data to interpreting findings, developing accurate dental hygiene diagnoses, and making informed clinical decisions.

Dental hygiene diagnosis: turning clinical findings into better care

What happens between collecting clinical data and deciding what a patient needs? A panel of dental hygiene leaders discusses diagnosis, clinical reasoning, and the importance ...

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illustration of how primary sclerosing cholangitis affects the liver

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The complete dental hygiene practice: Connecting people, systems, and patient outcomes

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Dear Lefty...

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Brewing better health

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Patient Care

Dental hygiene diagnosis: turning clinical findings into better care

Drying to heal: Principles, applications, and clinical outcomes of dental desiccation therapy

It's not you; it's your hormones

From operatory to autopsy: How your dental records help identify the unknown

Primary sclerosing cholangitis: What dental providers need to know

Systemic inflammation: From gut to gums

The complete dental hygiene practice: Connecting people, systems, and patient outcomes

Dear Lefty...

Brewing better health

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