Shared Practices | Your Dental Roadmap through Practice Ownership Is Hygiene-Led Growth Still Viable
Aug 11, 2025
Dive into the evolving role of hygiene in dental practices as experts assess its value heading into 2025. Explore innovative recruiting strategies to attract top hygienists, emphasizing the importance of showcasing practice culture. Discover how effective management of hygiene teams can elevate patient care and practice sustainability. Learn about the shifting dynamics in dental education and how they impact practice ownership. This insightful discussion offers tactical advice for those navigating the changing landscape of dental hygiene.
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Hygiene As A Rewritten Institution
- Hygiene became an institutionalized part of dentistry over decades and now faces re-evaluation in 2025.
- Shifts in expectations and relationships mean hygiene's role needs re-underwriting, not automatic acceptance.
The Three Roles Hygiene Plays
- Hygiene serves three separate roles: delegation/production, patient relationships/goodwill, and co-diagnosis leading to case acceptance.
- Each role is trainable and practice models can blend dentist-led and hygiene-driven approaches.
Dental Schools Favor Dentists Over Hygienists
- Dental schools are expanding dentist class sizes far more than hygiene classes, reflecting economic incentives.
- This divergence may create future supply issues for hygienists despite current demand.
