How to Achieve the Coveted Doctor/Hygiene Alignment

Is your hygiene team the best it can possibly be? Kiera and Dana dive into the hygienist’s mindset (which tends toward patient care over business numbers) and how a doctor can get a full hygiene team on board with metrics and measurables. They touch on the hygienist drought, growing your practice without stepping on your hygienists’ toes, setting expectations everyone can agree on, and more. Dana also touches on a hygiene team she worked with for a couple years that went from struggling to hit its goals to hitting even their daily goals 95% of the time. Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dental-a-team-podcast/id1454026756 Schedule A Practice Assessment - https://info.thedentalateam.com/schedule-a-call Leave us a review - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dental-a-team-with-kiera-dent/id1454026756#see-all/reviews Sign up The Dental A Team Summit 2026 - https://info.thedentalateam.com/summit-26 Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Dynamic Duo 03:09 The Hygiene Department Autopsy 05:50 Aligning Goals and Expectations 08:53 Building Confidence in Hygiene Teams 12:09 Implementing Effective Protocols 14:45 Transforming Hygiene Practices 17:56 Celebrating Success and Growth 20:59 Conclusion and Call to Action