This week on Your Dental Top 5 Podcast, your host Amanda Hill is talking with Dr. Joy Void-Holmes about instrumentation and the Top 6 things Hygienists need to do for our profession. Dr. Joy also shares with us her top 5 favorite instruments!
Episode Highlights
- Amanda’s top 5 favorites of the week
- Dr. Joy’s Top 6 things hygienists need to do for our profession
- Dr. Joy’s Top 5 favorite instruments
Quotes
“Not every patient will require you to pick up a hand instrument.”
“There will come a time that you cannot use ultrasonics and you will need to use hand scaling.”
“I’ve always been fascinated with instruments.”
“We need to stop making do because at the end of the day we are hurting the patient, and ourselves.”
“No dental instrument will last more than 2 years, and depending on use, it could be as little as 6 months.”
“I hear all the time ‘I can’t believe how much I forgot’.”
“I don’t want people to dim their light and think they are only there to turn patients every 30 minutes.”
“Continuing education is not just to keep your license, it is to position yourself to be a better healthcare provider.”
Links
Dr. Joy Void- Holmes: https://www.drjoyrdh.com
More Your Dental Top 5 Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/dentaltop5/
Amanda’s email:
amandahillrdh@gmail.com
