Barbara Krueger, the Program Manager for Clinical Hygiene at Pacific Dental Services, joins Ashley on this week’s episode of “Discovering DSOs with Ashley McCauley” to talk about Pacific Dental, her role there, and why she loves it.
Episode Highlights:
- Barbara’s dental background
- Pacific Dental Services, what led Barbara to work there, and why she loves it
- Some of the things Barbara does to support dental hygienists and dentists
- Systems and protocols to address the mouth-body connection
Quotes:
“It brought me into a space where there was more mentoring, there was more development, and there was more opportunity than what I had before.”
“We partner with dentists who own the offices, and provide the business support.”
“We currently are focusing strongly on the mouth-body connection…there’s this need out there to help everyone understand what’s happening in that space.”
“I think that’s what I’m most passionate about in my role – helping people understand the ‘whys’ behind what we do.”
“We need to be constantly learning…because the standard of today is not going to be the standard of tomorrow is not going to be the standard in 20 years.”
“It’s not about financial gain, it’s about patient care.”
Links:
More Episodes from Discovering DSO’s: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/discoveringdsos/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
The Association of Dental Support Organizations homepage: https://www.theadso.org/
Barbara’s email: kruegerb@pacden.com
