{"id":870,"date":"2017-05-04T21:51:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T21:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadvancedpracticemanagement.webaloo.com\/?p=870"},"modified":"2017-05-04T21:51:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T21:51:08","slug":"how-good-is-your-hygiene-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/how-good-is-your-hygiene-department\/","title":{"rendered":"How Good is Your Hygiene Department?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all know that the hygiene department\u2019s performance has a direct bearing on the health of your patients and your practice\u2019s bottom line.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve grown weary of rules of thumb for hygiene like \u201cHygiene should be 30% of practice production\u201d or \u201cPerio should be 30% of hygienist production.\u201d I don\u2019t like that kind of measurement because it\u2019s often misleading. For example, if a doctor does a lot of high end restorative dentistry it will make the hygiene department percentage look low.<\/p>\n

Of course, we measure hygienists\u2019 production per hour. That number can be a little spongy sometimes depending on how well the hygienists track their hours worked, downtime, etc.<\/p>\n

So, we increasingly use: \u201cProduction Per Hygiene Visit.<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This number is a direct measurement of the range<\/strong> and depth<\/strong> of your hygienists\u2019 services.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll see this number in your Manager Report each month. Here is the range of performance we see in our area on the hygiene production per patient visit:<\/p>\n

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What, theoretically, should<\/strong> the average production per visit be? The next example shows average Metro fees based on average x-ray protocols and average perio per exam.<\/p>\n

1110 \u2013 Prophy $99.00<\/strong><\/p>\n

0274 \u2013 BWX $32.50<\/strong> ($65 divided by 2 – once per year)<\/p>\n

0210 – FMX $17.75<\/strong> ($142 divided by 8 – once per 4 years, assuming 2 visits per year)<\/p>\n

1206 \u2013 FL2 $21.50 ($43 divided by 2 – once per year)<\/strong><\/p>\n

TOTAL = $170.75 per visit for basic standard care (If you add in average perio per exam, $20, TOTAL = $190.75 per visit)<\/strong><\/p>\n

As you can see, there is quite a difference between what should\/could be and what is ($170 versus $156). Getting this nailed down will add over $2,000 per month to the typical hygienists\u2019 production.<\/p>\n

Look at the numbers for your office. As you all know, we abhor quotas. When discussing hygiene production per patient visit, focus on criteria. When are fluorides indicated? What are your criteria for perio treatment? Sealants? Whitening? Talk it over with your team. If they are moving, the numbers will move!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all know that the hygiene department\u2019s performance has a direct bearing on the health of your patients and your practice\u2019s bottom line. I\u2019ve grown weary of rules of thumb for hygiene like \u201cHygiene should be 30% of practice production\u201d or \u201cPerio should be 30% of hygienist production.\u201d I don\u2019t like that kind of measurement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apm-news","category-bulletin-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.advancedpracticemanagement.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}