Are the hygienists in your office compensated based on a percentage of the production? |
199 total votes |
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37% |
Yes |
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63% |
No |
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What percentage of your practice's gross production comes from the hygiene department? |
96 total votes |
|
2% |
Less than 10 percent |
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23% |
10-20 percent |
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54% |
20-30 percent |
|
20% |
More than 30 percent |
|
1% |
No hygiene department |
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True or false: Hygienists should produce approx. 3 times their wages |
99 total votes |
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89% |
True |
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11% |
False |
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Do any of the hygienists in your practice have second jobs? |
99 total votes |
|
45% |
Yes |
|
55% |
No |
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How much time do the hygienists in your office spend on oral hygiene instruction during the average prophy appointment? |
99 total votes |
|
68% |
A few minutes |
|
30% |
5-10 minutes |
|
2% |
More than 10 minutes |
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What is the doctor to hygienist ratio in your practice? |
98 total votes |
|
37% |
1:1 |
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46% |
1:2 |
|
14% |
Greater than 1:3 |
|
3% |
More doctors than hygeinsts |
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Do you track the downtime in the hygiene department? |
99 total votes |
|
41% |
No |
|
15% |
Yes; it is less than 5 percent |
|
26% |
Yes; 5-9 percent |
|
17% |
Yes; more than 10 percent |
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Do the hygienists in your practice have purchasing power? |
99 total votes |
|
20% |
Yes |
|
64% |
Some; I buy based on their recommendation |
|
16% |
No |
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Do the hygienists in your practice wear loupes? |
99 total votes |
|
45% |
Yes |
|
29% |
No |
|
25% |
Some |
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Does the hygiene department utilize automated periodontal charting? |
99 total votes |
|
16% |
Yes |
|
45% |
No, we use an assistant |
|
38% |
No, the hygienist records manually |
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