You Don’t Need More Patients—You Need THIS Hygiene System

What if the key to transforming your dental practice’s profitability isn’t more new patients—but optimizing the team you already have?

In this game-changing episode of the Next Level Practice Podcast, host and dental business strategist Kelly Dahmer reveals why most practices are overlooking their most powerful revenue generator: the hygiene department.

While many dentists think hygiene is just “maintenance” or a break-even part of the schedule, the truth is it should be the engine that drives production, case acceptance, and long-term patient retention. If your hygiene department isn’t contributing at least 30% of your annual production, you’re leaving money—and patient outcomes—on the table.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

✅ Why hygiene is the most under-leveraged department in your dental office
✅ The 3 major shifts to turn hygiene into a case acceptance machine
✅ How to move from “cleanings” to co-diagnosis and patient advocacy
✅ What a Healthy Mouth Baseline is and how to implement one
✅ The truth about unscheduled active patients—and how to reactivate them fast
✅ Why new patient marketing isn’t always the answer to growth
✅ How Dr. H doubled hygiene production in 4 months with simple systems
✅ Why hygiene reactivation is your fastest ROI—without spending more on ads

Action Steps for Practice Owners:

1. Install a Healthy Mouth Baseline – Create a standard of care across your practice that your team can use for co-diagnosis and education.

2. Train Your Hygienists as Co-Diagnosticians – Give your team scripts, tools, and confidence to advocate for treatment.

3. Reactivate Unscheduled Patients – Build a system that re-engages overdue patients without more marketing spend.
   
   

🎁 Free Resource:

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Curious about how your hygiene department stacks up? Book a strategy session with Kelly’s team to assess your numbers and build a plan for growth. 

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