Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you struggling with what to do in your practice when it comes to dental hygiene? Wendy Briggs is one of the top authorities on hygiene and dental practice development in the country. Today, we are going to talk about the recipe for greatness in dental hygiene.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wendy Briggs is the president and CEO of Hygiene Diamonds a practice management consulting firm that helps hygienists increase profitability. She is also co-founder of the Team Training Institute which offers virtual coaching. Wendy is a hygienist first and foremost and loves helping other hygienists learn how to contribute to the bottom line of their practices.</span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><strong>You can find Wendy here:</strong></p><br> <p><a href="https://theteamtraininginstitute.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Team Training Institute</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="https://theteamtraininginstitute.com/podcast/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Double Your Dental Practice Production</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="http://www.hygienediamonds.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hygiene Diamonds</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wendy.briggs.77"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wendy Briggs on Facebook</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="http://a.co/ih0Z9ir"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ultimate Guide To Doubling & Tripling Your Dental Practice Production: How To Build An Unstoppable Dentist Practice With The Freedom To Enjoy It!</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="http://a.co/dzq9mI0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Business of Dental Hygiene: How To Create a Hygiene Driven Practice</span></a></p><br> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-briggs-0b57a280/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wendy Briggs on LinkedIn</span></a></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:34] Wendy is a hygienist first and foremost. She has spent the last 15 years speaking to and training others in the dental field.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:11] There was a lot of chatter about what the hygienists was supposed to be doing, but not much was said about how they should do these things.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:40] The why behind what Wendy does is that she wants to help hygienist know how to help make their practices succeed.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:06] She now has an incredible team of coaches that are making waves when it comes to showing hygienists what to do. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:34] Dr. John Meis had a brain trust that had Wendy work with their hygiene team. Dr. Meis and Wendy teamed up at The Team Training Institute. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[06:18] They already work with successful practices and help them break through to the next level.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[06:48] How it's not about money it's about doing the right things.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[06:56] Effectiveness to greatness. Production isn't the goal, but it is the product of doing the right thing for the patient.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[07:27] Production isn't a dirty word. Hygienists need to understand how they are contributing and how they can have a bigger impact.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[08:17] Helping providers know what they can do differently to achieve greatness.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[09:35] The trends that Wendy has been seeing. You can increase hygiene revenue through the number of patient encounters or increase the production per encounter.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[11:01] Increasing production is the way to go.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[13:09] Getting more value per visit</span></p>
