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In this episode, Kevin Henry interviews dental hygienist Cris Duval about the lifeguard approach to patient care. Duval emphasizes the importance of dental assistants in improving patient outcomes and increasing practice profitability. She encourages dental assistants to decide who they want to be for their patients and to ask quality questions that uncover patient values and motivations. Duval also emphasizes the need for dental assistants to speak up if they see something concerning in a patient's mouth. She shares her upcoming book, 'The Lifeguard Approach: Why Compassion Necessitates Life-Saving Screenings,' and provides her contact information for further resources.

Podcast takeaways
Dental assistants play a crucial role in improving patient outcomes and increasing practice profitability.
Dental assistants should decide who they want to be for their patients and ask quality questions that uncover patient values and motivations.
It is important for dental assistants to stay educated about the oral systemic link and communicate this information to patients.
Dental assistants should speak up if they see something concerning in a patient's mouth.

Learn more at https://www.thelifeguardapproach.com/meet-cris-duval

In this episode recorded live at the Speaking Consulting Network meeting in Austin, Texas, Tija Hunter, EFDA, explains what dental practices are doing wrong when it comes to their HIPAA and OSHA training. From common mistakes to what OSHA inspectors may be looking to find in the practice, we cover a wide range of topics. Connect with Tija at tijaefda@gmail.com.

Suzanne Cano, founder of LunaLite Dental, shares her journey from dental assistant to entrepreneur and the development of LunaLite, an x-ray positioning device. She discusses the impact of faith, innovation, and disruption in the dental industry, offering advice for dental assistants with innovative ideas. The conversation highlights the importance of patient experience and the future of LunaLite with the development of a mouthpiece as the next step in the company's journey.

Learn more at https://www.lunalitedental.com

Episode 334: Narrowing the focus for dental assistants in the practice by Dental Assistant Nation

In this episode recorded live at the California Dental Association (CDA) meeting in Anaheim, Dental Assistant Nation founder Kevin Henry sits down with CDA's Teresa Pichay, CHPC, and Ashley Reich to discuss the dental assistant's scope of practice and why it's important for every dental assistant and dentist to know what their state law allows dental assistants to do. This is an important episode as we make sure to keep assistants and dental practices on the right side of the law.

Learn more about the scope of practice in your state at https://www.danb.org/state-requirements. Get in touch with our CDA speakers through https://www.cda.org.

Fresh off his day of speaking at the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference (PNDC), Dental Assistant Nation founder Kevin Henry shares two questions that were asked of him in Seattle by dental assistants and how he responded. Are these problems plaguing you and your dental practice?