David Black, DDS

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How does your hygiene production compare?
Dr. David Black writes that many in dentistry have specific ideas about net production per hour for both dentists and hygienists. However, when he examined the data, he found that both dentist and hygiene production was down across the U.S. He looks into why and what you can do.
February 27, 2018
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Data show perio production rising in U.S. practices
Research suggests a major link between periodontal disease and wider health issues, and data show almost half of U.S. adults have some form of gum disease. So how is your practice responding? Dr. David Black looks at the per-practice data on periodontal treatment and offers some ideas to help your practice increase production.
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