Answer "yes," "no," or "don't know" to the following questions. Give yourself one point for each "yes" answer.

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• I charge my 3-or-4 month periodontal recall patients my treatment fee for code 4910.
• Regardless of insurance constraints, I diagnose the periodontal health of my patients, providing each of them an analysis.
• My staff has the verbal skills to prevent cancellations and failures.
• My hygiene practice produces 50% of the total office revenue.
• My hygienist and I rarely keep our patients waiting.
• 75% of our hygiene appointments are perio related.
• My hygienists and I are as comfortable diagnosing and discussing our existing patients' periodontal disease as we are examining and treatment planning new patients.
• My hygiene department averages $750 - $1200 a day per hygienist.
• 90% of my patients accept periodontal treatment.
• My hygienists generate sufficient patient revenue to justify their salaries.
• My hygienists' treatment guidelines are consistent.
• My staff understands periodontal disease and the office treatment philosophy.
• Any new or temporary hygienist understands periodontal disease and the office treatment philosophy.
• When my patients have periodontal disease, they understand its treatment fee and their estimated co-payment.
• My documentation will protect me in the event of a lawsuit.
• I plan my hygiene schedule to afford low office stress and meeting my production goals.
• My continuing-care patients receive comprehensive update exams.
• I monitor and evaluate the productivity, profitability, and recommended restorative treatment of my hygiene practice.
• I regularly and effectively use my intraoral camera.
• During restorative exams, I'm effective and comfortable telling my patients about their prioritized needs on a tooth-by-tooth basis and about their elective and cosmetic options.

Scoring

• 20 points - You are right on track and doing an excellent job of managing your hygiene department.
• 16-19 points - You are doing a good job but there are one or two areas to focus on that will make a tremendous difference in your bottom line.
• 10-15 points - You probably haven't been analyzing your hygiene status for a while. There are several significant areas in your hygiene department that need to be addressed immediately in order to bring it back on track and make it profitable.
• 5-9 points - Your hygiene department is weak and needs a major "overhaul" in order to make it productive and efficient.
• 0-4 points - Your hygiene department is in crisis and you need a specialist post haste!

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