Understanding Hygiene and Preventive Care
The hygiene department as a working part of the practice: the appointment start to finish, the perio chart explained properly, what prophy and SRP and maintenance actually are, the preventive toolkit, and recall.
Badge you earn
- 6lessons
- 70minutes of reading
- 24check questions
- Freeno account needed
Lessons
Work through them in order. Each one ends with a knowledge check that records your progress.
What the Hygiene Department Actually Is
The role, the license, the column on the schedule, and the doctor exam that quietly sets the pace of the whole day.
Start this lesson →A Hygiene Appointment, Start to Finish
The full sequence of a recall visit, the hand and powered instruments in the room, what they cost to keep running, and what the rest of the team owes the column.
Start this lesson →Reading the Perio Chart Without Guessing
The probe, the six sites, the four different kinds of entry on one chart, the vocabulary around them, and what nobody outside the clinical team may conclude from any of it.
Start this lesson →Prophy, Scaling and Root Planing, and Perio Maintenance
The most confused topic in a dental front office, sorted out: what each visit type is, why patients move between them, and every place the mix-up costs somebody money.
Start this lesson →The Preventive Toolkit: Fluoride, Sealants and the Rest
Varnish, gels and foams, sealants, silver diamine fluoride, desensitizers, prescription home products and whitening: what each is, how it is stored, and what it costs you.
Start this lesson →Recall: The System That Keeps the Column Full
The chairside reappointment, how the recall list decays, overdue versus lost, the confirmation sequence, and the one number every consultant asks for first.
Start this lesson →How this course works
Work through the lessons in order. Each one ends with exercises you can do in your own office and a few short questions to check yourself. Answer the check and the lesson is recorded as done, in this browser, with no account involved.
Finish every lesson and you can print a completion record for this course. The course also counts toward the certifications, which are the larger thing: several courses plus a timed comprehensive exam, ending in a certificate whose reference code anyone can verify.
This guide is educational content and does not constitute legal, financial, tax, or clinical advice. Laws and regulations vary by state and change over time. Consult your own dental-specific attorney, CPA, and state dental board before acting.