561 Diagnosis to Direction: Planning & Implementing Person-Centered Care

Podcast: A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast · Jessica Atkinson, RDH and David Torres CRDH

Opublikowano: 2026-10-21

In this episode of A Tale of Two Hygienists, Jessica and Dave explore what happens after assessment and diagnosis: turning clinical findings into meaningful, individualized care. Karen Palleschi and Jennifer Pieren discuss how dental hygienists can use critical thinking, clinical judgment, and the ADHA Standards of Care to create person-centered plans that reflect each patient's needs, values, risks, and goals. What We Talked About: Translating assessment findings into meaningful dental hygiene diagnoses Building individualized, person-centered care plans instead of "one-size-fits-all" treatment The role of c...