40 – COVID-19 Testing in the Dental Office
Hi there. You are listening to the Perio Hygienist Podcast, a podcast for my professional colleagues. My name is Dr. Ben Young, and I am a periodontist actively practicing in San Antonio, Texas. The title of today’s podcast is: “COVID-19 Testing in the Dental Office.” I have really had trouble figuring out how to discuss […]
39 – Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning
Hi there. You are listening to the Perio Hygienist Podcast, a podcast for my professional colleagues. My name is Dr. Ben Young, and I am a periodontist actively practicing in San Antonio, Texas. The title of today’s podcast is: “Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning.” In the title for this entire podcast, I identify one group of professional […]
38 – About Dental Implants
Hi there. You are listening to the Perio Hygienist Podcast, a podcast for my professional friends, especially dental hygienists who share with me an interest in best practices for supporting the care of patients with a history of periodontal disease and, of course and as always, anyone else who cares to listen. And if you […]
10 – Cleaning Steps in Supportive Periodontal Therapy
You are listening to the Perio Hygienist Podcast. A podcast situated at the intersection between the dental specialty of periodontics and the profession of dental hygiene. My name is Dr. Ben Young and I am a periodontist practicing in San Antonio Texas. The content of this podcast is professional in nature and is intended to […]
25 – The Father of Periodontal Medicine
This is Dr.Young. It is truly rare that a scientific journal like the Journal of Periodontology will publish a tribute edition to one man but it did so recently. I find these types of publications extremely useful because they give me an opportunity to step away from the monthly publication of research and look at […]
21 – To Help Others You Need Two Things
Hi there. Ben Young here and you are listening to The Perio Hygienist Podcast Episode 21. I hope you are doing well. Let me restate the purpose of this podcast because it comes out every 4-6 weeks or so. And as a format, I talk longer per session than I do with the Perio Patient […]
20 – Written Documentation and Communication
We all have things that interest us or challenge us, and today I would like to share with you one of those topics that I have thought about and worked to refine in myself, and that is the area of communication. To be even more specific, I would like to focus on professional communication – […]
14 – Active Therapy Options
You are listening to the Perio Hygienist Podcast – a podcast centered on the intersection between the specialty of periodontics and the profession of dental hygiene. My name is Dr. Ben Young. I’m a practicing periodontist in San Antonio, Texas. Today I would like to talk about the LANAP Protocol, what it is, how it […]
11 – Patient Instructions
We have been talking about the Supportive Periodontal Therapy appointment going through it step by step. The final step before dismissing the patient is to give some feedback. I have titled this podcast as Patient Instructions. Before we go there, think back with me to your training and how you gave patient instructions upon graduation. […]
6 – The Bleeding Index
This is the Perio Hygienist Podcast – a podcast centered on the intersection between the specialty of periodontics and the profession of dental hygiene. And the information being provided to you comes from a periodontist clinician, not an instructor. I think this is an important distinction for how best you might consider my advice. My […]
