What does assisted hygiene mean?

How does assisted hygiene work? Similar to assisting the doctor, the hygiene assistant is responsible for setting up and tearing down the operatory, updating patient charts, taking radiographs and photos, keeping notes, as well as sterilizing and disinfecting surfaces.

What happens at a hygiene appointment?

Hygienists offer a professional teeth cleaning service, a process called scaling and polishing. During the appointment your hygienist will carry out an initial dental hygiene examination. They will then: Scale your teeth to remove any plaque or tartar build-up in those areas brushing cannot reach.

What is assisted hygiene in dentistry?

In a traditional model, a single hygienist manages all aspects of hygiene care. A fully assisted model, on the other hand, is one where a hygienist has a dedicated assistant that supports them with certain responsibilities to deliver more patient care.

What's the difference between a dental hygienist and an assistant?

Broadly speaking, a dental assistant provides aid directly to dentists during routine procedures and may be authorized take x-rays or perform small procedures under supervision. In contrast, a dental hygienist works directly with patients performing teeth cleanings and oral examinations with minimal or no supervision.

What does a dental hygiene assistant do?

Dentists hire dental hygiene assistants to perform oral examinations, take X-rays, and clean patients' teeth. An additional level of dental office assistant, a hygiene assistant, works to set up treatment rooms, develop X-ray films, and perform other office tasks as needed when the dentist or hygienist is busy.

How many patients should a hygienist see in a day?

(Related: What is Your Hygiene Department's Maximum Potential?) In a typical practice, a full-time hygienist sees between 8-10 patients per day. In a practice with accelerated or assisted hygiene, that number may be around 16.

How to do accelerated hygiene?

Spend the first 20 minutes reviewing health history, taking x-rays, and updating information. The second 20 minutes with scaling procedures. The last 20 minutes for polishing, flossing, exam, oral hygiene instruction, scheduling, and disinfecting the room.

Home
Indice di funzionalità

Arrange your Timelines efficiently with Accelerated Hygiene Schedule Template creator solution

Drop document here to upload

Up to 100 MB for PDF and up to 25 MB for DOC, DOCX, RTF, PPT, PPTX, JPEG, PNG, JFIF, XLS, XLSX or TXT

Based on 12500+ reviews

Ultimo aggiornamento il Dec 27, 2025

Document creation is just the beginning

Learn more about security

Create and edit documents with a trusted solution

Try easy-to-use tools for all your document management needs.

Upload your document

pdfFiller scores top ratings on review platforms

Great!! Saves me lots of time where I would have to find the form print it out and then type the information. The only thing that is a problem is the instructions within the form itself. I feel the instructions throughout the form should not be on the printout itself.

Siquetta P

I would give it five stars but honestly it is a lot of money per month for me when I rarely use it. That said, when I DO use it, it is a massive time saver. I love the signature features and how well the filler integrates with every form and contract I have used.

Elizabeth

just started using the product and it works very well. The only thing is that I will use it for the forms I need to fill out and then will cancel since I won't need to use the product after 30 days. You should have a one time fee.

William

What do you like best?
The hosted forms and e-signatures are an awesome add-on
What do you dislike?
Not a big deal if you're not a developer, but the price of using their API is kind of ridiculous! $149 a month, seriously? Why don't don't you offer a reasonable smaller plan developers trying to accomplish minor things.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Make it possible in Zapier to send contracts for signing to Send Now, looks more legitimate to clients in my opinion for signing.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?
Helps me get contracts signed much quicker

Agency in Hospitality

I've been using PDFfiller regularly for over 2 years now, and it works wonderfully. I'm able to upload documents, add fillable lines, and get electronic signatures seamlessly. Customer service is also great - prompt and friendly in attending to any questions or issues. Makes running my business that much easier.

Monica K

What do you like best? Easy to navigate the dashboard,easy to click on and move text items in documents. What do you dislike? The text type doesn't always match the font of the document I'm filling What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Quickly filling out forms and adding electronic signature.

User in Accounting

Show more Show less

Watch pdfFiller eSignatures in action

Check out a quick video tutorial that shows how to create and place your signature or send a document for signing.

Related features

List of extra features

FAQs

If you can't find what you're looking for, please contact us anytime!

Contact Support

Create and edit documents with a trusted solution

Try easy-to-use tools for all your document management needs.

Upload your document