Episode 503 · September 28, 2023

Prevention is Profitable

Prevention is Profitable

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Alicia Murria, RDH, MS

Alicia Murria, RDH, MS

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Alicia Murria, RDH, MS is a member of the Hygiene Faculty with Align Technology, Associate Hygiene Productivity Coach with Inspired Hygiene, and alumni at Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene. Her career focus has been dental hygiene education, public health, and implementation of clinical practice guidelines. She is passionate about quality care and is a key opinion leader for several major dental companies. She has developed continuing education courses that empower other dental hygienists to get the most from their career, practice with integrity, and utilize the dental hygiene scope of practice as a template for high-quality dental care. Alicia's research and studies have been grounded in emotional intelligence, communication strategies, and implementation digital scanning technology within the hygiene department. Using clinical practice guidelines as a template for quality care, Alicia truly believes every patient is deserving of high-level care regardless of the patient care setting. Utilizing real world experience and specialized training in patient education, technology integration, and effective communication strategies, you'll discover invaluable tools that can be used immediately to enrich clinical practice and the overall patient experience.

Episode Summary

Too often, clinical dental hygienists have a limited view of their role as, what our guest calls, inflammatory disease prevention specialists. While this is the crux of what hygienists do, patient care goes well beyond. Today we'll be talking about the oral-systemic link and how hygienists can leverage this to add life-saving value to each patient they see and improve the profitability of their practice. Our guest is Alicia Murria, a quality care enthusiast, technology integration specialist, and productivity coach. She has devoted her career to empowering professionals to provide high quality services utilizing the dental hygiene scope of practice as standard for care.

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dentaldentistVOCO AmericaDental HygienePractice ManagementPreventative Therapy

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