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Video: Growth Diary 14
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We have explored growth in so many forms in these diaries. We have discussed how it can enable you, enable your teams and enable your business. We have discussed how the GDC can use it to change the CPD we do. The potential is huge. We hope you have found value in the posts and are ready to join us on the 7th May for the TubulesLive. If you have still not signed up, please do find the link at the bottom of this email.
We now focus on growth for the team members.
We wanted to add some posts on the growth diaries dedicated to the many dental nurses, DCPs and teams out there. We hope the previous posts resonated with you but these next ones are specific to you. The last growth diary was for the dental nurses. This one in particular is for the dental hygienists and therapists.
Sometimes you may feel like you are sitting in surgery doing your utmost best. Yet you may feel like your patients don't value you. They seem to complain that you are expensive. Your teams don't take you seriously enough. They don't take your suggestions strongly
Sometimes you may feel stuck and disillusioned. You may go through days when you are going through so many patients, one after the other, all on your own (with no nurse), trying your best, recording all the notes meticulously, and not having all the instruments available for you to use. After all that, you hear demoralising words that make you feel down.
Let us tell you, dental hygienists and therapists, that you are some of the top cogs in the dental care machine. You form that bedrock of patient trust and continuity. So many patients see you for more than just the one-off treatment. They regularly visit you knowing that they value their health and feel comfortable with you.
If you are a dental hygienist, or therapist, growth can also serve you. Growth can help you tap into your potential and help you discover your abilities in dentistry, around dentistry and out of dentistry.
You see, CPD is a list of tick boxes that you complete because they have been prescribed to you. CPD keeps you on the treadmill. On the other hand, growth is a set of wider skills you can achieve to make yourself more valuable. You can take these skills anywhere and do things that are beyond your day to day job.
Take the story of Christina, who is a hygienist, who chose to lead a dental clinic.
Take the story of Mel Prebble, who gained skills in business. Mel understood how to make the business side of hygiene and therapy profitable, and impactful for dental practices. She now helps dental practices achieve this.
The story of Cat Edney, a dental therapist, who just wanted to show that she was worth more. Now, through embracing growth Cat has shown she is worth more and the practice she is in values her. Cat now runs courses and empowers others.
You can do it through growth. You know the dental care world so well. You understand how the patients feel when they come into surgery (after all patients feel so much more comfortable speaking to you then the dentists). You understand the processes of care so well. You see things from a perspective that no other dental professional can. You could use growth to power up solutions that can be valuable to your practices, or even other practices like Mel and Cat did. You have potential and options.
The options for your growth are limitless. Embrace growth and reach your potential.
Here at Dentinal Tubules, to help you, we have a special rate for dental hygienists and therapists, so do check in. It is cheaper than most CPD providers and you get growth as part of your membership. Check it out.
How can you use growth for all of this. Here is a potential way to do it.
1. Use your experience to identify other gaps in the patient journey
2. Think of potential ways you can solve those gaps
3. Use your growth platform like DentinalTubules to learn about those gaps
4. Make a solution that you can present to your practice team
5. If they like it, make an implementation plan and see how it works.
The options are limitless and so is your potential. Go embrace it.
When you do not engage in growth, and instead engaged in CPD, you are likely to overcome the 15 challenges.
If you want to rise above those 15 challenges and become a powerhouse in this rapidly changing world, join us at the TubulesLive on the 7th May 2025 as we unravel further.
It also has a list of the 15 common challenges – how many of these do you face?
Have a look and if the questions resonate, sign up for the TubulesLive at https://www.dentinaltubules.co..