The Hygiene Lever Quiz | Dental Education Partners

The Hygiene Lever Quiz

You can see where the money's going. Can you find the fix?

8 real scenarios. No trick questions. Just you, your instincts, and the levers most dentists pull in the wrong order.

Question 1 of 8

You track your hygiene numbers. Most practice owners don't. So let's start there — what do you actually monitor?

Pick the one that most closely describes your current setup.

Question 2 of 8

Your hygienist is averaging $950 a day. You want to move that number. What's the first lever you pull?

Your current situation

$950 avg daily production

$1,800 benchmark target

$199k annual gap per hygienist

What do you do first?

Question 3 of 8

You have two hygienists. Same schedule, same patient load. Patients from Hygienist A accept significantly more restorative treatment. What's the difference?

Hygienist A

$1,650 / day

Patient restorative acceptance 68%

Avg patient value (lifetime) $3,200

Same-day treatment Often

Hygienist B

$920 / day

Patient restorative acceptance 31%

Avg patient value (lifetime) $1,400

Same-day treatment Rarely

What's actually driving the gap between them?

Question 4 of 8

Your perio treatment acceptance rate is sitting around 35%. You know it should be higher. Where's the breakdown actually happening?

What you're seeing

35% perio acceptance rate

60–70% industry benchmark

Hygienists are identifying disease. Patients are being told they need treatment. But more than half are saying no or "let me think about it."

Where's the real problem?

Question 5 of 8

Your top hygienist goes on maternity leave. Within 6 weeks, the doctor's case acceptance drops noticeably. No other changes. What broke?

The doctor's skills didn't change. The patients didn't change. The schedule didn't change. Think about what was different.

Question 6 of 8

Your hygiene coding review shows 90% of your patients are billed D1110 — adult prophy. Which code should you be seeing a lot more of, and aren't?

Pick the one that represents the biggest missed revenue opportunity in most practices at this coding pattern.

Question 7 of 8

You have a monthly team meeting. You review the hygiene numbers every time. Production has been flat for 4 months. What's the problem?

The meeting is happening. The data is being reviewed. Everyone nods. Nothing changes. Sound familiar?

Question 8 of 8

You've just spotted the production gap, the coding problem, the handoff breakdown, and the team meeting issue. If we gave you 30 days, could you build the fix on your own?

Be honest. You're smart enough to see the problems — but seeing them and systematically fixing them across your whole team are very different things.

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Here's what you nailed — and where the instinct most dentists have is actually the expensive one.

You know where to look. Let's build the system that actually fixes it.

Knowing the right levers is step one. Building a system your whole team runs consistently — without you having to be in every room — is what SYNC Hygiene is designed to do. Let's talk about your practice specifically.

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