Deborah Hartley's Page

From Deborah former employer former Diane Wright, RDH, DMD (1996-2006)
"The time has come for a paradigm shift in the way we view our hygienist. Ideally, they are the ones who can make or break our business. My hygienist, Deborah Dopson-Hartley is employed at the same level that I would employ an associate dentist only she is more valuable. She educates the patients by raising their mental, emotional and dental value IQ, creating value for the services both she and I offer.
She has already indicated to the patients where their problem areas are and has explained fully my treatment procedures before I even walk into the room. By the time I get the patient back for treatment, they have excellent oral hygiene and tissue health, and understand the value of maintaining their dental health. It's a slam-dunk!
She easily produces $1800 per day in production goal and in addition she averages sales of $2,000-$5,000/day (production for me). This is a win-win situation for everyone.
However, it takes Deborah's unbelievable skills as a hygienist along with her phenomenal scripts. Her skills are something that she doesn't talk about much in her lectures but she is phenomenal. I was a RDH before becoming a DMD and I did not achieve or even understand the tissue response to gingival curettage as Deborah does. She has saved many a patient from the knife! Obviously, Deborah has proven that this can work in any practice and in anyone's hands!"