Elevating Patient Engagement Through Hygiene Coaching

About this episode

April Welker and Kym Davis discuss the impact of hygiene coaching on patient engagement and quality of care in dental practices.

In this episode, April Welker and Kym Davis, Dental Hygiene Coaches at Dental Care Alliance, discuss how structured hygiene coaching strengthens patient education, clinician engagement, and quality of care. They share how investing in culture, leadership, and professional development helps reignite passion, improve retention, and elevate outcomes across dental practices. This episode is sponsored by Dental Care Alliance .

People in this episode

Guests: April Welker, Kym Davis

Topics covered

• patient engagement
• hygiene coaching
• dental education
• clinician engagement
• quality of care
• professional development

Keywords

• patient engagement
• hygiene coaching
• dental care
• clinician engagement
• quality of care
• professional development
• retention

Sponsors

Dental Care Alliance

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