559 Standards of Care: Why Dental Hygiene Must Own Its Professional Framework

About this episode

JoAnn Gurenlian joins Jessica and Dave for a practical conversation about the purpose, evolution, and everyday importance of the Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice. From understanding the difference between standards of care and scope of practice to applying professional standards in real-world clinical situations, this episode explores how standards can help dental hygienists strengthen clinical judgment, documentation, ethical decision-making, and patient outcomes. What We Talked About The purpose and evolution of the Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice Why standards of care matter for every dental hygienist, regardless of practice setting Common misconceptions…