Need an Extra Hand?
Stephanie Botts, RDH, BSDH, CEAS Picture a hygienist using their power scaler with no assistance, trying to scale and suction themselves. Or an assistant placing fillings alone. Or a dentist prepping a tooth for a crown while their assistant helps answer phones up front. Sound familiar? Most dental clinicians will agree that working in dentistry is challenging. Numerous stressors placed on us have only intensified since the onset of the pandemic. Due to the mass exodus of clinicians out of