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The Perio Hygienist Podcast

Last episode 1 July 2026. Quiet since then.

We worked that label out on 4 October 2026 from the date of the last episode in the feed. How we do it.

Periodontal Disease, for the most part, is a chronic condition. The periodontist's role and training are focused on diagnosing, arresting, and, as much as possible, reversing the course of this destructive ailment. But once patients have been stabilized, they still remain at greater risk for recurrence or breakdown compared with patients who have never had this damaging infection. For this reason, patients are usually informed during their initial visits to periodontists, that they should consider themselves periodontal patients from then on, or as long as they have teeth. Is this chronic label true for every patient? Of course not, but those who can safely return into the general patient population and be treated with no additional vigilance are extremely few and far between. The profession of Dental Hygiene serves a vital function when it comes to helping treated periodontal patients maintain health and, when necessary, return them to active therapy. But how well does all of this work out in real life? The problem is primarily one of communication. The periodontist works in one office or operatory and the dental hygienist in another. Also, their experiences and training are vastly different, so much so, potentially, that neither understands what the other is thinking or needs to know in order to provide effective care to the patients they have in common. Ben Young is a practicing periodontist who came into private practice after a career in the United States Air Force. His final assignment on active duty was as the Director of the Air Force Periodontal Therapist Program. This was a training program that essentially taught a select group of seasoned active duty dental assistants to perform the functions of the dental hygienist under the supervision of periodontists in one of dozens of bases around the world. This podcast is for dentists, dental hygienists and students interested in learning better teamworking techniques toward the highest level of quality patient care. It is intended to be informative, thought provoking and helpful in linking the on-going care of periodontal patients between periodontal and general dental offices while at the same time, making dental hygiene less stressful and more enjoyable.

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Episodes

79 episodes in the feed on 4 October 2026.

—Episode 81 The Connected Mind1 July 2026 · 15:47On the show's site
—A New Mouthwash Consideration11 April 2026 · 17:13On the show's site
—My Thoughts and Life After COVID4 October 2025 · 52:38On the show's site
—Interview with Mr. Craig Guillen10 February 2025 · 20:53On the show's site
—Thoughts on Speed Dentistry8 December 2024 · 16:53On the show's site
—74 -- Growing Together Along Spiritual Lines2 September 2024 · 12:45On the show's site
—73 Video One-on-Ones22 July 2024 · 10:29On the show's site
—Episode 71 What Patients Want Most1 June 2024 · 25:39On the show's site
—Episode 70 -- The Dental Practice Common Denominator19 April 2024 · 11:54On the show's site
—Team Rehearsals and Performance1 April 2024 · 11:49On the show's site
—68 -- The Hardest Part of Periodontics1 March 2024 · 11:51On the show's site
—67 -- Discussing Cost of Care with Patients8 November 2023 · 24:11On the show's site
—66 -- What is Wellness?5 August 2023 · 9:12On the show's site
—65 - Update for March 202310 March 2023 · 7:03On the show's site
—64 -- Happy 202320 January 2023 · 6:35On the show's site
—63 -- Improving the Patient Experience1 December 2022 · 14:06On the show's site
—62 -- Dentists and Physicians4 November 2022 · 31:24On the show's site
—61 -- An Actionable Step for Changing History9 October 2022 · 12:29On the show's site
—60 -- A Banquet Invitation31 August 2022 · 9:50On the show's site
—59 -- Answering the Phone17 July 2022 · 16:53On the show's site
—58 -- My Low Fees21 June 2022 · 12:00On the show's site
—57 -- My Graduation Address7 May 2022 · 15:45On the show's site
—56 - The Minnesota Retractor and More16 April 2022 · 31:00On the show's site
—55 - Readings from my Substack1 April 2022 · 13:08On the show's site
—54 --San Antonio Christian Dental Clinic Greeting23 March 2022 · 13:16On the show's site
—53 -- On Facemasks and Respirators25 February 2022 · 21:50On the show's site
—February 2022 Update19 February 2022 · 11:13On the show's site
—51 -- New Directions in 202224 January 2022 · 22:40On the show's site
—50 -- Time to Take Off the Masks11 December 2021 · 31:28On the show's site
—49 -- Taking Offense29 November 2021 · 18:28On the show's site
—48 -- Thoughts About Your Philosophy7 November 2021 · 10:06On the show's site
—47 -- Benjamin Young's Thoughts About Flossing, Prophies and TS Eliot24 October 2021 · 28:24On the show's site
—46 -- Benjamin Young's Thoughts About Masks and Messaging15 October 2021 · 21:42On the show's site
—45 - COVID-19 Update1 October 2021 · 55:42On the show's site
—44 -- More Federal Control Over Dentistry Ahead10 September 2021 · 19:08On the show's site
—43 -- On Leadership4 September 2021 · 24:11On the show's site
—42 -- Miscellaneous Tips to Consider21 August 2021 · 39:57On the show's site
—41 -- Critical Thinking and Just a Little Courage14 August 2021 · 25:24On the show's site
—40 -- COVID-19 Testing in the Dental Office8 August 2021 · 18:54On the show's site
—39 Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning23 July 2021 · 26:01On the show's site
—38 About Dental Implants25 June 2021 · 20:23On the show's site
—37 An Honor to Serve -- Memorial Day Thoughts23 May 2021 · 24:51On the show's site
—Episode 36 Orienting Newcomers to the Podcast15 May 2021 · 4:51On the show's site
—Episode 35 -- About Fear9 May 2021 · 27:58On the show's site
—Episode 34 -- About Relationships30 April 2021 · 16:03On the show's site
—Episode 33 -- A re-evaluation of scaling and root planing22 April 2021 · 49:50On the show's site
—Episode 32 -- The New New-Normal17 April 2021 · 44:59On the show's site
—Episode 31 -- Update15 April 2021 · 51:33On the show's site
—Episode 30 Acute Periodontal Lesions18 March 2021 · 21:45On the show's site
—29 Update on the Road27 January 2021 · 11:10On the show's site
—28 -- The Holistic Development of Dentists9 January 2021 · 17:47On the show's site
—27 -- We Need a Little Christmas19 December 2020 · 25:02On the show's site
—25 -- The Father of Periodontal Medicine1 December 2020 · 22:48On the show's site
—26 -- What is Thanksgiving Anyway?23 November 2020 · 12:03On the show's site
—Episode 24 -- Working Together16 November 2020 · 24:21On the show's site
—23 -- Rinses11 November 2020 · 17:59On the show's site
—22 -- Elections and Elephants8 November 2020 · 10:09On the show's site
—21 -- To Help Others You Need Two Things9 October 2020 · 24:52On the show's site
—20 -- Written Documentation and Communication19 September 2020 · 24:38On the show's site
—19 -- Feeling Small and Dealing with Annoying Patients and Others3 September 2020 · 13:13On the show's site
—18 -- Introducing The Perio Patient Podcast16 August 2020 · 11:16On the show's site
—17 -- Comprehensive Dentists and Hygienists5 August 2020 · 14:04On the show's site
—16 -- Proxabrushes14 July 2020 · 13:04On the show's site
—15 -- Breaking Down Language Barriers12 June 2020 · 9:35On the show's site
—14 -- LANAP15 May 2020 · 21:37On the show's site
—13 -- COVID-19 and Dental Care21 April 2020 · 20:09On the show's site
—12 -- Scaling and Root Planing7 April 2020 · 13:00On the show's site
—The Joy of Flossing Audiobook2 April 2020 · 54:27On the show's site
—11 -- Patient Instructions23 March 2020 · 12:44On the show's site
—10 -- Supportive Periodontal Therapy Cleaning Steps13 March 2020 · 12:19On the show's site
—9 -- Recession Part 28 March 2020 · 14:19On the show's site
—8 -- Recession Part 17 March 2020 · 15:52On the show's site
—7 -- Burnout1 March 2020 · 11:19On the show's site
—6 -- Bleeding Index24 February 2020 · 10:46On the show's site
—5 -- Periodontal Charting15 February 2020 · 14:59On the show's site
—4 -- Repetition and Reinforcement14 February 2020 · 10:00On the show's site
—3 -- Working With Stories11 February 2020 · 15:06On the show's site
—2 -- Assumptions9 February 2020 · 10:13On the show's site
—1 -- Demystifying Supportive Periodontal Therapy1 February 2020 · 10:41On the show's site

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