Always late with appointments
Hi! I’ve been an RDH for 2 years now, clinically been working for about 1.5 years. I love the office I’m at but the MAIN thing. It’s an hour for patients regardless if it’s a new patient, SRP, periomaintenance, routine 6 mo prophy with no DH assistant. The other hygienists at this office have been here for 18-20 years and seem to always be on time. But I always feel like I’m a chicken with my head cut off.
I do fine on time with 6 mo routine prophy’s but when I have a periomaintenance where I have to do X-rays, periocharting AND a cleaning, I run behind. For new patients when you have to do a comprehensive appt with everything, I run behind. And then my day is just a domino effect of being late.😭
I guess my question is… is it normal to only have an hour for these PM’s, SRP’s, and new patient appointments? I feel crazy. I try so hard to be on time with them but am never able to do it all in just an hours time feels like I’ve done a good job. Idk how the other hygienists do it. It’s a constant battle of comparing myself to people who have done this for years. My boss talked to my about it kindly today, and I told him idk how to do it all efficiently in an hour and feel like I did a good job. Is that bad? Idk.
Every other office I’ve subbed at you at least get 1.5 hours for perio or new patients. Idk.. help.🥲 how do I become faster, or how do I address needing more time? I always told myself I will never be that hygienist that cuts corners and I still stand by that, but with that, I’m struggling with being on time.