Toothlife.Irene (aka: Irene Iancu) is a Canadian dental hygienist and practice owner. She opened a dental practice in Toronto during the pandemic. She has also recently become She wears so many hats in her practice and she has a LOT to share! She'll be speaking at Voices of Dentistry in 2023!

Can you throw people out of your practice for not opening wide enough?
Irene on guided biofilm therapy
You can add 25% to your fee if you pronounce composite the way they do in Canada
Midway through the podcast Al and Irene began walking the floor with podcasting headsets
Using disclosing agent will help everything: perio, restorative, etc.
When your hygienist wants new stuff, what do they do?
Budgeting for new instruments/technology (use it or lose it)

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