Given 1 hour for a dental hygiene visit, list the procedures to be performed on a patient who has come in for a 6-month prophylaxis. What would be the standard of care in this case? The procedures...

Given 1 hour for a dental hygiene visit, list the procedures to be performed on a patient who has come in for a 6-month prophylaxis. What would be the standard of care in this case? The procedures should also include periodontal charting, radiographs, and an examination by the dentist. Using this list, determine how much time will be needed for each procedure in order to stay within the 60-minute time period.

a. What would be the time needed for the same procedures given a 45-minute appointment? b. How about a 30-minute appointment? Can you identify areas that will suffer when the time becomes too short?