Always make patients feel comfortable with Laura Swinburne, dental hygienist

08/25/21 • 45 min

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Dentistry Audio Conference join Sensory Friendly Solutions Founder Christel Seeberger, and guest hosts Stephanie London and Chelsea Bloom, occupational therapy students, as they take a deep dive into the extensive expertise of special guest Laura Swinburne. Learn practiced strategies from the first-hand, and varied experiences, of dental hygienist Laura Swinburne. Her priority is to make everyone feel comfortable in the dental chair and she delivers that experience with customized dental care.
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Episode Guide:
0:00 - Welcome & Host Introductions
0:28 - Welcome Laura Swinburne
2:46 - Working with children with sensory-challenges
4:05 - Oral health Challenges for children with sensory-sensitivities
5:20 - Laura's use of knowledge from being an ABA Therapist
7:28 - Barriers that exist for people with sensory sensitivities
8:19 - Tips to help break these barriers
11:28 - Laura's perspective on dental care as a parent
15:19 - Positive Reinforcement
17:50 - Periodontist Clinic
21:32 - Barriers and strategies at different ages
23:30 - The ideal dental health care team
27:45 - Communication within the dental team
29:40 - Making notes of patient preferences
30:54 - Modernization of clinics and the effect on patients
32:57 - Improving dental experiences
34:20 - Reducing wait times
36:30 - Laura's take-home message to patients and parents
40:45 - How to find Laura and some of her educational resources
42:49 - Thank you, Laura Swinburne!

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Welcome to the Sensory Friendly Dentistry Audio Conference

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Calling on dentists, orthodontists, periodontists and your teams! Learn why creating a sensory-friendly experience for your patients is a game-changer for your practice. Get a full range of steps you can start tomorrow and build on in the future.

Listen to exclusive podcast conversations, for free, with leaders in dentistry and most importantly from parents who explain how and why simple sensory-friendly changes make all the difference in dental care for their children. Children who also then become your adult patients. These changes are important for patients of any age.

Get the tips and strategies that will make your dental practice stand out for patients.
These conference podcast episodes were recorded in 2021, so you will hear references to COVID-19. We know that dentistry and the oral health of patients were impacted by the pandemic. This free audio conference is our way of helping dentists, orthodontists and periodontists and their teams, in turn, help their patients access dental care that meets their needs.

Dental health is a key to a person’s overall health and well-being. And a return to good health and well-being is important for everyone.

The content shared in this audio conference is relevant at any time.
In this conference, you will learn. Easy to implement tips that make your dentist, orthodontist or periodontist practice more sensory-friendly. for your patients. Your staff will thank you too! Strategies to adapt to the different senses. Each of the eight senses (see, hear, taste, touch, smell, movement, balance, interoception) can be challenged during dental care. Learn how to reduce the "noise" for each sense, one step at a time, and create a positive experience for your patients. Understand how making small changes has a large impact on making your patients comfortable. Learn how to attract and retain the large and growing group of people who have sensory sensitivity or who experience sensory overload as your patients.

Next Episode

You can make a difference with Dr. Rachel Korman, dentist

In this episode of the Sensory Friendly Dentistry Audio Conference join Sensory Friendly Solutions Founder Christel Seeberger, and guest hosts Stephanie London and Chelsea Bloom, occupational therapy students, as they have an insightful conversation with Dr. Rachel Korman.
Discover the joy of dentistry with new graduate and current pediatric resident, Dr. Rachel Korman. She speaks about her passion for finding ways to make dental care accessible, inclusive and welcoming and the purposeful way she has included that in the launch of her career.
Epsiode Guide:
0:00 - Welcome & Host Introductions
0:24 - Welcome Dr. Rachel Korman
2:00 - Dr. Rachel Korman's education on sensory sensitivities
5:15 - Dr. Korman talks about the barriers to oral care
6:17 - Strategies Dr. Korman learned from school, and the education gaps.
10:49 - The biggest sensory challenges at the dentist
13:52 - Breaking down the tasks
15:07 - Dr. Rachel Korman discusses the Oral Health Total Health event
17:48 - Dr. Rachel Korman's thoughts on teaching oral health care to children
21:09 - Laura's advice to parents
24:52 - Accommodations for special needs patients
26:46 - Texture sensitivities
28:39 - The biggest barriers in oral health care
31:55 - Modernization of clinics and the affects of oral health care
34:00 - Utilizing technology
36:20 - Knee to Knee Exam
40:03 - Dr. Rachel Korman's vision for the rest of her career
43:14 - Thank you, Dr. Rachel Korman

Sensory Friendly Solutions - Always make patients feel comfortable with Laura Swinburne, dental hygienist

Transcript

Stephanie London: [00:00:00] Welcome to the sensory friendly dentistry audio conference brought to you by Sensory Friendly Solutions, where we have important conversations about creating a sensory friendly dentist experience and environment. I'm your host, Stephanie London, and in today's episode, you will also hear the voices of co-host Chelsea Bloom, my fellow occupational therapy student and friend, as well as sensory friendly solutions founder and CEO Christel Seeberger. T