Dental hygienist notes template
Hygiene notes are mostly numbers and advice. This keeps the scores next to what you actually said.
Template
Date and hygienist Medical history changes BPE scores by sextant Plaque and bleeding Sites that needed more time What was removed, and which instruments Home care advice, in plain words Recall interval, and why
A filled-in example
4 April 2026
MH: started a new blood pressure tablet. No other change.
BPE: 2 1 2 / 2 2 1
Plaque at the lower incisors. Bleeding on probing, lower right molars.
Scaled LR6 and LR7. Disclosed and showed the patient the plaque.
Advice: interdental brushes, size 0, once a day. Patient practised in the chair.
Recall: 3 months, because the BPE is not yet stable.
Let Dentascribe fill this in from your appointment audio.
