post a discussion with your understanding of best practices for scheduling for higher efficiency in the dental hygiene department. Please be specific and detailed. Address the practice of appointment confirmation; when should it be done? Should patients who do not confirm stay on the schedule? Why, why not? Discuss the strategy of pre-block scheduling, what is pre-block scheduling? Why should it be used in operative dentistry and in the hygiene schedule? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Who is the best indicated person to schedule your patient's next hygiene visit? Why? Why not