When patients can see active infection in real time, everything changes.
Phase Contrast Microscope training transforms how your team diagnoses, communicates, and plans periodontal treatment every day.
This isn’t about adding another tool.
It’s about creating a shared visual language that transforms how your team diagnoses, communicates, and plans treatment every day.
Phase Contrast Microscope Training for Dental Teams
Microscope Training That Actually Gets Used
You can buy a microscope. You can watch a training. And it can still end up collecting dust.
The missing piece is not motivation. It is implementation.
That is the TOSH Method, and I lead it personally, step by step, inside your real schedule with your team.
Microscopy is the visual that makes everything click. The results come from the systems I install with you: protocols, team calibration, patient scripts that feel natural, and coding and billing that creates immediate ROI.
That is why practices commonly see a 25% increase in hygiene production in the first 90-days, with long term growth that can be dramatically higher when the whole team is calibrated.
What the Training Looks Like
You are not buying a microscope course. You are getting a guided implementation process.
Each month, I work with your team through two scheduled Zoom trainings, plus my learning platform that makes the day-to-day rollout simple for your whole team.
Inside the TOSH Method, you get:
Live coaching with me to install the systems, troubleshoot, and keep momentum
On-demand videos of me in the operatory with a patient, demonstrating verbal skills and scripts in real conversations
Cheat sheets and plug-and-play protocols so your team always knows what to do next
Coding and billing support tailored to the technology you already have, e.g., GBT, lasers, ozone, and more
A plan that fits your practice style, whether you are GP, perio, or biological
And So Much More!
This is how microscopy becomes a real workflow, not another thing on the list.
You will always know what to do next, because I’m guiding the rollout the whole way.
What Practices Say After Phase Contrast Microscope Training.
Real teams sharing what changed when microscopy became part of daily diagnosis and communication.
Dr. Carrie Labritz
West Virginia
Dr. Heather Johnson
North Dakota
Megan Lorem, RDH
Tennessee
What You Can See Under a Phase Contrast Microscope
A phase contrast microscope lets you see living biofilm in real time. Not stained. Not dried out. Not a textbook photo. This is what is actually happening in your patient’s mouth today.
With the right sampling and focus, you can often identify:
Biofilm density and activity (quiet vs chaotic)
Cocci and rods and shifts in balance
Spirochetes and other higher risk patterns
Parasites (e.g.,: amoeba and trichomonads): These are high risk findings because they often show up in a highly inflamed, disrupted biofilm environment and can signal a heavier infection burden that needs a more targeted, whole-system approach to treatment and follow up.
Yeast and other opportunistic findings
Inflammation clues that support a deeper periodontal conversation
This is the moment patients stop nodding politely and start understanding. They can see the problem, which makes the diagnosis feel real and the next step feel obvious.
What Practices Say After Phase Contrast Microscope Training.
Phase Contrast Microscope Training FAQs
These are the most common questions I get from dentists and hygiene teams. If you want to talk through your practice and your goals, book a call and I’ll walk you through what this would look like for you.
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My program is a guided curriculum.
2- Live Zoom trainings customized to your unique practice each month.
Self-guided learning video training
Workbooks, reference materials, patient laminates, and more.
Self guided video training was designed for busy clinicians. At 25-35 minutes each they are packed with information, yet short enough to be done as a lunch and learn.
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The initial training operates on a month-to-month basis, with no commitment required until the practice is fully equipped to take charge.
The training fee is roughly equivalent to the cost of one full mouth periodontal therapy case per month.
Plus, life time access to training videos and content.
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Training time varies due to each team having a unique starting point.
I have worked with clinics that have varied from small teams to those with large multiple locations. That is why I can confidently scale my time and expertise to fit your needs.
Let’s chat about your clinic and create the package that is right for you.
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No, it’s not necessary. Before diving into microscope shopping, we lay the groundwork for your periodontal treatment plans, scheduling, billing, and overall practice workflows.
Once this is in place bringing in the microscope becomes seamless.
I can help you pick the microscope if you like. Just like any camera technology the images do vary based on brand/type/etc.
Number of Microscopes- While three RDHs can share a microscope, it's important to note that this will limit each RDH to taking 2-3 biofilm samples a day, not a sample for each patient.
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Once completed, you will have life time access to the videos, workbooks, and my online platform.
Adding a team member, or just need a refresher? You can go through all of the content again.
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I believe it is. We've learned that periodontitis starts quietly, without visible signs or symptoms.
Therefore waiting for signs and symptoms is often too late, resulting in oral and systemic ramifications.
Additionally, each person's immune response to periodontitis varies, making reliance on the traditional model inconsistent and reactive. The goal of this training is to create trust and the opportunity for proactive care.
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Schedule a call and I’d be happy to walk you through my process and answer your remaining questions.
Success story
When Dr. Emily’s practice joined my program, it marked the beginning of an incredible success story for her dental practice. Armed with a fresh understanding of how our mouths affect our whole body's health, and with the power of advanced microscope techniques at her fingertips, she began identifying the early signs of gum disease easier. This wasn't just good news for teeth; it was a win for overall health.
