This week on A Tale of Two Hygienists TIPisode we are speaking to all the clinical educators out there! We are joined by Shelley Brown, RDH from Hygiene Edge to talk about the dreaded moment when you need fail a student.   Episode Highlights   4 considerations when failing a student Ethical Duty Communicating failure (when, where, how, Failure sandwich Question Technique   Quotes   “You have to decide if the student is prepared to preform the skill without supervision."   "Am I calibrated on the rubric to explain to the student in black and white why they failed?"   "If left alone today in private practice would the student be able to correctly and safely perform the skill?"   "I want to do this in a way that conveys respect to the student."   "The question technique allows the student to take responsibility for their failure."   Links    Hygiene Edge: https://www.hygieneedge.com   More TIPisodes: https://www.ataleoftwohygienists.com/tipisodes/