Team Management
What To Do When Your Dental Team Member Quits
When your dental hygienist, dental assistant, or front office team member catches you off guard with a resignation notice, it can send you into a panic because we simply cannot […]
Posted March 14, 2024
Hiring? Avoid Bringing a Toxic Person Into the Workplace
At DentalPost, we frequently hear from job seekers about the less polite and hospitable environments they work in—sometimes “toxic” environments. In DentalPost’s 2024 Salary Survey, large numbers of respondents said […]
Posted February 15, 2024
The Benefits of Setting Performance Goals in Your Practice
As a people-pleasing dental hygienist, the idea of measuring my performance by my practice was initially met with resistance. The thought of being evaluated based on sales or the number […]
Posted December 27, 2023
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8 Steps to Optimize Your Hygienists’ Patient Care and Productivity
The job market is tighter than ever for registered dental hygienists (RDHs). This begs two questions: Here are eight steps to better support your dental hygienists to meet practice production […]
Posted April 11, 2024
What To Do When Your Dental Team Member Quits
When your dental hygienist, dental assistant, or front office team member catches you off guard with a resignation notice, it can send you into a panic because we simply cannot […]
Posted March 14, 2024
Hiring? Avoid Bringing a Toxic Person Into the Workplace
At DentalPost, we frequently hear from job seekers about the less polite and hospitable environments they work in—sometimes “toxic” environments. In DentalPost’s 2024 Salary Survey, large numbers of respondents said […]
Posted February 15, 2024
The Benefits of Setting Performance Goals in Your Practice
As a people-pleasing dental hygienist, the idea of measuring my performance by my practice was initially met with resistance. The thought of being evaluated based on sales or the number […]
Posted December 27, 2023
Emotional Intelligence: The Soft Skill For a High-Performing Dental Team
Scaling and root planing? Check. Periodontal therapy? Check. Xray expertise. Check. Emotional Intelligence? Wait, what? For decades, dental hiring managers have sifted through dental candidates based on their hard skills, […]
Posted December 13, 2023
The Benefits of Appreciation and Ways to Show It
Ask any dental practice owner if they value and appreciate their staff, and the answer would be “yes.” The real question is whether this appreciation reaches the employees and do […]
Posted November 29, 2023
Tactics and Tips for Helping Dental Employees Meet Expectations
In addition to being responsible for managing your direct reports to meet the business’s goals, you also care about them as individuals. Because you care, managing employees to meet expectations […]
Posted November 16, 2023
7 Tips to Get More From Your Dental Temp Hire
With dental teams already stretched to the limit, dental temps are more in demand than ever, given less predictable patient loads, holiday schedules, the usual PTO requests, and staffing shortages. […]
Posted November 09, 2023
3 Ways to Turn Office Drama Toxicity into Positivity
We all know drama is inevitable, right? The small office drama happens in every workplace, including dental offices. However, rather than participating in gossip and negative conversations about our co-workers, […]
Posted November 02, 2023
Strengthening the Dental Team: Building Trust in the Dental Office
In a dental office, trust is everything. Seriously! It’s like the secret sauce that makes the whole team work together like a well-oiled machine. We’re talking precision, expertise, and compassionate […]
Posted September 21, 2023
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3 Steps to Successfully Compete For Dental Candidates
DentalPost is exploring the cyclical trends in dentistry recently revealed by the 2023 Dental Salary Survey that saw input from over 15,000 dental professionals nationwide. It’s a tough world for […]
Posted July 24, 2023
4 Actions to Boost Dental Team Retention and Satisfaction
Is your dental practice experiencing high staff turnover, or have you built a committed team ready to grow together in their dental careers? With over 30% of dental employees looking […]
Posted June 07, 2023
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Feeling the Burn(out)? 5 Steps to Help Reset.
DentalPost is exploring the cyclical trends in dentistry recently revealed by the 2023 Dental Salary Survey that saw input from over 15,000 dental professionals nationwide. From pay cuts to burnout […]
Posted May 31, 2023
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3 Ways to Combat Pay Cuts and Recession-Proof Your Dental Practice
DentalPost is exploring the cyclical trends in dentistry recently revealed by the 2023 Dental Salary Survey that saw input from over 15,000 dental professionals nationwide. From pay cuts to burnout […]
Posted May 15, 2023
5 Steps to Create a Positive Work Environment For Your Dental Front Office Team
Our 2023 DentalPost Salary Survey highlighted that, despite pay increases and improvement in overall job satisfaction, 39% of dental office receptionists and associates will be looking for a new job […]
Posted March 06, 2023
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5 Secret Powers of Superhero Dental Assistants
Celebrating Dental Assistants This Week and Every Week Often overlooked and misunderstood, dental assistants (DAs) are the lifeblood of smooth-running dental offices. And it isn’t until they take a day […]
Posted March 06, 2023
4 Steps to Boost Job Satisfaction & Reduce Turnover
As the calendar page turned over to a new year, many of us turned introspective and thought about the year past and what we want this new year to hold. Many […]
Posted January 26, 2023
4 Tips to Reengage and Retain Your Dental Team
Disconnects can occur even in great cultures. Dental employees who were once highly engaged can lose their interest and enthusiasm. For example, a disconnect (gap) between an employee’s new sense […]
Posted August 15, 2022
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6 Reasons Why Dental Employees Leave Great Practice Cultures
You’ve done a phenomenal job of building a great culture of behaviors, systems, and practices based on core values the entire team seems to embrace. Team members support one another […]
Posted August 08, 2022
Why Dental Employee Benefits Matter
Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat people well enough, so they don’t want to. Sir Richard Branson Finding and hiring the right dental employees is a tall order […]
Posted June 12, 2022
3 Ways to Grow Dental Staff Engagement
“Fulfilled employees don’t want to leave.” Saurav Atri, Gallup In today’s challenging recruitment landscape, employee fulfillment and well-being should be at the top of the priority list for dental employers […]
Posted June 11, 2022
How to Set Your Dental Team Up For Success
We all have good and bad days at work. No matter how much we enjoy our jobs, patients, or work colleagues, it’s normal to have “off” days when we know […]
Posted May 11, 2022
5 Strategies to Retain Your Dental Team
Recently a friend from my Entrepreneurs Organization network shared the story of the Choluteca Bridge in Honduras. After hearing it, it made me think about the dental industry and how […]
Posted September 14, 2020
Focus on Your Practice Culture to Build Your Dental Dream Team
Get Ready to Make your Dream Team a Reality Surely, we would all agree, that we could not have a successful practice without patients. And, without a winning team, we […]
Posted February 17, 2020
The Secret Life of the Dental Office Manager
What makes a great manager?
Posted September 24, 2019
Is a Valued Team Member About to Make a Move? How to Recognize the Signs and Steps You Can Take.
Something feels different in the office. It’s hard to describe. The patients are happy, with no complaints. The schedule is full, revenue is strong. Internal conflicts among staff are at […]
Posted August 07, 2019
How to Build Great Relationships With Dental Temps
The freelance economy is changing how Americans work and the dental industry is no exception; dental temps are becoming an increasingly popular way to solve complex scheduling challenges. Hiring temps […]
Posted July 30, 2019
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