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Fall Back In Love With Your Dental Career
A career in the dental field can be highly rewarding; however, like other careers, it can have its highs and lows that can challenge our decision to forgo a career […]
Posted October 04, 2022
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Is Dental Job Temping the New Normal?
Where have all the active dental job seekers gone? From dentists to dental hygienists and assistants, job vacancies for permanent dental positions abound in 2022. At the same time, dental […]
Posted September 29, 2022
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The Top 4 Benefits For Dental Employees
“Company-sponsored,” “employer-sponsored,” or “employer-provided” – whatever you wish to call them, staff benefits are proving to be more than essential for dental employers looking to attract new hires and retain […]
Posted September 09, 2022
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Here’s How to Attract Gen Z Candidates to Your Dental Practice
Candidates between the ages of 18 and 25 – known as Generation Z or ‘Gen Z,’ for short – are coming of age and joining the world of work for […]
Posted September 08, 2022
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Would Your Smile Be Bigger At Another Dental Practice?
You’ve applied for new jobs, won an interview for a very attractive position, and received a job offer. Congratulations! The excitement of getting a great offer often propels us to […]
Posted August 29, 2022
Why Dental Hygienists Are In Short Supply (And What To Do About It)
Our Dental Hiring and Recruiting in a Tight Labor Market blog highlighted the lingering impact COVID-19 has had on the dental industry. Dental practices’ ability to take on more patients […]
Posted August 22, 2022
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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
The Pros and Cons of Dental Job Searching
At some point in our lives, we all experience the desire to leave our job in search of better opportunities. In 2022 alone, it is expected that one in five […]
Posted August 15, 2022
Feel Like Quitting Your Dental Job? Consider This First.
Maybe you’ve just started a new dental job or have been there a while. However, now that you’re several weeks or years in, you start to feel differently about your […]
Posted August 08, 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
5 Marketing Tips for Attracting More Dental Candidates
“How can I get more dental candidates to look at my job post and apply?” This pressing question is one we are often asked by employers looking to recruit new […]
Posted July 18, 2022
Dental Job Market Update: Increase Employee Engagement & Retention
Halfway through 2022, The Great Resignation has continued to plague the dental job market. Potential dental receptionist candidates are deciding to go into other industries where remote work is possible. […]
Posted July 11, 2022
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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 state because we simply […]
Posted June 20, 2022
Everything You Need To Know About Working Interviews
Working interviews are an integral part of the dental hygiene interview process. In a working interview, a candidate comes to the office to perform the duties they would be expected […]
Posted June 13, 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 […]
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
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Starting Your First Dental Job? Get Off On The Right Foot.
Here’s what to expect with your first job and how to get your dental career off to a great start! It’s that time of year again when a new graduating […]
Posted June 06, 2022
This Dental Clinician Works Remotely (And You Can, Too)
Yes, you read that right! As a dental clinician, you can work remotely building your professional brand as a dental side hustler while still working your clinical job. I know […]
Posted May 16, 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
Does Your Office Environment Reflect Your Practice Culture?
Have you ever walked into an office and it just felt tired and neglected with old décor and sad, outdated furniture and fixtures? Two-year-old magazines and the same old pictures […]
Posted May 09, 2022
7 Features of the Best Dental Hiring and Recruiting Platform
The hiring process can often feel like a balancing act. Potential candidates should be skilled enough to tick all the job requirements while also being a good fit for the […]
Posted May 08, 2022
What We Can Do About Dental Professionals’ Early Retirement
More dental professionals are considering retiring earlier than ever before. In an already challenging labor shortage, what can we do about it? What the Survey Says… In 2022, DentalPost published […]
Posted May 02, 2022
Are You Overlooking Good Candidates?
It’s Easy To Overlook Good Dental Candidates In the tightest of labor markets, we can’t afford to overlook candidates because of unconscious personal biases (for example, biases for gender, age, […]
Posted April 25, 2022
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How to Leverage Salary Data to Get a Higher Starting Dental Salary
Imagine that you’ve seen a dental job listing that ticks all your work and lifestyle requirements. You’ve already applied, interviewed, and received a formal offer. You feel elated, but there’s […]
Posted April 19, 2022
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Here’s Why Expanded Function Dental Assistants Earn More
In DentalPost’s 2022 salary survey, 50% of the responding 2,158 dental assistants reported they have expanded functions (EF) certification. DentalPost teamed up with Tija Hunter, a global expert on all […]
Posted April 13, 2022
Is Your Dental Practice Doing “Stay” Interviews?
It’s late Thursday afternoon and you’re wrapping up some paperwork, ready to head into the weekend when your best hygienist peeks her head in and asks to speak with you. […]
Posted April 04, 2022
7 Features of the Best Dental Career and Job Search Platform
Looking for a new dental job – for whatever reason – can be a complicated, time-consuming, and emotionally draining process. Even when you find an opportunity that appears to be […]
Posted April 01, 2022
Resume Tips for Your Dental Side Hustle
Side hustle and passive income aren’t just buzzwords that apply to a handful of people. There’s growing evidence that the US economy is in the midst of a massive workforce […]
Posted February 24, 2022
Dental Job Satisfaction Poll Reveals How to Boost Retention & Engagement
Following DentalPost’s recently released annual salary survey, we conducted a dental job satisfaction poll of 551 dental professionals in February to find out: What is driving dental workers to look […]
Posted February 24, 2022
4 Tips to Discuss Salary During a Dental Job Interview
It’s natural to feel awkward asking or answering salary-related questions during a dental job interview. However, discussing your salary expectations comfortably with a dental hiring manager or practice owner is […]
Posted February 19, 2022
Spotting A Toxic Dental Employee Before You Hire Them
Given the uncertainty of the world, many people are living and operating from a place of fear, so it’s understandable that employees may feel a bit disenchanted or burned out. […]
Posted February 16, 2022
8 Steps to Optimize Your Hygienists’ Patient Care and Productivity
Historical shortages, coupled with the impact of COVID-19, resulted in a tighter-than-ever job market for registered dental hygienists (RDHs). This begs two questions: Are you at risk of losing a […]
Posted February 11, 2022
Pain is Temporary. Quitting Lasts Forever.
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” This comes to me as I sit, 30,000 feet up in the air, en route to Boston to speak with dental professionals at the […]
Posted February 10, 2022
The Earnings Glass Ceiling—Is It Real?
Over the last three years, the dental industry has seen its ups and downs. The pandemic forced us all into a giant pause. And in that pause, we began reviewing […]
Posted January 19, 2022
At Risk For Dental Employee Turnover In 2022?
Over the last year, dental workers have returned to the job market in large numbers, and many returning workers took positions with new employers. With the current shortage of dental […]
Posted January 19, 2022
Battling Burnout? Time to Reset.
It’s been a long year (actually years), and if you have avoided hitting an emotional or physical breaking point at some point in recent months, consider yourself exceptional. Most of […]
Posted January 06, 2022
Will There Be a January Jobseeker Season?
Before “pandemic times”, dental professionals seeking new jobs would predictably begin dusting off their resumes in December, preparing to search for their next dental job at the start of the […]
Posted December 20, 2021
Diverse Voices In Dentistry: Dr. Joy Void-Holmes
As part of our recent SmartView launch, DentalPost is elevating diverse voices and leaders in dentistry so that we can all better understand their perspectives on how to propel our […]
Posted November 22, 2021
Are You Ghosting and Don’t Even Know It?
It’s easy to scroll past reminders and articles about “ghosting” when you’ve never missed an interview and always show up on time. But ghosting a dental practice or dental candidate […]
Posted October 26, 2021
Diverse Voices In Dentistry: Q&A with Tameka S. Lee, Empower RDH
Our Diverse Voices series continues with someone whose mission to inspire and empower hygienists is one that is near and dear to my heart. Fellow RDH and founder of Empower RDH, […]
Posted October 13, 2021
What Dental Clinicians & Employers Need to Know About the Latest Covid-19 Safety Standards
COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented challenge to the compliance industry. Never in the history of OSHA have we seen anything like COVID-19, and in the beginning stages of this pandemic, […]
Posted October 08, 2021
Diverse Voices In Dentistry: Q&A with Susan Quan
As part of our recent SmartView launch, DentalPost is elevating diverse voices and leaders in dentistry so that we can all better understand their perspectives on how to propel our […]
Posted September 30, 2021
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Diverse Voices In Dentistry: A Male Hygienist Shares His Story
Last week, I was so excited to launch SmartView, a new DentalPost feature, a long time in the making, that empowers dental hiring managers to conduct candidate screening without candidate […]
Posted September 21, 2021
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Need a Raise? Get Prepared to Ask With These 5 Tips
No matter how much we love our jobs and our patients, it’s still true: our work is how we pay for our lives. So every now and then, it’s inevitable that we […]
Posted September 11, 2021
Reduce Screening Bias to Find the Best Candidates
Have you ever made the wrong assumption about someone after meeting them the first time? Maybe they reminded you of someone who bullied you as a child or had the […]
Posted August 19, 2021
Increase Revenue and Job Satisfaction by Outsourcing PPO Management
We can’t afford to burn out our Front Office Managers in today’s dental hiring climate. Booking and production schedules are already time-consuming. The increased complexities and expertise required to manage PPO […]
Posted July 22, 2021
From Burnout to Liftoff: Are You Ready?
This past weekend, I watched along with the world as Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Atlantic, made history as the first to launch civilian passengers (including 3 of his employees) […]
Posted July 14, 2021
11 Actions to Build a Better Dental Practice Culture
Every time we take a dental industry poll, the top reasons cited for leaving an employer remain constant. The two hot button issues for dental professionals are wanting to leave […]
Posted June 24, 2021
How to Get More Out of Your Dental Job Posting & Search
How to Get More Out of Your Dental Job Posting & Search is the third part of the series Hiring Through a Dental Labor Crisis. Catch up on Part 1 […]
Posted June 01, 2021
Dental Hiring & Recruiting in a Tight Market
This article was originally published on May 26th, 2021. It was most recently updated on April 25th, 2022. While the world of dentistry has largely recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Posted May 26, 2021
Hiring Through a Dental Labor Market Crisis (Part 1)
Dental Labor Supply & Demand by Position As the nation’s largest dental professional job board, DentalPost is often where practices look for solutions to their hiring problems. But there is […]
Posted May 19, 2021
Gen Z in Dentistry: Get to Know the Dental Class of 2021
The new class of graduating dental professionals is particularly special. Not only was the class of 2021 inspired to take this career path, but they continued pursuing their dental education […]
Posted May 06, 2021
How the Dental Industry Is Becoming More Eco-Friendly
Is your dental office green? What is your practice doing to reduce their carbon footprint and become eco-friendly? Every year, we learn more and more about the threat of climate […]
Posted April 22, 2021
5 Ways To Better Support Dental Team Members
Much is expected of dental professionals today. The solitary nature of the clinical work itself and the long hours make for easy burnout even in the most supportive dental offices. […]
Posted April 21, 2021
Ghosting Hurts Everyone & Our Industry
It’s a challenging time for dental practices looking to fill clinical team member positions on their teams. An already tight labor pool, coupled with fewer graduate candidates, makes 2021 an […]
Posted April 15, 2021
Case Acceptance: How to Win a Yes Every Time
At DentalPost, we talk a lot about applying personality assessments like DISC and EI to the hiring process for better candidate/employer matches and hiring outcomes. We can use these same […]
Posted April 07, 2021
8 Ways to Recognize Dental Assistants
There is so much to appreciate about Dental Assistants, as they are essential to the prosperity of a dental practice. Their delivery of safe and successful dental care, in addition […]
Posted March 12, 2021
National Dental Holidays to Celebrate at Your Practice
Recognizing your dental team with gratitude for their hard work over the year is quintessential to having a successful practice. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are great examples of appreciation […]
Posted March 03, 2021
Are Job Seekers Not Applying to Your Job? Here’s How to Fix it.
You’re offering a job, so why aren’t you getting applications? You need to figure out why dental job seekers are not applying to your ad or showing up to interviews. These […]
Posted February 25, 2021
Ego is the Enemy of Collaboration. Here are 3 Ways to Get Past It.
Whether you’ve worked 10 days or 20 years, we likely all have a good ego story, whether it’s an embarrassing personal experience or an experience we had with a colleague […]
Posted February 16, 2021
Setting Your Dental Career Goals For The New Year
With the holidays upon us, we reflect on the year as we reconnect with our family and friends. No matter how you’re celebrating and bringing in the new year, it […]
Posted December 15, 2020
The New Dental Job Seeker Season is Now
With the entire world thrust into COVID-19, how have dental job seekers rolled with the waves of uncertainty this year? Let me give you my perspective as a dentistry resume […]
Posted November 30, 2020
Dental Hygiene Rated Among Top Jobs for Work-Life Balance
At DentalPost, we know a lot about work-life balance. Heck, our company was founded because I wanted a better way for dental professionals – and at the time, specifically hygienists […]
Posted November 17, 2020
Creating a Culture of Gratitude in Your Dental Practice
It’s that time of year when we all stop, reflect and take stock of the things we are thankful for. Gratitude will bring us peace today and set us right for […]
Posted November 09, 2020
Celebrating Female Entrepreneurs Transforming Dentistry
We’re closing out Dental Hygiene Month with a shout out to all the side-hustling “movers and shakers” transforming our industry with their entrepreneurial ambitions. Keeping your clinical game going while building […]
Posted October 30, 2020
Dental Team Appreciation
When was the last time you felt truly appreciated? Whether you are in the role of boss, employee, parent, or friend, we all need to feel like what we are […]
Posted October 22, 2020
Inc. Female Founders 100
DentalPost Founder & CEO, Tonya Lanthier, RDH, Named in Inc.’s Annual Female Founders 100 List The entrepreneurs on Inc.’s third annual Female Founders 100 list have transformed every major industry […]
Posted October 22, 2020
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Why I Became a Dental Hygienist (and would again!)
Sometimes it takes something major to cause you to reevaluate every aspect of your life. For all the challenges and disruption the pandemic has brought, it has also forced us […]
Posted October 06, 2020
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
7 Reasons to Temp… and How to Make the Most of It
Whether you’re looking for temp work to make some extra money on the side, or you’re on the hunt for a new job, temping has its advantages. If you have […]
Posted September 09, 2020
7 Tips to Getting More From Your 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 potential Covid-19 […]
Posted August 27, 2020
So…Where Are All the Clinical Candidates?
Recently, my friend, author, and DDS, Chris Salierno, penned an article for DentistryIQ.com titled, Where in the heck are all of the good dental job candidates? It’s the million-dollar question […]
Posted August 10, 2020
Managing Stress In The New Dental Normal
Stress is an inevitable part of life, but when we control it, instead of the other way around, we feel better and have better life outcomes. Having seen patients this […]
Posted July 28, 2020
Are You Asking the Right Dental Interview Questions?
How to Prepare for Dental Job Interview Questions Before Covid-19 hit and effectively shut down dental operations, the hiring process for the dental industry had remained unchanged for decades. But […]
Posted July 20, 2020
How to Write a Dental Job Description
The world has changed. Your job posting needs to change with it. With dental professionals in short supply and high demand, attracting candidates is critical to your practice running smoothly […]
Posted July 09, 2020
Use a “Growth Mindset” to Be Ready for Your Dental Comeback!
Do You Have a Comeback Mindset? When the doors to your practice open, will you be ready? Will you be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with team members who are ready? Our ability […]
Posted April 29, 2020
Emotional Intelligence: The Key To A Smooth Comeback
As dental professionals, our education prepares and trains us for all sorts of situations and potential disruptions in our practices. We know how to adjust the schedule and skip lunch […]
Posted April 27, 2020
Dentists Dish: Staying Connected Through Virtual Huddles
In a recent blog, we talked about the importance of a weekly team huddle. This week, we checked in with Dentists about what is working in their virtual huddles and […]
Posted April 21, 2020
Keeping Your Culture With a Virtual Huddle
A Virtual Huddle is a great idea to help keep everyone unified. Everyone is feeling the uncertainty of how the Covid-19 pandemic will play out. In many cases, you have […]
Posted March 20, 2020
Negotiating Your Next Dental Salary
Almost everyone feels like they are in a pressure cooker when it comes to any type of bargaining, and salary negotiation is no exception. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A little knowledge can turn the heat down and give you confidence in this business discussion.
Posted March 13, 2020
Personality Assessments: DISC
(DISC)overing the Best Candidate For Your Practice Continuing our series on hiring assessments, we’re doing a deep dive into a recruiting tool that is one of my personal favorites–the DISC […]
Posted March 10, 2020
How to Improve Your Professional Etiquette Game in 7 Steps
Be Successful in Your Job Search Manners are a huge part of how employers perceive you. So make sure you are putting your best foot forward by utilizing DentalPost’s professional […]
Posted March 06, 2020
The Hiring Process for a Winning Dental Team
The Secret Formula to Having Your Dental Dream Team In my previous article, we laid the groundwork for what it will take to successfully hire a winning team. We discussed […]
Posted March 02, 2020
Trendspotting with Tonya: Twice Toothpaste
The Toothpaste That’s Changing the World If you know me, you know three of my favorite things to talk about are the dental industry, the entrepreneurial life, and innovations that […]
Posted February 17, 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
20 Dental Resume Words and Power Phrases to Wow Your Hiring Manager
Imagine this situation. You’ve found the perfect job online. Updated your resume. Checked it for spelling and grammar. Compiled your references. Submitted your application before anyone else. Everything is coming […]
Posted February 04, 2020
Ready to Move On? 5 Signs It’s Time to Quit (And How to Be 100% Sure)
This article was originally published on January 17th, 2020. It was most recently updated on April 19th, 2022. 2021 was dubbed the year of the ‘Great Resignation.’ It’s little wonder […]
Posted January 17, 2020
Hire Slow. Fire Fast. Know When to Let Go.
Owning your own business comes with so many moving parts. Some are rewarding, while others – like dealing with hiring, managing, and firing people – are a drag. If only […]
Posted January 06, 2020
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Job Seekers
As this is a time of year for reflection, I encourage you to set some professional goals for 2020. Raise your virtual hand if you’ve read the book Seven Habits […]
Posted December 20, 2019