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5 Marketing Tips for Attracting More Dental Candidates
July 18, 2022
Jennifer Reeves
“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 […]
Dental Job Market Update: Increase Employee Engagement & Retention
July 11, 2022
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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. […]
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What To Do When Your Dental Team Member Quits
June 20, 2022
Kyle Zak
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 […]
Does Your Office Environment Reflect Your Practice Culture?
May 9, 2022
Tija Hunter
Have you ever walked into an office and it just felt tired and neglected with old décor and sad, outdated furniture and fixtures?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 […]
7 Features of the Best Dental Hiring and Recruiting Platform
May 8, 2022
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]
What We Can Do About Dental Professionals’ Early Retirement
May 2, 2022
Deborah Bush
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 […]
Are You Overlooking Good Candidates?
April 25, 2022
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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, […]
Is Your Dental Practice Doing “Stay” Interviews?
April 4, 2022
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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. […]
Dental Job Satisfaction Poll Reveals How to Boost Retention & Engagement
February 24, 2022
Deborah Bush
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 […]
Spotting A Toxic Dental Employee Before You Hire Them
February 16, 2022
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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. […]
8 Steps to Optimize Your Hygienists’ Patient Care and Productivity
February 11, 2022
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
Dental practices have been working hard to cover their bases and bring production back up to pre-pandemic levels. But historical shortages, coupled with the impact of COVID-19, have resulted in […]
At Risk For Dental Employee Turnover In 2022?
January 19, 2022
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]
Will There Be a January Jobseeker Season?
December 20, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]
Diverse Voices In Dentistry: Dr. Joy Void-Holmes
November 22, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]
Are You Ghosting and Don’t Even Know It?
October 26, 2021
Jennifer Reeves
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 […]
Diverse Voices In Dentistry: Q&A with Tameka S. Lee, Empower RDH
October 13, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, 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, […]
What Dental Clinicians & Employers Need to Know About the Latest Covid-19 Safety Standards
October 8, 2021
Jim Lease
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, […]
Diverse Voices In Dentistry: Q&A with Susan Quan
September 30, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]
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Diverse Voices In Dentistry: A Male Hygienist Shares His Story
September 21, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]
Reduce Screening Bias to Find the Best Candidates
August 19, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]
Front Office Managers Can Increase Revenue and Job Satisfaction by Outsourcing PPO Management
July 22, 2021
Shelley DeGroff
In today’s dental hiring climate, we can’t afford to burn out our Front Office Managers. Post-Covid booking and production schedules are already time-consuming. Now, the increased complexities and expertise required to […]
11 Actions to Build a Better Dental Practice Culture
June 24, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]
How to Get More Out of Your Dental Job Posting & Search
June 1, 2021
Jennifer Reeves
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 […]
Dental Hiring & Recruiting in a Tight Market
May 26, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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, […]
Hiring Through a Dental Labor Market Crisis (Part 1)
May 19, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]
Gen Z in Dentistry: Get to Know the Dental Class of 2021
May 6, 2021
Tonya Lanthier, RDH
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 […]