Workplace Improvement
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
Crafting Your Career Story: A Guide to the Three Main Resume Formats
Whether you’re a recent graduate embarking on your first job in the dental field or a seasoned veteran seeking to refresh your professional profile, maintaining an updated and relevant resume […]
Posted March 07, 2024
Professionalism: From the Resume to the Interview and Beyond
Professionalism is essential in any field, but when beginning your journey into dentistry, it’s important to recognize you are entering the healthcare field. No matter your role in an office, […]
Posted February 29, 2024
New Year. New CE?
As we cruise through the new year, it’s not just the date on the calendar that changed; various state laws and regulations came into effect as of January 1, 2024. […]
Posted February 22, 2024
Gen Z- Are They Lazy or Do They Have A Point?
Entering the workforce can be a huge adjustment for any generation. Generation Z, the cohort born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, is no exception. As they venture into the […]
Posted January 31, 2024
2024: A Crossroads for Change – Departure or Advocacy?
As we bid farewell to the old year and step into the promise of a new one, the air is filled with anticipation and the energy of possibilities. Is this […]
Posted January 31, 2024
Dental Practice Marketing Success Depends on Team Contributions
During August through mid-October 2023, DentalPost conducted a combined dental practice and salary survey, receiving responses from: Dental practices utilizing a dental marketing agency or consultant still rely on the […]
Posted January 24, 2024
Leverage Employee Likes and Dislikes
Part 3 of Team Retention and Hiring Insights from DentalPost’s Annual Dental Practice and Salary Survey During August through mid-October 2023, DentalPost conducted a combined dental practice and salary survey, […]
Posted January 17, 2024
2024 Jobseeker Plans
Part 2 of Team Retention and Hiring Insights from DentalPost’s Annual Dental Practice and Salary Survey During August through mid-October 2023, DentalPost conducted a combined dental practice and salary survey, […]
Posted January 10, 2024
2023’s Big Challenges, Big Decisions
Part 1 of Team Retention and Hiring Insights from DentalPost’s Annual Dental Practice and Salary Survey During August through mid-October 2023, DentalPost conducted a combined dental practice and salary survey, […]
Posted January 03, 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
Put a Little Jingle In Your Practice Workday
The end of the year brings good tidings and cheer. It also brings full hygiene schedules and a rush of patients wanting to use up their dental benefits. College students […]
Posted December 06, 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
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
How Are Your Professional Growth Resolutions Going?
Can you believe we are already 9 months into 2023? We’ve had three quarters of the year to hold ourselves accountable to our New Year’s Resolutions, so how have yours […]
Posted September 15, 2023
What Are Dental Candidates Looking For In A Job Ad?
Still looking for that “rockstar” dental employee? It’s no secret that hiring has gotten hard. In the most recent salary survey from DentalPost, more than 30% of employees reported actively looking […]
Posted September 13, 2023
Do You Feel (and Give) the Love?
It’s no secret that every person in the dental office plays a vital role in the success of a practice. From the receptionist who greets patients with a smile to […]
Posted June 27, 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
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
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
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
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
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
Battling Burnout? Time to Reset.
Most of us are living in a chronic state of fatigue and burnout. The daily rhythm of our workday creates fatigue, requiring us to rest and retreat. We must first […]
Posted January 06, 2022
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
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
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
Be a Boss People Love to Work For
Great bosses do this…
Posted October 11, 2019
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