Last updated on November 12th, 2025 at 12:13 am Whether you’re a dentist mostly on your own looking to build a great team, or you already have a full complement of staff and are looking to get everybody on the same page, this article is for you! This will help you put together a dental team you can trust to…
Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 11:49 am For this Q&A post, I thought I’d do something a little different. Normally, someone sends me a specific question and I answer it. For this post, I wanted to answer a question I get asked… a lot. And while the wording may change slightly from time to time, the question is…
Last updated on November 13th, 2025 at 07:36 pm Hygienists are an important part of your practice. So, having an amazing person in this role is critical! When you have a hygienist who is good with people, knows what is expected of them and takes great care of patients, it can add considerable value to your practice. On the other…
Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 04:01 pm When a long-term, productive staff member leaves your practice (whatever the reason), what do you actually lose? Beyond their ongoing (and potential future) contributions to your practice, you’ve also lost: Years of experiential track and time spent working together with the rest of the team (i.e. everything they knew how to…
Last updated on November 18th, 2025 at 07:16 pm Building a great team starts with… finding potential team members. Whether you are adding new employees due to expansion or simply replacing a lost staff member, your success in building a productive dental office staff can often hinge on how you find potential candidates. And with that in mind, there are…
Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 04:51 pm How do you know if you’ve hired the right employee? Very often I see doctors (or office managers) virtually neurotic about hiring the right people. Scouring resumes, doing interviews, using all the tricks they know or have read about to make sure—absolutely sure—they have found the “right” person. Obviously, hiring someone…