Last updated on October 31st, 2025 at 05:14 pm This week’s blog post comes from the Ask Sabri column in our magazine, with a reader question that is relevant to many dental practices right now: Q: Help! We can’t find any good employees. We’ve been trying to hire, but people either are asking for too much money, don’t last long,…
Last updated on November 17th, 2025 at 03:06 pm The success of a dental practice heavily relies on various factors, including effective marketing, quality dental care, and a skilled team. Among the essential team members, the dental practice receptionist plays a pivotal role in converting potential patients into actual appointments. A while back, I had a great discussion with Sabri…
Last updated on October 31st, 2025 at 05:33 pm Typically, the receptionist position is known as an “entry-level” position. The problem with dubbing it as “entry-level” is that it gives a false idea that the receptionist position isn’t as important as other jobs in the practice—and this simply isn’t true. The receptionist is one of the most important jobs in…
Last updated on October 31st, 2025 at 05:34 pm You hire new staff and they seem to be doing okay…and then they don’t do so well, so you let them go, and then you repeat the cycle. Or you hire new staff and they seem to be doing well… then they give you their two weeks’ notice, and you repeat…
Last updated on October 31st, 2025 at 05:37 pm Picture this: you hired staff to help you with various jobs within your practice. You’re relieved to finally just focus on dentistry! That is, until they start making mistakes and you have to jump in again to put out the fire. Now, it just feels like you’re back at square one,…
Last updated on October 31st, 2025 at 05:39 pm One of the most popular questions I get asked is how to get patients back on the schedule. I hear all the time how difficult it is to actually get ahold of patients and get them back in the office. The truth, though, is that it doesn’t have to be difficult,…