You’ve finally found and hired a great team member—yay! But, now what? Recently, Chris Menkhaus shared how to find great team members for your dental practice (if you haven’t read it yet). But what comes after that? Do you just show them their desk and let them get to work? If you’ve ever hired someone you thought was a great…
Last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 01:04 pm Currently, finding new employees is a little tougher than it used to be. During the pandemic, a percentage of the workforce dropped out of dental—if I had to estimate it, perhaps 15% left the industry. On top of that, starting pay is higher and people are “job-hopping” more, which can make…
Last updated on November 3rd, 2025 at 02:54 pm The main reason for upsets between staff in your practice is due to lack of coordination. I see it all the time and it’s actually a very easy fix! Your employees are a team, meaning they should be working together towards a common goal. When your staff know what they should…
Last updated on November 3rd, 2025 at 03:08 pm Would you like your staff to be more motivated and take more initiative on their jobs? Do you ever feel like you need to be micro-managing them or standing over their shoulder to ensure they’re productive and doing the job you wanted them to do? Ultimately, you hired people to help…
Last updated on November 3rd, 2025 at 03:16 pm Are you having trouble finding staff for your dental practice? You’re not alone. We’re in strange times with the labor market. Wages have gone way up and there are record numbers of job openings. So not only is it more expensive to hire, but you’re also competing with many other healthcare…
Last updated on November 12th, 2025 at 01:11 pm If you’ve thought it seems harder to hire new employees right now, you’re not wrong. The hiring market in 2021 is vastly different than 2019, or even 2020. There are fewer people looking for jobs and the median salary has increased in many areas of the country. But, this doesn’t mean…