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Turbocharge Recruiting By Offering Student Loan Payment Matching Contributions

Attract top talent by offering 401(k) matching based on student loan payments, thanks to the SECURE 2.0 Act. Help new doctors tackle debt while saving for retirement and boost your recruiting power.

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Top Strategies To Recruit Your Next Hygienist

Discover 11 innovative strategies to recruit top-notch dental hygienists, ensuring your practice attracts the best talent in a competitive market.

Practice Management | Personnel

New Overtime Rule Going Into Effect

Stay ahead of the curve and protect your practice from costly overtime complaints and lawsuits. Learn about the new overtime rule coming into effect and ensure compliance to avoid financial risks.

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3 Strategies To Keep Your All- Star Employees Happy

It's critical to retain your superstar employees. Take advantage of these three strategies to keep them loyal and content in your practice.

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Top 3 Signs Your Practice Is Overstaffed

You may be surprised to find out the culprit of your high overhead is overstaffing. Here are three warning signs to beware of and how to right-size your practice.

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Seven Steps to Elevate Your Practice Through Strategic Delegation

Part of owning a practice is being a manager. Are you delegating when appropriate to allow you to focus on your patients and your practice?

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3 Steps To Improve Your Hygienists’ Job Satisfaction And Retention

The hygienist labor pool is shallow, with little indication of improving anytime soon. Keep your hygienists happy and motivated with these 3 strategies.

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Think Twice Before Getting Even With A Terminated Employee

Emotions can run high when firing a bad employee. But getting revenge via their final paycheck can end up costing you!

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Don’t Risk A Lawsuit: Carefully Craft Your Employment Interview Questions

Hiring additional staff is a top concern for most doctors these days. Here's how to get the job done without getting sued.

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An Unconventional Solution To Your Understaffing Problem

With labor shortages still top-of-mind for most doctors, trying this recruitment strategy could prove to be highly beneficial to your practice.

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Congress Mulls Extending FMLA To Your Practice

The FMLA currently provides a small business exemption for employers with less than 50 employees. But this could be changing.

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10 Mistakes That Make You Vulnerable To Employment-Related Lawsuits

The risk of employment-related lawsuits is growing and can cost you dearly. Avoid these common mistakes that can arise before, during, and after employment.

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10 Strategies To Recruit A Top-Notch Hygienist

If you've been affected by the hygiene staffing crisis, try these ideas to find high-quality candidates in your area.

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Hiring? Take Advantage Of These Two Trends

With the current labor crunch, finding talented individuals that also mesh well with your current staff is increasingly difficult. Try fishing in these 2 “ponds” for a creative way to solve your staffing problem.

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9 Benefits Of Cross-Training Your Team

With the Great Resignation raging on, cross-training not only protects your practice, but also provides growth opportunities for employees, plus other benefits you might not have thought of!

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The Benefits Of Caring About Your Employees’ Well-Being

Recruiting and retaining highly qualified employees is likely your top priority. But did you know making sure your employees feel your care and concern for their personal well-being often matters as much to them as increased pay and benefits? Here are 7 ways you can show you care, helping your practice retain star performers and boost your profitability.

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Top Strategies To Deal With The Staffing Crisis

The biggest challenge facing most dental practices is attracting and retaining employees. Unfortunately, current statistics and demographic factors indicate this problem isn’t going away anytime soon.

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How Improved Training Can Reduce Turnover And Increase Your Bottom Line

COVID-19 has brought about a massive increase in team turnover, and most resignations are from women, 30-45-year-olds, and those in healthcare, all of which directly impact the dental profession. Use these 3 strategies to increase your employee engagement and reduce employee churn.

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Are You Ready For Increased Employment Audits?

Dramatic changes are in flux regarding employment laws and related enforcement, including the adoption of stricter rules for workers classified as independent contractors. Here’s how to prepare for tougher new rules and increased audits ahead.

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How You Can Become A More Effective Leader

Good leadership skills are more important today than ever. Use these proven tips to motivate and retain your employees, strengthen your practice, and ultimately boost your bottom line.

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How To Protect Your Practice When An Employee Leaves

With resignations at an all-time high, it’s more important than ever to be prepared when a team member’s employment is terminated. Follow these steps to ensure your practice is protected.

Practice Management | Personnel

How To Reduce Turnover And Retain Your Best Employees

Employee resignations are at an all-time high. Follow these suggestions to retain your top performing team members and avoid the stress of employee churn.

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How To Combat The Current Labor Shortage

Despite the record number of current job openings, unemployment remains high. If your practice is feeling this labor crunch, read on to learn how you can reduce your personnel needs while using creative tactics to find and attract new hires.

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Update Your Employee Handbook For COVID-19

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on dental practices and its effects continue to necessitate change in your policies and procedures. Revise your personnel manual accordingly to protect both staff and patients—and reduce your practice’s risk amidst rising COVID-19-related lawsuits.

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Use Staff Performance Reviews To Protect And Build Your Practice

Regular performance reviews are beneficial to your staff and necessary for practice growth and development. If you’ve been putting it off, here are 4 specific reasons to conduct (and document!) employee reviews now for a happier staff and more productive practice.

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12 Steps To Take If An Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19

Find out what to do from the first urgent step, to the last, to ensure your practice is prepared–and protected–if your staffer contracts coronavirus.

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Why Exit Interviews Are More Important Than Ever (Online-Only Article)

COVID-19 is the ultimate practice disrupter. How effective are your new policies and procedures? See what you can learn from interviews with departing staffers.

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7 Steps To Handle Your Staffing Issues Under The CARES Act

UPDATED April 3rd per final SBA rules just released - The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the new CARES Act was funded with $349 billion. Here are the details, along with the 7 steps you need to take right now!

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9 Steps For More Productive Staff Meetings

Positive staff meetings require great listening and communication skills, which in turn will improve the patient experience, and your operating results.

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7 Steps To Become A More Effective Leader

Setting forth a vision that’s shared by everyone is a great way of building camaraderie and loyalty. But you must also translate that vision into action.

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8 Steps To Increase Efficiency By Delegating Right

Are you spending too much time—like most doctors are—on nonessential matters? Learn how to delegate wisely to bolster employee morale and ultimately boost your bottom line.

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The 7 Deadly Sins Of Personnel Management: How To Avoid Them

All of these sins are avoidable, and fortunately most are also easily corrected. Set up your practice for greater success by becoming a better manager.

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How To Motivate Your Staff For High Performance

Understanding these 7 different needs and using the correct techniques to motivate your employees can make a huge difference in your practice profitability!

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Get It Right The First Time: Use Temp-To-Hire To Recruit New Staffers

Although you could do this on your own, it’s better to go through an employment agency.

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10 Proven Tips For Recruiting The Best Employees

Use these guidelines to hire people who will enhance your office and help build your practice.

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Find Out What Your Employees Want–Or Risk Losing Them!

Happy staffers are more productive. It's always been intuitive, but now there's data to support it.

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How To Right Size Your Administrative Staff For Increased Profitability

How doctors can increase efficiency, improve cost, and relieve stress over labor decisions.

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7 Steps To Improve And Protect Your Practice When Firing An Employee

The ABCs of dealing with a failing employee, to minimize your stress in the midst of unpleasant management responsibilities.

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Adopt This Sample Sexual Harassment Policy To Protect Your Practice

Voicing disapproval of misconduct is not enough from an employer liability standpoint. Use our sample to help you formalize your practice's policy against sexual harassment.

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How To Protect Your Practice Against A Sexual Harassment Claim

Given the extremely negative repercussions of a claim, be sure you've taken these 4 steps to reduce your liability as an employer.

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Staying Legal: What You Should–And Shouldn't–Ask During A Job Interview

Plus 4 recommendations to help ensure you hire the right person and don't leave yourself exposed to a lawsuit.

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Boost Practice Performance By Firing Problem Staff Members Now!

If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, it's time to take action.

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How To Attract And Retain Your Top Employees In A Tight Labor Market

What benefits do employees value most? Find out now to boost your practice's competitive edge!

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Top 10 Mistakes Doctors Make Leading To Costly Employment-Related Lawsuits And How To Avoid Them

Protect yourself and your practice by understanding your legal responsibility as an employer!

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Avoid The 20 Most Common Personnel Management Mistakes

Lawsuits filed against your practice could cost you more than just court fees.

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7 Cost-Effective Strategies To Motivate Your Staff

Sometimes the best motivator isn’t money. Here are some alternative options to boost job performance.

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Use A Temp-To-Hire Model To Hire Smart

Avoid the common hiring headaches through using the “try before you buy” approach.

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Start Preparing For The New Staff Health Insurance Tax Rules

Is your health insurance plan still “grandfathered”?

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Use Proactive Recruiting To Hire Top Talent For Your Practice

Traditional methods of hiring new staff are time-consuming and often ineffective. Try this new approach and we bet you won’t be disappointed!

Practice Management | Personnel

Seven Steps To Protect Your Practice When Firing An Employee

Terminating staff is never pleasant, but taking the appropriate steps will make the process go smoother.

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Top Ten Personnel Manual Errors

Revise your personnel manual to protect yourself and your practice from claims by disgruntled employees; here's what to look for.

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Beware Of Increased Regulatory Pain As You Add Employees

Don’t leave yourself “wide open” to substantial liability by neglecting your legal responsibilities as your practice grows.

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Use “Exit Interviews” To Improve Your Practice

One of your long-term, highly valued employees just announced she's leaving. What should you do?

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Three Strategies to Motivate Employees on a Tight Budget

Making the appropriate investment of time, energy, and money can yield tremendous results, critical to your practice’s success in this difficult economy.

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The Growing Importance of Cross-Training Your Staff

Failure to adequately train your staff will leave you with a practice that is less profitable and very inefficient.

Practice Management | Personnel

Doctors Increase Use Of Part-Timers To Cut Costs

How employing part-time staffers can dramatically reduce your labor costs.

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3 Strategies to Cure Staff Performance Shortfalls

Implement these leadership tools to empower your staff and help make your practice thrive.

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Three Steps to Achieve a Self-Motivated Staff

If your staff feels trained, competent, valued and motivated, practice success is sure to follow.

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Use the Disney Approach to Motivate Your Employees

Apply these 5 key non-monetary factors to create a successful practice environment.

Practice Management | Personnel

Managing Staff For Greater Profitability

Doctors must not maintain the practice management system of yesteryear or declining profits will continue.

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How to Know When It’s Time to Fire a Staff Member

Doctors who neglect their managerial role by avoiding necessary termination just make matters worse for everyone involved.

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Use Technology to Improve the Dental Hiring Process

Use online resources to help make sure job candidates have the background and qualities consistent with your core practice values.

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Don’t Let Mediocre Employees Hold Your Practice Back

Most doctors severely underestimate the real cost of tolerating marginally satisfactory employees.

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More Companies Using Flexible Staffing to Improve Profitability

Surprisingly, studies have shown part-time workers to be generally more productive than full-time employees.

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Four Strategies to Boost Staff Performance

Getting your team members fully committed and on board can get you out of your “slow growth” rut.

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Seven Strategies to Motivate Your Staff to Greater Performance

Doctors must understand the “needs” of their staff if they expect to achieve superior performance.

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7 Tips for Properly Firing an Employee

Terminating staff is never pleasant, but taking the appropriate steps will make the process go smoother.

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Hiring Questions – How to Get the Information You Need Without Violating the Law

Write out questions in advance to keep the interview focused on evaluating the candidate's qualifications.

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Use Strategic Praising to Improve Productivity

Most doctors don’t understand the value of employee recognition, and even those who do, don’t do it enough.

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How to Recognize a Good Resume

These 7 traits are what you should be looking for in a resume.