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DirectDental Blog
Here we post advice for Employers and Job Seekers to help fill the ever-growing demand for qualified dental professionals. Check back here often for advice on hiring, staying HR compliant (in California) and all things dental employment related.
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Anatomy of a Powerful Dental Job Advertisement
The majority of my days are spent explaining to dental offices why they need to change their job posting if they want to have success in finding qualified Dental Assistants, Hygienists and Front Office Dental Personnel.  Especially when their posting looks like this: When I see a post like that, I...  Read More
2024 Dental Holidays
2024 is Here and there is no stopping it.  So I figured, let’s celebrate!  This post has gathered all the dental related holidays of 2024 and it includes how to celebrate with your dental practice!  So I urge Dental Assistants, Hygienists, Front Office Dental Personnel and Dentists to put on their...  Read More
How do I use Artificial Intelligence to hire a Hygienist or Dental Assistant?
Artificial Intelligence is a big buzz word right now. And it is going to have a big year in 2024.  We are already seeing Dental offices using AI to assist with their marketing, diagnosing, and scheduling patient appointments.  Soon enough, your office will be using it to staff your dental jobs, if...  Read More
6 Tips for Dentists to Manage Rising Costs
It seems like around every corner, the cost of living is going up.  And running a business with these runaway costs might be keeping you up at night.  With the cost of payroll, shipping, dental supplies and more continuing to increase, we want to help. I put together this post to give some ideas...  Read More
“Red Flags” (about your dental office) according to Dental Professionals
While looking through the Dental Groups on Facebook, I stumbled across a post that seemed to be a long rant about dental practices you should be aware of.  It sparked a massive conversation among the hygienists that were in that group about all the “red flags” they see in job posts or during their...  Read More
Get your Dental Team to Increase Production with Bonuses
One of the biggest trends we see with job posts recently is dental offices offering bonuses based on production and/or collections.  It has always been one of my favorite benefits as it motivates the team and rewards them for working hard.   If you are lucky enough to work in an office that is...  Read More
7 tools DSOs use to Staff their Dental Jobs
Being a part of a DSO has its benefits.  Just like running a private practice has its benefits. One of those benefit’s DSO’s have is a bigger budget and better tools to staff their openings for Dental Hygienists, Assistants and front office dental personnel. But even though they have the budget and...  Read More
How to get your dental applicants to call you back
We hear you.  A lot of you are having great success in getting applicants with .  The problem is getting these candidates to call you back or show up for interviews.   While people are people and there is no exact science to get these dental assistants, hygienist and front office dental personnel...  Read More
Dentistry and the YOLO Economy
Recently the New York Times posted an article titled .  Several CEOs of restaurant and retail chains have also recently come out explaining that this YOLO lifestyle is making staffing extremely difficult.  Here we will explain what the Yolo Economy is and what it means for dentistry.  What is the...  Read More
Can I Make Vaccines Mandatory for My Employees?
We know that dentists and their employees are getting a lot of mixed messages about the COVID-19 vaccine. CEDR HR took your most pressing questions and answered them. Here are the basics… Current guidance on how employers should handle the COVID-19 vaccine falls in line with existing guidance...  Read More
MARK YOUR CALENDARS – National Dental Holidays for your Dental Practice to Celebrate
I don’t know about you, but I feel 2021 is going to give us a lot to celebrate.  Hopefully in a few short months, we will be able to start gathering with our friends again, going out to events (I’m super excited to go watch a live Padres game), and maybe, just maybe, you can start shedding some of...  Read More
5 Ways to Recession Proof Your Dental Practice.
The hopeful me hopes we can get business to resume as normal and that this post won’t actually be needed.   However, we now know that we should be prepared for everything.   We also know that operation costs are now higher and we should be looking for ways to bring in additional revenue or cut...  Read More
What dental professionals need (from you) to reopen your practice
Dental professionals are eager to get back to work, but at the same time want to keep themselves and their families safe.  We’ve listened and assembled a list of tips based on what is being said by many of those working in the dental field.   What dental professionals need to reopen your practice....  Read More
6 Steps to Close Your Dental Practice During a Pandemic - COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
At 11 PM last night the California Dental Association (CDA), sent out a  urging California dental practices to “voluntarily suspend nonessential or non-urgent dental care for the next 14 days.” This comes as Gov. Newsom declares a State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak....  Read More
How to get more 5 star reviews
In a  that was published this summer, 1500 people were surveyed to find that 43.3% select their dentist based on online reviews. This was followed by: Closest to me at 19.4% and top-ranked in the search result at 18.4%. What does this mean?  That more people are choosing their new dental...  Read More
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How to improve the attendance of your dental employees
In one of the various dental groups I follow on Facebook, a very good question came up.   Karla asked “It seems every single day we have 1 or 2 dental assistants call out for various reasons… sickness, sick kids, doctor appts, lack of sleep, etc…  How do we enforce our attendance policy without...  Read More
Make Your New Dental Employee Stick
Let me know if this scenario sounds familiar?   You have been searching for the perfect Dental Hygienist or Dental Assistant to hire and you finally find one.  The interview and working interview was great, they accepted your offer and you are your team are thrilled to finally be complete....  Read More
How to better understand your dental staff
Certainly, there are several times during the day when your Dental Assistant or Office Manager says something and you think “Where the heck did they hear that?”  Staying up to date on what your staff is reading and what they are being told about the dental field is very important.  The labor laws,...  Read More
Help your employees understand their benefits
Most dental professionals are looking for a dental job that includes benefits in some capacity.  Whether that includes Paid-Time-Off (PTO), Health Insurance or a Retirement plan, receiving any or all of these is wonderful and add great value to your position. In this post we breakdown the costs...  Read More
The Interview Question you need to ask Dental Assistants
Looking to improve your dental office team?   Finding qualified dental staff is challenging in  So we are here to offer some helpful advice.   Adding one interview question to your screening process can help you weed out mediocre assistants and lead you to uncover a fantastic candidate! You can...  Read More
The employment laws in California are ever changing and while the demand for dental temps in increasing, it has become more difficult for Dental Offices to employ dental temps. Have no fear!  We are here to help!  This post takes a quick look at how to work around the system. We want to start...  Read More
If you have been struggling to get qualified Dental Assistants to apply to your job, you are not alone. With the dental field continuing to grow, Dental Assistants have more work options than ever before.   Gone are the days of posting your job on Craigslist and having a flood of Dental Assistant...  Read More
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