Practice Trends: Page 10

Do's and don'ts for handling staffing shortages

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dentistry is experiencing a significant staff shortage. You must focus on the best ways to recruit, hire, and compensate new team members. The decisions you make in these three areas will affect the competitiveness of your practice, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.

December 12, 2021

Romance, risks, and regret: The drama of interoffice dating

Interoffice relationships pose risks to the dental practice, including perceptions of unfair treatment and favoritism if a supervisory relationship exists. The California Dental Association details three case studies and offers tips to protect you and your practice.

December 9, 2021

5 ways to improve leadership

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Leadership is situational. There is no one method, approach, or answer. But leadership does need to change as the environment changes. Dr. Roger P. Levin describes five ways to improve your leadership skills in the COVID-19 pandemic era.

December 1, 2021

Dental Practice Made Simple: Staff longevity

By Theresa Pablos

Staffing will be the No. 1 challenge facing dentistry for the next five to 10 years, explains Dr. Roger P. Levin in the latest episode of Dental Practice Made Simple. One of the simplest ways to address that shortage is to keep the staff you already have.

November 30, 2021

HPI: Staffing affecting dentistry's full COVID-19 recovery

By Melissa Busch

Patient volume is ticking up closer to pre-COVID-19 levels; however, staffing is one of the major factors keeping dentistry from making a full recovery, according to new poll results released in November by the ADA Health Policy Institute (HPI).

November 30, 2021

Kellogg touts new book on dental therapy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Kellogg Foundation has released a new e-book that tells the origin story of the dental therapy movement as the foundation worked to improve care for underserved people in Alaska Native communities.

November 17, 2021

Second Opinion: Hygienist rebuffs Ill. dental lobbyist

By Suzanne Newkirk, RDH

When asked about hygienists providing preventive dental care in nursing homes, one dental lobbyist said, "I just don't feel anybody with a two-year associate's degree is medically qualified to correct your health." Suzanne Newkirk, RDH, gives a scathing response in this Second Opinion piece.

November 16, 2021

Tenn. seeks to boost number of dental school graduates

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Tennessee Department of Health has proposed a $94 million project that would expand dental school class sizes and forgive tuition for those students who end up working in areas of high need for dental care.

November 14, 2021

3 major trends discussed at the 2021 DTA meeting

By Theresa Pablos

SAN DIEGO - Dentistry's movers and shakers came together in San Diego to discuss the present and future of dentistry at the 2021 Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) meeting. The conversation focused on major industry trends, including pandemic recovery, Medicare, and dental service organizations.

November 11, 2021

Do's and don'ts for coming through the hiring shortage

By John Murphy

Every day, numerous headlines tell the same story -- the persistence and impact of labor challenges affecting companies and organizations across industries. Human resources and management expert John Murphy shares some do's and don'ts for hiring and retaining top dental talent.

November 3, 2021

Second Opinion: The right DSO partner can alleviate office management issues

By Justin Jory

Being an owner dentist is harder than ever with personal protective equipment protocols, staffing shortages, and increasing costs. In this opinion piece, Lightwave CEO Justin Jory argues that partnering with a dental service organization (DSO) can help dentists refocus on patient care.

October 26, 2021

Can unbiased hiring help fix the pay gap?

By Theresa Pablos

October 21 is Latina equal pay day -- the day when the average annual pay for Latina women working full-time equals what white, non-Hispanic men earned the year prior. To mark the event, we spoke with DentalPost CEO Tonya Lanthier, RDH, about pay gaps and the importance of diverse dental teams.

October 20, 2021

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