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Practice Compliance

Skills Assessment vs. Working Interviews: Which One Should You Use?

For years, working interviews have been the gold standard in dental hiring. They offer a hands-on way to assess candidates, allowing them to immerse themselves...

HolliMarch 11, 2025

Dental OfficeEmployer advice

Independent Contractors and the Importance of Employee Classification for your Dental Practice

Do I pay my temp dental assistant or hygienist as an Independent Contractor or a w2 employee? This post will answer that question for you.

HolliJune 19, 2024

Dental OfficeEmployer advice

9 common HIPAA violations and how to avoid them

HIPAA violations put both your patients and your practice at risk. Learn how to protect both in this helpful blog post!

HolliApril 18, 2023

Dental OfficeEmployer advice

Pay Transparency Laws

Labor laws are constantly changing around the country. Read this blog post to make sure you're in compliance with Pay Transparency Laws in your area.

HolliFebruary 7, 2023

Dental OfficeEmployer advice

Labor Laws That Could Be Coming To Your State

Labor laws are always changing. Here are several NEW laws that could affect how you employ your Dental Assistants and Hygienists.

HolliDecember 5, 2022

Dental AssistantDental Hygienists

What Should I Pay My Dental Staff?

With COVID we have seen the hourly pay rates of dental professionals on rise. Mainly due to the shortage of applicants and workers in the field.

HolliJanuary 26, 2021

COVID-19Employer advice

Can I Make Vaccines Mandatory for My Employees?

There is a lot of mixed messages about whether you can make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory. We reached out to HR specialists for answers.

HolliJanuary 22, 2021

Dental OfficeEmployer advice

Politics in Your Dental Practice: Preventing Political Tension at Work

You can't police how your employees think or control what they say, but you can prevent disagreements from casting a shadow over your dental practice.

HolliOctober 27, 2020

Employer adviceLabor Law

Dental Temp Onboarding Checklist

Stay compliant with your temporary dental assistant or hygienist. We worked with HR specialists to bring you this Dental Temp Onboarding Checklist!

HolliAugust 19, 2020

COVID-19Dental Office

Can Dentists reimburse their employees for health insurance?

As dental professionals return to work, they are requesting health insurance from potential employers more than any other benefit.

HolliAugust 4, 2020

COVID-19Dental Office

How to handle common COVID concerns in your office

We partnered with the HR Experts over at CEDR HR Solutions to answer your common COVID concerns for your dental practice.

HolliJuly 22, 2020

COVID-19Dental Office

Let's talk Teledentistry

The dental industry has been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic and many are left wondering what will the future of dental look like?

HolliApril 21, 2020

Dental OfficeDental Professionals

$10,000 Emergency Grants for Dental Offices Now Available

The American Dental Association (ADA) made an important announcement on March 31st, 2020 regarding the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) that are available...

AnthonyApril 1, 2020

Dental OfficeEmployer advice

Dentistry, Human Resources & COVID-19

Last week the CDA held a Webinar to address your COVID-19 HR Concerns. We attended and have summarized the basic points for your convenience.

HolliMarch 23, 2020

Dental OfficeEmployer advice

The Coronavirus Disease: What Your Dental Office Needs to Know

The Coronavirus Disease, now named COVID-19 is making news headlines this week as the infected numbers continue to rise in the U.S. and abroad.

AnthonyFebruary 25, 2020

Dental OfficeEmployer advice

Love Your Team this Valentine's Day

“You are, and always have been, my dream.” ― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook Nothing like the month of love to have you reevaluate your team. Do you love the people you choose to surround yourself with daily? Have you created YOUR dream team? If not, it's ok. That is why I am writing […]

HolliFebruary 4, 2020

Dental AssistantDental Hygienists

HOW TO PAY YOUR DENTAL TEMPS

This post is meant to give you some insight and resources on how to pay your Dental Temps.

HolliJuly 18, 2019

Dental OfficeHiring

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?

HolliJune 17, 2019

HiringLabor Law

How to hire dental temps in California

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 out […

HolliMay 3, 2019

Labor LawPractice Compliance

Paid Sick Leave

To keep your practice compliant with Paid Sick Leave, we have brought in the expertise of Anita York with a guest blog post. Anita York is a partner at Scott & Whitehead. On behalf of employers, Ms. York has litigated issues in a variety of areas, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation,

HolliMarch 25, 2019