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Best Dental Blogs to Follow for Your Dental Practice to Thrive

Running a thriving dental practice means constantly learning, adapting, and staying connected to what’s happening across the industry.

HolliNovember 3, 2025

Fun!Hiring

What’s Haunting Your Hiring? Scary Staffing Situations (and How to Fix Them)

The Horrors of Dental Hiring It’s spooky season — and while ghosts, ghouls, and cobwebs may fill your neighborhood, there’s nothing scarier than trying to hire...

HolliOctober 20, 2025

Dental AssistantDental Hygienists

Trick or Teeth: What Dental Professionals Are Really Scared Of

Why Dental Professionals Don’t Need Halloween to Be Spooked October may bring haunted houses, ghost stories, and pumpkin spice everything—but for dental...

HolliOctober 8, 2025

Dental AssistantDental Hygienists

8 Signs You’re Definitely a Dental Professional

At DirectDental, we work with hygienists, assistants, and front office pros every day—and we know how much your career spills into your everyday life.

HolliSeptember 24, 2025

Dental JobPractice Advice

You Don’t Have to Do It All: How Dentists Can Avoid Burnout

Avoid Dentist Burnout: Smart Ways to Delegate, Outsource, and Retain Top Dental Talent Talking with dentists every day has given me a deep appreciation for...

HolliSeptember 22, 2025

Dental AssistantDental Hygienists

Everything Dental Professionals Need to Know about DirectDental

I’m not going to use this post to bore you with how DirectDental was founded, our mission and all that good stuff. Rather, this is going to be a quick and easy read about how to find work, control your schedule, and what we do on our end to make sure Dental Assistants, Hygienists, and […]

HolliSeptember 15, 2025

Employer adviceHiring

Get More Eyes on Your Dental Job Ad

Get More Eyes on Your Job Ad: Marketing 101 for Dental Hiring So you have written an amazing job advertisement. Now what? Now you need to get in front of as many dental professionals as possible – not just those on the job board. Your job post is an advertisement—and like any ad, the goal […]

HolliSeptember 8, 2025

Employer advicePractice Advice

How to Improve Dental Staff Attendance (and What to Do When Call-Outs Keep Happening)

In one of the dental management groups I follow on Facebook, an important question came up.

HolliAugust 21, 2025

How to Know if You Got Accepted for a Temp Job

Applying vs. Accepting: What’s the Difference? Applying means you’ve expressed interest in the position and submitted your information for consideration.

HolliAugust 15, 2025

Dental AssistantDental Hygienists

How to Talk to Your Dentist (or Office Manager) About What You Need

Let’s be honest—bringing up tough topics at work can feel uncomfortable. Whether you’re a dental assistant, hygienist, or front office professional, there will be moments when you need to speak up about something that’s not working. Maybe the schedule is too tight. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed.

HolliAugust 8, 2025

Dental AssistantDental Hygienists

Dental Paycheck Checkup: Rates and Benefits

Are You Being Paid What You’re Worth? A Dental Professional’s Guide to Evaluating Compensation As a Dental Hygienist or Dental Assistant, you’ve probably asked...

HolliJuly 21, 2025

Employer adviceTemporary Hire

Surviving a Short-Staffed Dental Office

Tips to keep your practice running when you’re down a team member (or two) Whether your practice is growing faster than expected or you just lost a key team...

HolliJuly 8, 2025

Your Dental Temp Solution for the Week Ahead: Available Professionals Ready to Assist

If you’re a dental practice manager or office administrator scrambling to fill a last-minute staffing need, we’re here to help.

HolliJune 18, 2025

🔥 Hot Job Alert: This Week’s Hottest Dental Openings!

The dental job market is heating up—and so are your chances of landing an amazing new role!

HolliJune 13, 2025

Dental JobEmployer advice

Why don't I see my Dental Job Ad on Indeed?

You’ve done everything right: created a job post, submitted it to Indeed (or through a programmatic job advertising service), and now you’re checking to make...

HolliJune 13, 2025

Weekly Dental Job Highlights!

Looking to level up your dental career? Whether you’re fresh out of school or a seasoned professional ready for a new challenge, our weekly Job Spotlight is...

HolliJune 5, 2025

Dental JobDental Professionals

Little Wins That Make a Big Difference in Your Dental Career

Let’s be honest—working in a dental office isn’t always easy. Some days are packed with patients, emergencies pop up out of nowhere, and your feet never seem...

HolliJune 4, 2025

Dental ProfessionalsIn The News

6 Red Flags That a Dental Job Might Be a Scam

We hate that we have to write this blog. But it’s become necessary. At DirectDental, we’re seeing a major uptick in scammers trying to post fake jobs or access...

HolliJune 4, 2025