The U.S. dental profession is grappling with a significant shortage of dentists. By the end of 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) reported a shortfall of 10,877 dentists, […]

During August through mid-October 2023, DentalPost conducted a combined dental practice and salary survey, receiving responses from: Dental practices utilizing a dental marketing agency or consultant still rely on the […]

Part 3 of Team Retention and Hiring Insights from DentalPost’s Annual Dental Practice and Salary Survey During August through mid-October 2023, DentalPost conducted a combined dental practice and salary survey, […]

Part 2 of Team Retention and Hiring Insights from DentalPost’s Annual Dental Practice and Salary Survey During August through mid-October 2023, DentalPost conducted a combined dental practice and salary survey, […]

Part 1 of Team Retention and Hiring Insights from DentalPost’s Annual Dental Practice and Salary Survey During August through mid-October 2023, DentalPost conducted a combined dental practice and salary survey, […]

When was the last time you had a performance review? In a busy dental practice, it’s common for employees to go more than six months, even more than a year, […]

In addition to being responsible for managing your direct reports to meet the business’s goals, you also care about them as individuals. Because you care, managing employees to meet expectations […]

DentalPost’s Salary Survey revealed that the national average hourly rate for RDH temping increased 18% last year – to $47.50.  That’s $5.50 more than the national average hourly rate for […]

Where have all the active dental job seekers gone? From dentists to dental hygienists and assistants, job vacancies for permanent dental positions abound in 2022. At the same time, dental […]

Disconnects can occur even in great cultures. Dental employees who were once highly engaged can lose their interest and enthusiasm. For example, a disconnect (gap) between an employee’s new sense […]

You’ve done a phenomenal job of building a great culture of behaviors, systems, and practices based on core values the entire team seems to embrace. Team members support one another […]

More dental professionals are considering retiring earlier than ever before. In an already challenging labor shortage, what can we do about it? What the Survey Says… In 2022, DentalPost published […]

In DentalPost’s 2022 salary survey, 50% of the responding 2,158 dental assistants reported they have expanded functions (EF) certification. DentalPost teamed up with Tija Hunter, a global expert on all […]

Following DentalPost’s recently released annual salary survey, we conducted a dental job satisfaction poll of 551 dental professionals in February to find out: Here’s what we learned from respondents, which […]

Over the last three years, the dental industry has seen its ups and downs. The pandemic forced us all into a giant pause. And in that pause, we began reviewing […]

As the demand for dental hygienists and assistants increases, wages are rising for dental hygienists and assistants. DentalPost’s 2023 Salary Report includes multiple income statistics, including income averages for the […]