by Holli | Apr 6, 2021 | Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienists, Dental Job, Dental Professionals, Fun!, Work Life
Every dental office has them. The dreaded difficult patient. And depending on their situation, they are coming in every 3 to 6 months. And they always manage to wreak havoc on you, your team and your mental health. And no matter your...
by Holli | Mar 8, 2021 | COVID-19, Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienists, Dental Job, Dental Professionals, Work Life
Has it really been a year? This time last year, I was awake at 11PM reading a message from the CDA asking dental offices to close their doors. The next morning we woke up to calls from all our offices requesting to cancel their temps. I cried the...
by Holli | Feb 12, 2021 | Dental Assistant, Dental Office, Fun!
The first week of March is Dental Assistant Appreciation Week! We put this post together to show Dental Assistants how much we love them AND to tell Dentists, Hygienists, Dental Office Manager and Front Office Staff how they can make their assistants feel extra...
by Holli | Jan 26, 2021 | Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienists, Dental Job, Dental Professionals, Employer advice, Hiring, Practice Compliance, Temporary Hire
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. Now… I beg of you! Please don’t shoot the messenger. And we are not saying you have to pay your team...
by Holli | Jan 13, 2021 | Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienists, Dental Job, Dental Professionals, Work Life
Well… 2021 is off to a not-so-great-start. But that doesn’t mean that YOU can’t make 2021 the best year for YOU. We are a whole week and a half into the new year, and if you made some resolutions, now is the perfect time to get serious about...
by Holli | Dec 30, 2020 | Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienists, Dental Office, Dental Professionals, DirectDental Updates
2020… What a year!!!! During these last few days of this difficult year, I have been reflecting on all the amazing moments DirectDental has had, and I wanted to also share my thoughts on what 2021 might bring to the dental field. Let us first recap 2020’s...