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

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

by Holli | Mar 11, 2025 | Employer advice, Hiring, Practice Compliance

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 in your practice and giving your team a chance to evaluate their skills in real time. But as labor laws...
Independent Contractors and the Importance of Employee Classification for your Dental Practice

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

by Holli | Jun 19, 2024 | Dental Office, Employer advice, Guest Blog Post, In The News, Practice Compliance

This guest post is brought to you by HR for Health, a DirectDental partner. HR for Health makes dental practice HR easy, affordable, automatic, and legally compliant, and is your partner in navigating the complexities of independent contractors versus employees. Their...
9 common HIPAA violations and how to avoid them

9 common HIPAA violations and how to avoid them

by Holli | Apr 18, 2023 | Dental Office, Employer advice, Practice Advice, Practice Compliance

Today’s blog post comes from Michelle Frank at DentistryIQ and deals with the most common ways a practice can be non-compliant with HIPAA regulations. These tips could save you from a sizable fine, so we highly recommend checking this one out. “The 1996...
Pay Transparency Laws

Pay Transparency Laws

by Holli | Feb 7, 2023 | Dental Office, Employer advice, Hiring, Labor Law, Practice Advice, Practice Compliance

A few weeks back we sent out a post titled “Labor Laws That Could Be Coming To Your State” and as promised we want to help keep you up to date on these laws.  We found this article from GovDocs that gives great detail into the states that are now requiring...
Labor Laws That Could Be Coming To Your State

Labor Laws That Could Be Coming To Your State

by Holli | Dec 5, 2022 | Dental Office, Employer advice, Practice Compliance

Long gone are the simple easy days where you and your employees agree to work together in exchange for pay. Now there are many laws and factors that control how you run your dental practice and how you employ your Dental Hygienist, Assistant and front office...
What Should I Pay My Dental Staff?

What Should I Pay My Dental Staff?

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...
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