How to Ask for a Raise?

If you have been with your current dental practice for a while, you might be seeing job posts offering a higher rate of pay than what you are currently making.  And that is because the rate of pay for all dental professionals has been rising as the demand for qualified candidates has increased....

How Do I Negotiate Pay When Offered a Job?

Getting offered a job is one of the most exciting things that can happen during our adult lives.   But that excitement could quickly dissipate if the pay offered isn’t what you were expecting.   No, you don’t have to turn down the job or settle for lower pay if you approach the situation the...

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...

How to become a Registered Dental Assistant in 6 Steps

This weeks blog post is brought to you by Adele Baca, the owner of California Dental Certifications. Here she gives you a straight forward and easy to follow breakdown of how to get your RDA license. From Dental Assisting to Dental Laboratory, to Dental CAD/CAM Technician, we have a course for...

6 Tips to Find Dental Assistants – Including Job Template!

If you have been struggling to get qualified Dental Assistants to apply to your job, you are not alone. With the dental field continuing to grow, Dental Assistants have more work options than ever before.   Gone are the days of posting your job on Craigslist and having a flood of Dental...

Job Advertisement Timeline

DirectDental is shaking up how the dental industry staffs and hires temps and professionals.  But this isn't the first time the process of advertising your job has been given a facelift.  Here is a quick history of Job Advertisements. 1704 - Newspaper: The advent of newspaper ads...

Write a Powerful Dental Job Earning Resume

Whether you are a Registered Dental Assistant, Hygienist or a Treatment Coordinator, your resume is going to provide the basis for your first impression with a Dentist or Office Manager.  While you’ve probably managed to thoroughly articulate your appropriate skills and work experience, have...

How do I handle an unmotivated Employee?

This weeks blog post is brought to you by Laura Hatch, the owner of Front Office Rocks.  She discusses the downfalls of having an unmotivated employee in your office and how to address this costly issue. Front Office Rocks offers Live Training Seminars all over the country, monthly...

AVOID RESCHEDULED, CANCELLED & NO-SHOW APPOINTMENTS…

This week we are focusing on keeping your Dental Practice's schedule full!  In this guest blog we brought in the marketing expertise of Josh Summers to give you tips on how to avoid cancellations and no show appointments. Josh is the CEO of Dental Game Plan. Dental Game Plan focuses on the...