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Dental Office

Dental team meeting in a practice office discussing employee retention

Why Do They Resign? How To Prevent the Great Resignation in Your Dental Practice

Over half of dental assistants plan to leave their current roles. Learn why money isn’t the main reason employees resign—and how practice culture and genuine recognition can help you retain your best dental team members.

HolliFebruary 23, 2026

Dental team working efficiently with all operatories in use, illustrating minimized downtime

DirectDentalHiring

How DirectDental Minimizes Downtime in Your Dental Practice

Discover how DirectDental’s real-time staffing platform helps dental practices minimize downtime, maintain productivity, and keep patients happy by filling staffing gaps fast.

HolliFebruary 11, 2026

Dental team smiling together in a clinic decorated with subtle Valentine’s Day accents

Employer advicePractice Advice

Love Your Dental Team This Valentine's Day

This Valentine’s Day, show real love to your dental team by improving leadership, preventing burnout, and protecting your practice culture so patients and staff truly thrive.

HolliFebruary 4, 2026

Dental team standing together in a clinic, looking professional and aligned around shared goals

Employer advicePractice Advice

Your Dental Practice Is Not a Family. It's a Team. (And That's a Good Thing.)

Many dental offices proudly say, “We’re like a family here.” It sounds warm—but it often excuses poor performance, avoids hard conversations, and burns out your best people. Your practice isn’t a family. It’s a team. And that’s exactly why it can thrive with clear expectations, accountability, and strong leadership.

HolliJanuary 23, 2026

Dental team working together in a modern dental practice

HiringTemporary Hire

Temporary vs. Permanent Dental Staffing: Which One Really Saves You More?

Discover whether temporary or permanent dental staffing truly saves your practice more. Learn how a hybrid approach with DirectDental can cut costs, boost flexibility, and protect profitability.

HolliJanuary 22, 2026

Dental OfficeFun!

Transform Your Team: Boost Recruitment, Retention, and Morale Through Volunteering

This weeks post comes from our friends at Dental LIfeline Network. As we wrap up the year, many practices—maybe even yours—are starting to think about goals...

Why Do They Resign? How To Prevent the Great Resignation in Your Dental Practice

How DirectDental Minimizes Downtime in Your Dental Practice

Love Your Dental Team This Valentine's Day

Your Dental Practice Is Not a Family. It's a Team. (And That's a Good Thing.)

Temporary vs. Permanent Dental Staffing: Which One Really Saves You More?

Transform Your Team: Boost Recruitment, Retention, and Morale Through Volunteering

Your Culture Is Your Marketing: Authenticity in Action

Dental Holidays to Celebrate in 2025

How to Stop Dental Candidates from Ghosting You

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

Find Success With Dental Temps

Take Control Of Your Accounts Receivables in 7 Simple Steps

DirectDental Thanks YOU for Another Great Year

What Top Dentists have in Common

Struggling with Dental Practice Employee Turnover?

Improving Practice Operations: From Hiring to Coverage and Everything in Between

Make Your New Dental Employee Stick

9 common HIPAA violations and how to avoid them

Navigating the dental hygienist shortage and the booming temp economy

Communicating with Your Dentist

How to improve the attendance of your dental employees

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – National Dental Holidays for your Dental Practice to Celebrate

Pay Transparency Laws

Labor Laws That Could Be Coming To Your State

How to Increase Production and Keep your Schedule Full this Holiday Season

Give Your Private Practice All The Perks Of A DSO

Why and how you should market your dental practice to small businesses

Improve Your Hiring Processes to Attract and Retain High Quality Dental Team Members – Podcast

8 Tips to Recession Proof Your Dental Practice

What Dental Professionals Want

How to Celebrate Dental Assistant Appreciation Week

Teach Your Team This Four-Letter Word If You Want To Grow Your Dental Practice

Increase Production and Keep Your Schedule Full

6 ways to attract dental talent

10 easy ways to upset your dental patients

Is hiring for your dental office a priority?

Your Dental Office’s Marketing Guide for June

5 ways to attract new dental patients

Your Dental Office’s Marketing Guide for May

Dentists, you do not have to do it ALL

Your Dental Office’s Marketing Guide for April

Your 2021 Dental Practice Resolution Guide

THANK YOU to all our Clients, Temps and Job Seekers!

Tis the season of Dental Temps

Politics in Your Dental Practice: Preventing Political Tension at Work

5 Tips to handle negative coworkers

Better Candidate Matching on DirectDental

How to make your dental practice less awkward.

Can Dentists reimburse their employees for health insurance?

How to handle common COVID concerns in your office

5 Tips to get more applicants for your dental job post

Say GOODBYE to Dental Staffing Agency Fees

We are making your search for Assistants and Hygienists simple with No Placement Fees.

5 Ways to Recession Proof Your Dental Practice.

Why Dental Professionals should be looking for work NOW.

COVID-19 Dental Practice Resources

How dental professionals feel about returning to work.

‘It’s really the Wild West out there.’ Your trip to the dentist is about to get more painful — but not for the reason you might think

COVID-19 Dental Protocol and FREE Infographic for your Patients.

What dental professionals need to reopen your practice

5 Tips for Dental Professionals to Prepare for the Future

Let's talk Teledentistry

‘Corona Claus’: Generous La Mesa Dentist Brings Team to Tears With Delivery of Essential Goods

7 tips to Be On Your "A" Game: Leave office drama and personal issues at the door!

$10,000 Emergency Grants for Dental Offices Now Available

Dentistry, Human Resources & COVID-19

6 Steps to Close Your Dental Practice During a Pandemic

Coronavirus Update: Temp Staffing

3 Leadership Ideas For Your Dental Office

The Coronavirus Disease: What Your Dental Office Needs to Know

Love Your Team this Valentine's Day

Alternatives to the Holiday Work Party for your Dental Team.

The One Thing that Top Dentists have in Common

How Effective is your Morning Huddle?

How to hire during the Holiday Season

How to Increase Production and Keep your Schedule Full this Holiday Season

What position does your dental practice need to hire?

How to get more 5-Star Reviews

How To Have Success With A Dental Temp

HOW TO PAY YOUR DENTAL TEMPS