Ideally, dental leaders would love to have the perfect work atmosphere that attracts a productive, cooperative team. However, conflict is bound to happen at any job site, and a dental business is no different. The best dental leaders are the ones who understand that conflict is inevitable and go out of their way to create [...]
In today’s landscape, dental leadership requires a more hands-on approach than ever before to attract and retain talent as dental practitioners weigh the risks of working in the ‘new normal.’ The frustrations of orchestrating a good team can be daunting, especially if you’re unable to attract the most qualified candidates for your positions, if any [...]
The dentistry workforce is constantly changing. As a result, dental leaders are turning to temp agencies. A temp agency can help them fill staffing holes triggered by turnover or staff going away for extended periods due to personal circumstances. A dental temping agency is a placement service that identifies prospective employees seeking short-term employment with [...]
Flexibility is a trait that businesses adopt to survive industry challenges. When it comes to turnover rates, most dental teams rank at the 10% mark. As many dental leaders will tell you, turnover costs are hefty. Replacing administrative members, for example, could cost you anywhere from over 17,000 to more than $70,000. The loss of [...]
Despite increased optimism from dental leaders, there has been increasing concern about the lack of qualified applicants to fill vital positions. More than half of dental practices have seen patient volumes return to pre-pandemic levels. Practices must identify talent to meet growing patient demand. Whether they have the pool to choose from, however, is the [...]
After over 18 months into the pandemic, industries have picked up the pieces amid the record unemployment figures and financial fallout. The dental industry is no different—the sector has seen high turnover and an increased reliance on dental temping to fill staffing roles adequately. Though the beginning of COVID did not mark the beginning of [...]
TempStars Hourly Rates As we all know, digital media and communication channels are a flurry of activity lately! Our team at TempStars has been seeing a couple of conversations online and received a handful of e-mails discussing the topic of hourly rates of dental hygienists and assistants lately. So I thought it [...]
Why Top Dental Offices Take Office Culture Seriously The culture of a team is born from the values of its leader, which are evident from how that leader conducts themselves and interacts with others. Typically, the leader of a dental office is the owner, but it can just as easily be the office manager. So, [...]
Pictured: James Younger DDS Founder/CEO, TempStars As many of you may know, I still regularly practice clinical dentistry. This may seem really strange, given that being the chief executive of TempStars is a full-time, exciting and rewarding position. I manage a team of nearly a dozen employees and contractors. And I am very [...]
Your #1 dental agency in Canada (we also go by TempStars) is bringing you, dental hygienists and dental assistants, the greatest promotion of the summer! We call it the “Summer of Love”. We’re here to tell you exactly how you can earn an extra $1000 this summer (yes, you read that correctly), but before we [...]
