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2 months ago | drbicuspid.com | Beth Gaddis |Kevin Henry |Melissa Busch |Martelle Coke

Concorde Career Colleges has partnered with Imagen Dental Partners to tackle California's dental hygienist shortage. Imagen is providing $10,000 in scholarships for students at Concorde's Garden Grove, San Bernardino, and San Diego campuses, with plans to raise it to $20,000 later in 2025.

Jan 7, 2025 | drbicuspid.com | Beth Gaddis |Kevin Henry |Melissa Busch |Martelle Coke

Before you assume this article is not for you because you have all your staff in place, think again. In the last national Levin Group survey, we found that two-thirds of dental practices were seeking to hire at least one team member. Even if you're in the minority, you never know when it may be necessary to hire and that can create chaos, stress, and frustration. The key is hiring preparedness.

Apr 29, 2024 | drbicuspid.com | Kevin Henry |Martelle Coke |Melissa Busch |Tracee S. Dahm

Dentistry, like many industries today, has staffing challenges. The best way to avoid these challenges is to keep your team, continually help them grow in skills and performance, and create an environment where people want to stay. Longer-term teams will perform well, leading to high-performance practices and very satisfying careers for everyone. Be transparent. Allowing the team to truly be part of the practice means that they are aware of what is happening in real time.