Gloves Off: Team shortages: Are dentists to blame?

March 8, 2022
In Gloves Off, Dr. David Rice and Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA, look at the heart of the dental staffing shortage that many practices are facing today.

Who’s to blame for the team shortages that so many dental practices all over the country are experiencing? Practices are being challenged daily with keeping a cohesive, motivated team.

How do you create a winning dental team—one that wants to stay with you and work together? Team culture is a critical component, but how exactly do you create that? And where do benefits fit in? What types of benefits are dental team members looking for?

In this episode of Gloves Offjoin us as we talk in-depth about team shortages, how communication is key in everything, and four words you should never say.

Send us your questions, dental pros and dental patients! We’re talking about important topics that happen all day every day in dental practices.

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Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Through the Loupes newsletter, a publication of the Endeavor Business Media Dental Group. Read more articles and subscribe to Through the Loupes.

About the Author

David R. Rice, DDS | Chief editor

Founder of the nation’s largest student and new-dentist community, igniteDDS, David R. Rice, DDS, travels the world speaking, writing, and connecting today’s top young dentists with tomorrow’s most successful dental practices. He is the editorial director of DentistryIQ and leads a team-centered restorative and implant practice in East Amherst, New York. With 27 years of practice in the books, Dr. Rice is trained at the Pankey Institute, the Dawson Academy, Spear Education, and most prolifically at the school of hard knocks. Contact him at [email protected].

About the Author

Tija Hunter, CDA, EFDA

Tija Hunter, CDA, CDIA, CDIPC, CDSH, CDSO, EFDA, MADAA, is a member and former vice president of the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA), where she holds the honor of Master. She is the director of the Dental Careers Institute, a dental assisting and dental continuing education program, and the author of seven continuing education study courses. She is an international speaker and a certified trainer in nitrous oxide in several states. She can be reached at [email protected].

Updated January 12, 2024