Defining the role, writing a posting that works, screening and interviewing, onboarding the first ninety days, retention, and what to do when it is not working.
6 lessons, about 60 minutes of reading in total. Free, no signup.
How to define the role, find the real bottleneck, and decide whether you need a hire at all before you spend a dollar on a posting.
Start this lesson →What a posting that attracts the right person looks like, why vagueness about pay costs you applicants, and the channels that actually produce dental candidates.
Start this lesson →Phone screens, structured questions that actually predict performance, and the working interview done with the legal caution it requires.
Start this lesson →Offer structure, what to put in writing, and a first ninety days built on training ownership and real checkpoints rather than hope.
Start this lesson →Compensation, schedule, autonomy, growth paths and recognition that is not a pizza party, plus what actually makes dental staff leave.
Start this lesson →How to give feedback that is specific rather than personal, document properly, run an improvement plan, and treat termination as the legal process it is.
Start this lesson →Work through the lessons in order. Each one ends with exercises you can do in your own office and five short questions to check yourself. Nothing here is a certification or a credential: it is free training material written to be genuinely useful on the job.
This guide is educational content and does not constitute legal, financial, tax, or clinical advice. Laws and regulations vary by state and change over time. Consult your own dental-specific attorney, CPA, and state dental board before acting.