Episode
Short Staffed? Here's What to Do
- Podcast
- Dental Practice Heroes
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- Jul 23, 2026
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- 975
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Summary
Your dental practice feels like it’s barely surviving, the team is overwhelmed, and the plan sounds logical: “Once we hire one more assistant or one more hygienist, then we’ll fix the systems.” I’m challenging that idea head-on, because waiting doesn’t pause the chaos. It feeds it. When we delay training, accountability, and process improvement, we create the exact environment that drives burnout, frustration, and turnover in a short staffed dental office. I walk through the cycle I see cons...