# Short Staffed?  Here's What to Do

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Podcast: [Dental Practice Heroes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dental-practice-heroes-1128005)
Published: 2026-07-23T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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...

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