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Episode : #372: Filling This Impossible-to-Fill Role

Podcast Description

Hiring is hard in general, but right now, there seems to be a hygienist drought. In this crossover episode, Kiera talks with Grace Rizza of the Dentistry’s Growing with Grace podcast about how dental practices can face hiring shortages, perfect the dynamics of your practice’s culture, and what the future of dental hygiene looks like.

Other topics Grace and Kiera chat about:

  • How long it takes for practices working with the Dental A-Team to see positive effects

  • The one service DAT provides that doctors don’t think they need

Episode resources:

Listen to Dentistry’s Growing with Grace

Connect with Grace

Listen to episode #347, Common Dental Marketing Mistakes

Reach out to Kiera

Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast

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