Gloves Off: The decimated dental workforce: How to overcome it

April 19, 2022
Dr. David Rice and Deana Zost hash out a huge topic in dentistry today and look at digital solutions that can help combat this problem.

Today, in Gloves Off, we’re talking about one of the biggest issues in dentistry—the lack of workforce. How do we combat this?

Are there digital solutions? Yes! We need to be looking for solutions to digitize our workflow and patient communications. The right software can help free up front office staff to help the team in other ways. We need to pull in the right resources and let the software do what it’s supposed to do. In short, we need to excel at the things our software can’t do for us.

Dental pros and dental patients, send us your questions! We’re talking about important topics that happen all day every day in the dental practice.

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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

Deana Zost, FAADOM

Deana Zost, FAADOM, works with Patterson Companies, aligning custom software solutions for dental practices to streamline for business efficiencies, practice growth, and the ultimate patient experience.

Updated February 14, 2022