Hiring a hygienist feels like a risk. Not hiring one might be the bigger one.

In this episode, the DPH coaches tackle the fears that keep you from making that hire. You'll learn the signs that tell you it's time to hire your first hygienist and when to add another, how to handle the pay gap with the rest of your team, and what happens to your practice once you finally make the jump.

Topics discussed:

00:00 Introduction

01:51 Why doing your own hygiene is holding you back

05:35 The cost of a hygienist vs. the cost of waiting

07:27 The fear of taking the risk to hire a hygienist

09:33 Hiring your first hygienist in a startup

13:33 What to do when a new hygienist out-earns your team

17:31 The signs it’s time to add hygiene capacity

21:04 Why hiring more people makes growth less stressful

This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com

Use the same marketing company as Dr. Etch!

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If you are ready to increase your new patients and start growing your practice, visit www.relevanceonlinemarketing.com and see what you've been missing with your current company.

Take Control of Your Practice and Your Life

We help dentists take more time off while making more money through systematization, team empowerment, and creating leadership teams.

Ready to build a practice that works for you? Visit www.DentalPracticeHeroes.com to learn more.

Your team isn’t rolling their eyes because they hate improvement. They’re rolling their eyes because they’ve been trained to believe the next “new system” won’t last. When we stack rules on top of rules without follow-through, we accidentally create change fatigue, drain morale, and teach the team to wait and see which ideas survive.

I walk through what’s really happening inside a dental practice when the owner brings back another script, another scheduling tweak, or another treatment presentation process. The real cost isn’t just missed compliance. It’s lost collaboration. When people feel like the finish line keeps moving and nothing gets measured, they stop offering ideas and stop investing energy. That’s how a strong dental office culture turns negative even with a capable staff.

Then we shift to a better model of dental team leadership and practice management: I stop trying to provide all the answers and focus on clarity. We identify the problem, define the goal, and invite the team to build the “how” with clear guardrails. I also explain why follow-up is the make-or-break step for change management, and how assigning outcomes instead of tasks creates true ownership, emerging leaders, and more freedom for the practice owner.

If you want a team that thinks, adapts, and owns results, hit play, subscribe, and share this with a dentist who’s stuck pushing every change alone. After you listen, leave a review and tell me what goal you want your team to own next.

If you are ready to increase your new patients and start growing your practice, visit www.relevanceonlinemarketing.com and see what you've been missing with your current company.

Take Control of Your Practice and Your Life

We help dentists take more time off while making more money through systematization, team empowerment, and creating leadership teams.

Ready to build a practice that works for you? Visit www.DentalPracticeHeroes.com to learn more.

You took an implant course and came home fired up. Six months later, you’re still referring those cases out.

In this episode, Dr. Taher Dhoon, founder of Colorado Surgical Institute, shows you how to make your course pay off and keep your best team members in the process. Learn what your team should be doing before you ever leave, what to do as soon as you get home, and what to say when patients tell you they can’t afford treatment.

Topics discussed:

00:00 Introduction

01:35 Finding the implant model that fits your practice and life

05:00 What stops dentists once they’re back from the course

07:25 Learning new procedures before you feel ready

10:19 What your team should do before you leave

15:19 How to avoid overspending on equipment and implants

17:14 How to get surgical reps without working for free

19:16 What to say when patients say they can’t afford treatment

24:52 Why you don’t need full arch to build a wealthy practice

Explore hands-on training programs and mentorship opportunities at Colorado Surgical Institute:

https://www.coloradosurgicalinstitute.com/

This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com

Use the same marketing company as Dr. Etch!

Get your free demo with Relevance Marketing by Clicking Here

If you are ready to increase your new patients and start growing your practice, visit www.relevanceonlinemarketing.com and see what you've been missing with your current company.

Take Control of Your Practice and Your Life

We help dentists take more time off while making more money through systematization, team empowerment, and creating leadership teams.

Ready to build a practice that works for you? Visit www.DentalPracticeHeroes.com to learn more.