The Real Reason Your New Hires Fall Short

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of proper onboarding for new hires in dental practices to prevent turnover and improve team performance.

Your new hire isn’t “bad” after three days, they’re lost in your system. When we throw someone into a busy dental office with a login, a quick tour, and a vague “just ask questions,” we create office survival training. That is not onboarding, and it is one of the fastest paths to turnover, resentment, and the feeling that you can never keep a solid dental team. I break down why dental experience doesn’t automatically translate into performance in your practice. Every office has a different p...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Paul Etchison

Topics covered

• onboarding
• employee retention
• dental practice management
• staff training
• workplace culture

Keywords

• onboarding
• new hires
• dental office
• employee performance
• staff turnover

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