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The Best Times to Temp as an RDH

How Strategic Temping Can Transform Your Year Making a little extra money can significantly transform your year—funding a dream holiday, unforgettable experiences, a new car, or special gifts for loved ones. At WORKFORCE, we’ve seen firsthand how strategic temping can unlock these possibilities, substantially enhancing your financial well-being. But when exactly is the best time […]

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A Registered Dental Hygienist’s Guide to Dealing With Office Drama

As a dental hygienist who’s seen the inside of more mouths— and dental offices —than I care to count, I’ve developed a sixth sense. Call it my “Drama Radar,” finely tuned to the telltale signs of workplace theatrics brewing beneath the veneer of bright smiles and squeaky-clean enamel. You see, I’ve had my fair share […]

Tax Season for Temp Dental Hygienists: A Guide to Staying Organized and Stress-Free

Tax season can be overwhelming for anyone, but for dental hygienists—especially those who temp—it’s a whole different level of complicated. Unlike salaried employees who receive a single W2 or T4, temp hygienists must juggle multiple tax forms from every office they’ve worked at throughout the year. If you’ve been working at multiple clinics, tracking earnings, […]

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How To Ace Your Next Dental Job Interview: 7 Essential Tips For Hygienists, Assistants, And Receptionists

Securing a position in a dental practice—whether you’re a dental hygienist, dental assistant, or dental receptionist—can be an exciting yet nerve-wracking process. After all, you’re poised to become a critical part of a team that maintains healthy smiles and ensures patient comfort. But how do you make sure that your enthusiasm, skills, and genuine interest […]

Why You NEED to NOT Handle Your Taxes as a Dental Temp

You may have noticed some temp agencies offer slightly higher pay by not putting you on their payroll. The extra dollars may sound tempting, but they hide some serious costs that are easy to overlook — time, stress, & risk. Today, we want to break down how tax season works for dental temps, and why […]

+40 Dental Office Marketing Statistics for 2024

Dental marketing is a tricky space for dental offices. The vast, vast majority of content online surrounding dental marketing is created by… well… dental marketing companies. So, you can imagine that there’s probably a teeny-tiny bit of bias dripping between each word. To help, we decided to travel through journals, whitepapers, and research papers to […]

+80 Dental Hygienist Pay, Benefits, Work & Happiness Statistics

We talk to thousands of dental hygienists each year. Conversations around workplace happiness, pay, and job satisfaction are all fair game, and we’re not scared of the awkward conversations that happen around these subjects. Over the years, we’ve gotten a good feel for the industry at large. And, we’ve done surveys and crunched data internally […]

The True Economics and Benefits of Sleep Medicine Dentistry

As we continue our journey to help dentists navigate new trends and exciting revenue opportunities, we want to pull away from the tech-based talk of AI or 3D printing. Instead, let’s look at adding new procedure mixes that are outside of the norm. In particular, sleep dentistry is an exciting space. Not to be confused […]

Why Your Dental Receptionist Can Make or Break Your Office

In the past, we’ve detailed the immense value of dental hygienists and dental assistants. Both earn a few thousand in bonafide revenue each day. And both have a massive amount of proven data supporting their value. But what about dental receptionists? What kind of value do receptionists provide? How much revenue do they generate? And […]

Why WORKFORCE?

When it comes to dental talent agencies, you have options. There’s always another brand making the same product on the shelf. So why choose WORKFORCE? Easy. We’re the fastest-growing, best-run, and most transparent and honest dental talent company on the planet. And, in truth, it’s not really much of a contest. The gap between us […]