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Keep the Operating Costs of Your Private Dental Practice Healthy

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Median hourly salary of other private practice dental staff: Full-time dental hygienist: $36.65. Full-time chairside dental assistant: $19.27 [1]. You might keep a percentage there but be willing to explore new marketing channels. Thinking about or ready to update your dental practice management software?

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15 Tips on How to Run a Successful Dental Practice in 2023

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Tip #3: Expand your Dental Team Determining what key hires to make next can be tricky. There are some formulas you can use to determine a few key hires like front desk and dental assistants. Dental Assistant Formula: hire one individual for every $250,000 of production. This is more common than you might think.