Revolutionizing Dental Staffing with On-Demand Professionals
Imagine canceling appointments because your hygienist didn't show up.
This harsh reality is all too common for dental practices facing a broken staffing system. With over 160,000 dental practices in the US relying on a workforce of more than 650,000 professionals, dental staffing is a constant concern. Practices spend an average of $10,000 annually just on search and recruiting, translating to a massive $1.4 billion addressable market.
However, the traditional dental staffing landscape is fragmented and inefficient, leading to a major hurdle: a high reliance on temporary and part-time staff. This creates a vicious cycle of:
High Turnover: Because nearly 50% of the dental workforce is temporary or part-time, offices experience high turnover rates, averaging 18-32% in 2022. This translates to needing an average of 2+ temporary staff members per month just to maintain basic operations. These constant replacements disrupt workflows and negatively impact patient care.
Job Board Frustrations: Finding qualified dental professionals on job boards can be a gamble. These platforms often lack the ability to verify licenses and smoothly coordinate assignments. The harsh reality? Up to 50% of candidates from job boards simply don't show up for interviews or scheduled shifts. These no-shows disrupt patient care, lead to canceled appointments, and ultimately cost your practice revenue.
Hidden Fees and High Costs: Traditional staffing agencies may seem like a solution, but they come with their own set of problems. Their markups on staff salaries can be as high as 20%, significantly increasing your labor costs. Additionally, these agencies often charge hefty fees, sometimes exceeding $25,000 for a single full-time hire. These hidden expenses can put a significant strain on your dental practice's budget.
Post-Pandemic Challenges:
The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated these staffing issues:
Shrinking Workforce: The female workforce participation rate is at a 33-year low, with 1 in 5 healthcare workers leaving the industry entirely. Since the dental workforce is over 95% female, this trend significantly impacted staffing availability.
But there's a better way, at a fraction of what dentistry has been used to paying, with the utmost speed and transparency!
Cloud Dentistry is a revolutionary platform disrupting the traditional staffing industry and transforming how dental practices connect with qualified dental professionals. Here's how Cloud Dentistry is changing the game:
Cloud Dentistry: The Solution for Both Sides to Connect in a Frictionless Manner
Reduced Costs: By cutting out the middleman (traditional agencies), Cloud Dentistry offers a significantly lower cost structure for dental practices. This translates to significant savings that can be reinvested in patient care and technology.
Increased Speed and Efficiency: Our platform streamlines the hiring process with features like pre-verified licenses, live staff schedules, and user-set travel distances. This allows practices to find qualified personnel quickly and efficiently, minimizing disruptions and maximizing productivity.
Improved Quality and Reliability: Our two-way review system fosters accountability between practices and staff. This ensures higher quality care for patients and a more reliable workforce for dental offices. Dental professionals benefit from a platform that values their time and skills.
Increased Practice Efficiency: Cloud Dentistry reduces administrative burdens associated with traditional staffing methods. With a streamlined workflow and readily available qualified staff, practices can focus on delivering exceptional patient care.
Improved Patient Experience: Reliable staffing leads to fewer appointment cancellations and smoother patient care. Patients can experience shorter wait times and benefit from consistent interactions with qualified dental professionals. You can also build a “bench of back up ready to schedule” long-term team players, by favoriting each other on the platform, you enable auto-accepting booking requests allowing both sides the flexibility to schedule at-hok. Such a methodology appeases today's “Gen-X” workforce's desire not to be anchored to a set schedule, “temping” as it’s inversely, & traditionally termed. There is no other platform that has the speed, transparency, and reliability of Cloud Dentistry, with results to back it up for example when professionals are booked on the platform, there is only a 2% late or no-show, “ghosting”, rate.
Check out Cloud Dentistry on Catapult Crown today and learn more about how the future of dental staffing is finally being modernized.
