The current hiring market is very competitive, with a shortage of candidates to fill open positions. CDA Practice Support analysts offer their expert guidance to help guide dental practice owners through the process of recruiting, hiring and retaining employees.

Dental Benefit plan considerations when starting a dental practice.

Patient records, communication and marketing considerations and requirements for the new practice owner. This resource includes HIPAA security requirements.

Clinical and operational guidance for the new practice owner.

This section provides essential guidance for the new employer including an onboarding template with a list of required documents and all essential activities from day one of practice ownership. 

Business, employee and other insurance considerations for your practice

Financial and legal considerations when starting a dental practice.

When starting a new business one of the first things to consider is a business structure. Legally, your business structure options include sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, and corporation.

CDA offers a variety of tools to help you easily navigate the transition into your new profession and your early years.

Considerations when leasing office space. Contracts will include both assets and liabilities that will govern your tenancy, poorly negotiated leases could have negative financial impact on a practice.

EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard® and VISA®. It’s the sophisticated integrated-circuit (IC) “chip” technology that will eventually replace the magnetic stripe on credit cards that has been the standard in the United States since 1960. 

Best practices for working with outside vendors for your business. Dentists should analyze contracts closely during the negotiation process to make sure they know exactly what they are committing to.