practice management
feature
HR
Compliance
for Dentists:
Three Costly Assumptions
by Paul Edwards
If you're like most dental employers, you try to be fair and
to do what is best for your practice and your employees.
After all, endangering your practice and its profits is not part of your business model.
Unfortunately, your best may not automatically put you into HR compliance with your
state and federal employment laws.
So what if I told you that most dental practices are making one or more costly
assumptions that are endangering their practice's growth and fi nancial viability? You
would probably tell me, "I'll deal with that threat if and when it starts affecting me."
Metaphorically, that's like me sitting in your chair and believing I don't have a cavity
because I refuse to admit I do. The issue exists, whether I want to admit it or not, and the
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