Yes, I said it, KEEPING your job now is as important as getting a job. I spoke to a highly qualified dental assistant TODAY that was let go because she was “overpaid”. The office was downsizing… In this economy the rules are changing!
So for all the VETERAN dental assistants out there getting paid what they are worth, you now have something to worry about….the new, underpaid dental assistant just trying to find a job!
You can no longer work idle and expect everything to stay the same. If YOUR practice is not growing, or even shrinking, then you need to make it clear you are part of the solution. Show your dedication to growth, selling dentistry, and turning this trend around. It is a business afterall, and the old saying “from nothing comes nothing” now is grounds for dismissal.
Learn all about what you can do to make yourself an essential part of your office and keep your job.
Keep smiling,
Dr. Chris
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Hello,
I recently graduated from a 10wk school. 8wks notebook and lecture and 1wk lab. the last week was for testing. When I applied at my very fist job the dentist refused to pay me anything more than ten dollars an hr. for a PT position. When I first started, there used to be three girls with years of experience and with good salaries, one for billing, another for recall/schedule and the main RDA. a month after I work there, the dentist fired the biller and the recall/schedule girl. I have been working there for three months PT, still making 10hr. I now do the recall, schedule, billing and from time to time I assist. I feel bad for the girls that were let go but I’m thrill that I’m learning a little bit of everything. At the same time I worry that when I do get enough experience and decide to ask for a better salary, I will be refused of fired just like the girls i worked with.
Good job! You are learning all the ropes which will make you “essential” and a great employee. That is what you need to me doing in this economy. I have no doubts that you will be doing great soon