Dr. Ben Kacos shares strategies and insights drawn from his extensive experience to ensure a smooth onboarding process, improve communication, and build a cohesive team.

1. Understanding Associate Onboarding: Learn the critical steps and best practices for onboarding new associate dentists to ensure a smooth transition and integration into the practice.
2. Communication and Leadership: Develop effective communication and leadership skills to set clear expectations and foster a supportive environment for new associates.
3. Training and Calibration: Gain insights into training methodologies and calibration processes to enhance the clinical proficiency and confidence of new associates.
4. Defining Success and Growth Paths: Establish clear benchmarks and growth paths for associates to measure success and provide opportunities for professional development and leadership within the practice.
5. Handling Complex Cases: Understand the importance of incremental learning for new associates, starting with simpler cases and gradually progressing to more complex procedures to build confidence and expertise.

The speaker declares that neither he nor any member of his family has a financial arrangement or affiliation with any corporate offering financial support of grant monies for this CE program. Although commercially available products may be discussed, no financial arrangements exist between those companies and the speaker.