022: To Hire or Not to Hire...

FlossBites: Behind the Scenes of FlossNYC

Last week, someone referred an associate dentist to us. But we didn't need another dentist at our practice, at least not yet. But Ragini decided to meet her and feel her out. Turns out she was great! She's a couple years out of school, has real compassion and might be a great culture fit at FlossNYC. As we talked about it more, we realized that we have some big things coming up that could warrant having an associate dentist coming on board. At some point, we want to start a family, so having another dentist would allow Ragini to take a comfortable maternity. We're also looking at purchasing another practice so having another set of hands would be huge for us to keep FlossNYC running smoothly. While we don't need her right away, our long term goals will definitely require another dentist. So we decided to give it a try and hire her on a part time basis for 1 day a week. We hemmed and hawed about it for a while, but then realized that it's not permanent. If it's not working out, we can terminate the arrangement. But trying her out allows us to increase the number of options we have available. It also helps move us towards our long term goals. We're excited to welcome her to our team and explore how she can help us grow the practice! Episode Show Notes: 00:04 - Dentist Referral 00:15 - But we don't need one... 00:35 - Decided to meet her anyway 00:36 - She was GREAT! 00:52 - But what about the future? 01:00 - Starting a family, buying a new practice 01:40 - Taking the plunge - hiring her part time 01:57 - Learning - this moves us towards our LT goals 02:26 - LT goals aren't always obvious 02:44 - Want to establish mentor/mentee relationship