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Why You Should Consider Being a Temp Dentist

Some dental associates may not want to tie themselves down to one salaried position at a practice. There are some benefits to dental temping, when associates take successive dental positions at different practices. Here is why being a temp dentist may be right for you.

You Can Try Different Practices Out

Being a temp allows you to test the environment at a new practice. When you sign on as an associate, you are making a commitment. You want to know that the practice you have chosen is the right one for you. The unfortunate reality is that many people learn after they have already started as an associate that they have chosen the wrong place.

Dental temping allows you to get a firsthand look at the practice from the inside. If your temping assignment works out from both your vantage point and the practice’s, you may have the option of converting to a full-time job. A temping assignment enables you to kick the tires on a possible permanent job on an extended basis, increasing your chances of success in the future.

New Work Always Keeps You Refreshed

Becoming a general dentist temp also can keep things interesting for you throughout the course of your career. There are some people who want new challenges every day. While being a dentist is challenging overall, some may want to change things up regularly because that is what they need for a dynamic career. Remaining at one practice for too long could cause some to lose interest when they are in need of new scenery.

When you become a dental temp, your job is guaranteed to change every time you have a new assignment. While the work itself is largely the same, you are working with a new group of patients and staff members. For many, this is the extra inspiration that they need to get up and come to work every day.

You Get Schedule Flexibility

Temping as a dentist also offers you nearly all the flexibility you want. Some people do not want to work year-round. Their situation is such that they can work part of the year and travel for the rest of the year. They can earn enough money through part-time work to pay their expenses and have enough time left over to do what they want. This is where dental temping can be ideal. You can take a few assignments each year and take the rest of the year off from work.

The same flexibility also helps you on a day-to-day basis. You may not want to work the full eight hours or more each day. Temp dentists could have family obligations or other reasons why they need an adjustable schedule. Temping could allow you to earn money while freeing you from the 9-to-5 schedule or the night hours that many dentists do not want to work.

You have the ability to make your own scheduling choices. If the hours offered fit your needs, you could accept the position. You could also decide when you are available and set your own hours for practices to accept when hiring you.

You Can Observe Many Practices

Temping can allow you to learn what you can from a number of practices. Your ambition may be to start your own practice one day and work for yourself. However, you may need to build up the knowledge necessary to run your own shop. When you are a dental temp, you can learn from a number of dentists. You have the ability to see what others do that may work for you.

Some things that you can learn are the technologies that each office uses and the dental practice management techniques. If you start your own practice in the future, you can take this experience with you.

Your knowledge could also include the skills that you need to deal with different types of patients. Working at practices on a rotating basis will deepen your skill set and equip you to work with anyone at a future permanent job or when you build your own practice.

You Can Work When You Want to Earn Money

Additionally, temping as a dentist could allow you to earn some extra money when you do not need to work full time. For example, you could be retired from full-time work as a dentist. However, you could need some extra money to help with your expenses in retirement. You would just need to work a handful of hours each week to draw a check that could supplement your assets and retirement income. The same holds true when you have young children in school and want to spend the bulk of your time home with them.

Rotating Practices Helps Avoid Drama

Finally, dental temping allows you to go into the office and come home each day. Some dental practices have more than their share of drama that you want to avoid at all costs. When your job is a temporary one, you can leave behind any stress at the office, knowing that it does not impact your long-term employment. You do not have to get caught up in interpersonal squabbles because you perform your assignment and accept a new one when the time is done.

If you are a dentist looking for an open position in your area, contact Henry Schein Nationwide Dental Opportunities. We work with an extensive roster of practices and have listings that could be the right one for you.

References:

[1] https://www.doingboon.com/blog/4-benefits-of-being-a-temp-dentist/
[2] https://www.dentalstaffing.org/blog/what-are-the-advantages-of-working-as-a-dental-temporary
[3] https://www.dentalstaffing.org/blog/wanted-dental-temps-what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages

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