Upcoming CE Webinar – How to Attract and Retain Top Dental Assistants

Please note, this session is being broadcast as a Zoom Webinar. Register here to join us on 4/30/25 at 1:00 pm Eastern

This webinar is for both AADOM Members and Non-Members!

Approved for 1 CEU, AADOM is an AGD PACE Approved Provider (can be used towards AADOM Designations)

Struggling to find and keep great dental assistants? You’re not alone. Most dental practices need to fill at least one dental assisting position each year, and many struggle to do so. The solution? Becoming the workplace every assistant wants to join.

In this one-hour session, we’ll share insights on how to make your practice a top workplace for the dental assistants you want to hire and keep. You’ll leave this session armed with tips that you can apply immediately. These strategies are based on research and real-world experience.

What you’ll learn:

• Why hiring dental assistants is so challenging – and how to fix it
• What dental assistants value most in a job and an employer
• How to write a compelling job ad that gets results
• Real-world strategies with proven success
• The critical elements of your hiring and retention strategy

With the right approach, your practice can stand out as the place every dental assistant wants to work. Join us to learn how!

Want to be the practice dental assistants are lining up to join? We’ll show you how.

Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, you’ll be able to:

• Describe the factors contributing to challenges with hiring dental assistants
• List the job factors that matter most to dental assistants
• Explain what dental practices can do to stand out as a top workplace
• Develop job ads that attract dental assistants to apply
• Calculate dental assistant compensation as part of a hiring and retention strategy

Sponsored by: Dental Assisting National Board

DANB Hiring Dental Assistants Web Page

DANB Financial Impact of Dental Assistants Web Page

DANB Dental Assistant Salary Web Page

DALE Foundation HR Fundamentals for the Dental Office Web Page

Speakers: Hanna Aronovich and Atia Black

Hanna Aronovich is the Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer of the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) and the DALE Foundation. She has been with DANB and the DALE Foundation for over 15 years. Previously, she worked at Edelman on public relations and communications campaigns for numerous healthcare clients. She began her career as a writer and editor for business publications and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Atia Black is the Director of Business Development for the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) and the DALE Foundation. She has worked as a chairside dental assistant, office manager, and sterilization manager, plus held leadership roles in administration, management, and business development. Atia holds degrees in biology, pre-dental hygiene, and business administration. She earned the Women in Leadership certificate from Utah Valley University.