Podcast (Dental)

Hiring and Retaining Employees

December 27, 2023
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In This Episode

In this episode of “The Art of Dental Finance and Management,” Art Wiederman meets with Matt Nelson and Michelle Coker from the California Dental Association on best practices for hiring and retaining employees. They also discuss how you can prevent burnout for yourself and your employees.


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About the Host

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Art Wiederman, CPA, Director of Dental Practices | Eide Bailly
Art specializes in serving dental practices. He oversees a variety of services including accounting, tax compliance and planning, financial planning, retirement planning, and financial practice management consulting. Art’s expertise is not only in taxation issues for dentists, but also in his knowledge of dental practice metrics and benchmarks. Art has the ability to look at a dentist’s statements and identify profit holes in their practice.


About the Guests

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Matthew Nelson, Practice Management Analyst | California Dental Association
With over seven years of experience as an office manager, dental consultant and CDA analyst, Matt specializes in all areas of practice management, including leadership, practice systems, dental billing, human resources and practice transitions.


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Michelle Coker, PHR, PHRca, Employment Practices Analyst | California Dental Association
As a certified employment law expert, Michelle specializes in assisting members with employment practices, including employee management, policy development and employment law compliance. Her time spent in private practice as an office manager gives her a unique view into the dynamics of a dental practice. Since joining CDA in 2006, Michelle has utilized over three decades of dental experience to support dentists and their practices.

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