Recruitment shouldn't mean placing an ad and hoping for the best. Toothio gives practices a smarter way to find, engage, and hire qualified dental professionals.
A hygienist just quit, your office manager starts maternity leave next week, and the schedule is packed. It's the perfect storm, and restaffing is bound to be a headache.
But it doesn't have to be. About a year ago, Kareema White, Director of Human Resources at Access Health Dental, came across Toothio while searching for a platform to help with recruitment. She put it to work staffing an open hygiene position and filled the role quickly—much faster than with other job sites she’s used before.
“I went from hygienists to dental assistants to the front desk, and then advanced to posting positions on the site,” White said. “I’ve probably found 10-plus employees since we started using Toothio, including temps and direct hires. It’s had a positive impact.”
Toothio gives White fast access to qualified candidates. She likes that she can easily fluctuate between different pay rates depending on the role, and has been impressed with the support Toothio provides.
“Recruitment has become more of a shared responsibility,” she said. “It’s not just placing an ad and waiting to see who is going to respond. There’s more dialogue and backup, which makes things easier.”
Mel: Your AI Dental Recruiter
Toothio's new AI dental recruiter, Mel, proactively sources and engages candidates, communicating with them directly about the position while adapting to your practice's unique needs. The tool builds targeted candidate lists, asks custom screening questions, and shares the feedback with you.
Toothio gives White “more leverage with the candidate pipeline,” with Mel enabling her to filter out potential red flags, such as interview no-shows.
Mel also helps craft job postings, making them "more eye-catching to your targeted audience,” White explained. “It also lets you know if a candidate isn't a good fit. I still decide whether to pass or move forward, but it identifies issues right off the bat.”
More Bang for Your Buck
Toothio acts as a pipeline for sourcing candidates, enabling White to quickly fill positions. It’s easy to navigate, comes with stellar support, and is less expensive than other platforms—yet provides more candidate engagement and overall practice benefit.
“It’s not the same function where people are just clicking on an ad and you’re getting charged with no result,” White said. “Candidates are staying engaged. You can see that Mel has reached out to someone for 2 weeks, for example, but they haven’t responded. You can either remove them from the candidate pool or continue to try and engage with them.
“It’s a good tool to use,” she concluded, “and will give you results.”
