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Dental practice HR foundations

Dental Practice HR Starter System

$89 Go to price and purchase

Set up the HR foundations for your dental practice over a weekend. The field guide explains what belongs in your practice manual, and the template gives you a starting point to adapt. Use the workbook to track adoption and the file setup guide to organize personnel files.

FormatSystem
Contents6 PDF guides, 1 Word document, 1 Excel workbook
UseInstant download

Start with the free Dental Practice Manager Readiness Assessment. Thirty practice situations show where you stand across six core areas of running a practice.

$89

  • One-time purchase. Editable files.
  • Your download link appears on the confirmation screen and in your receipt. No account needed.
  • Request a full refund within 30 days with one email.
  • Licensed for one company's internal HR use. Resale and redistribution are not permitted. Read the license.

Checkout takes place on our store at shop.truestephr.com. Any applicable sales tax appears at checkout before you pay. These files provide general HR information, not legal advice.

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Add a one hour Setup Session, $149

Bring your purchased tool and the situation you are working through. A TrueStep HR practitioner will help you set the inputs, make the first decisions, and identify a practical next step.

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Where to start

Start with the shaded fields in the Practice Policy Manual Template.

The Field Guide explains which policies need particular attention, including infection control.

DecisionComplete system
IndustryDental
Files6 PDF guides, 1 Word document, 1 Excel workbook
ReviewRead our published standard for how we develop our tools, and what we cover for their scope and limits.

Fit

Is this the right fit for your work?

A good fit

  • You are setting up HR policies, processes, and records for a small dental practice.
  • You want editable Word and Excel files that stay with your organization.
  • You or a manager will run the process and want a clear sequence to follow.

When to consider another option

  • For advice about one person's specific circumstances, consult qualified counsel.
  • For rules specific to one state or city, consult the applicable local requirements. This tool is not written for any one state.
  • For help running the process, explore our advisory services.

What is inside

Every file in the download, by name.

Taken from the kit’s own Start Here guide, so what you see here is what you open after checkout.

PDF · readStart Here: a guide to every file and the order to use them.
PDF · readQuick Reference: the whole workbook on one page, including what each tab does, what to enter, and how to read the result.
Word · editPractice Policy Manual Template: a ready-to-adapt policy manual with the foundation policies, the at-will protections, shaded fields to make it your own, and three practice presets for roles, scheduling, and the infection control acknowledgment.
Excel · useDental Practice HR Starter Workbook: a coverage check for your headcount, a policy adoption tracker, a personnel file setup tab, and an acknowledgment log.
PDF · readTrueStep HR Product License: what you may and may not do with your purchased files.
PDF · readUsing This Workbook in Google Sheets: how to upload the file and what to check afterward.
PDF · readDental Practice HR Field Guide: how to build and adopt a practice manual, the policies a small dental team needs, the division between front office and clinical roles, scheduling and coverage as HR matters, the personnel file, and the few policies with significant legal implications.
PDF · readSmall Practice File Setup Guide: the four files every practice keeps separate, a table showing where records belong, a new-hire file checklist, and the one essential rule for medical and protected records.

How to use it

Your first 15 minutes

Begin with the Dental Practice HR Field Guide. Follow the six steps to put the system in place and keep it current.

  1. Read the Field Guide first. It covers what a practice manual needs, at-will, equal opportunity, pay and hours, leave and coverage, the division between front office and clinical roles, the infection control acknowledgment, and how to keep it current.

  2. Adapt the Manual Template for your practice. Fill in the shaded fields, decide which policies to keep, customize, or remove, set the three practice presets, match your state, and rebrand the footer before distributing it.

  3. Set up employee files with the File Setup Guide and the workbook Personnel File Setup tab. Separate the main file, the confidential file, the I-9, and the protocol acknowledgments, and keep medical records out of the main file.

  4. Track your work in the Workbook. Run the Coverage Check for your headcount, mark each policy on the Policy Adoption Tracker, and keep Definitions handy.

  5. Give the manual to every team member and collect a signed acknowledgment from each person. Record the acknowledgments on the Acknowledgment Log and keep the signed copies on file.

  6. Review the manual once a year and whenever a law, your headcount, or your practice changes. Check your required workplace postings at the same time to keep them up to date.

Dental Practice HR Starter System: the Start Here guide from the download, listing every file and the order to use them.

Before you buy

Questions about your purchase

Find details about file formats, delivery, licensing, and refunds.

What exactly do I receive?

You receive 6 PDF guides, 1 Word document, and 1 Excel workbook, all named in the What is inside section above. This is a one time purchase, delivered as a download, not a subscription.

Are these the real screenshots?

Yes. The first image shows the file set, and the second and third show actual pages from the current download.

Can I use the files in my business?

Yes. You can edit and brand the Word document, fill in the Excel workbook, and read or print the PDF guides for your own internal operations.

What if I need help applying it?

For help implementing this tool, book a one hour Setup Session for $149. For broader HR support, advisory begins with a short request and a written scope at truestephr.com/pages/advisory. For legal questions, consult qualified counsel.

How do I get the files?

Right after payment, your download link appears on the confirmation screen and again in your email receipt. The files arrive as a ZIP download. No account is needed.

What do I need to open them?

You can use Word and Excel, LibreOffice on a computer, or Google Docs and Google Sheets in a browser. The alternatives are free. Any PDF reader opens the guides. See download help.

What if it is not right for us?

Email support@truestephr.com within 30 days for a full refund. No form or explanation is required. The full terms are in the refund policy.

Is this legal advice?

No. It is general HR information and a working method. It is not written to any one state unless the page says so. Where a decision turns on the law, use qualified counsel. See what we cover, and what we do not.

Who may use the files?

One license covers the internal HR work of one legal entity. You may edit the files, brand them, and issue them to your employees. Consultants and groups with several entities need the extended license. See the license.

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