Beyond the Morning Huddle: Human Resource Management for a Successful Dental Practice
Human resource management is complex. A thorough understanding of HR will help you conquer this challenge. In clinical practice for over 35 years, orthodontist Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca shares HR experiences, strategies and solutions to help your dental practice be the best it can be. Join us to learn the management tips, risks and policies needed to protect and promote performance and teamwork in your practice.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the 12 step hiring process for acquiring outstanding new team members
- Review the critical role of an up-to-date team handbook
- Review strategies for one-on-one immediate feedback, cross-training, attendance and motivation
- Create a culture of accountability by utilizing 360 degree reviews to foster desirable work behaviors and eliminate undesirable ones
- Learn how to interpret references, make good hires, prevent unemployment claims, and terminate legally
- Learn how to organize performance assessments and HR benefits
- Create a positive work environment which is productive, stress free and incorporates work life balance

Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca
Ann Marie Gorczyca, DMD, MPH, MS, is a frequent lecturer on orthodontic and dental practice management topics.
She has practiced orthodontics for thirty-five years. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a member of the Angle Society. Her practice, Gorczyca Orthodontics, is located in Antioch, California. Dr. Gorczyca has taught orthodontics at Northwestern, UCSF, and the UofP Dental Schools and has received several teaching awards.
Dr. Gorczyca is a graduate of Wellesley College, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Northwestern, where she completed her orthodontic residency.
Dr. Gorczyca taught dental practice management to orthodontic residents for almost 10 years. She is the author of five practice management books, available on Amazon.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: Author of Dental Practice Management Books
- Courses by Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca:
- Thursday1:30 PM-4:30 PM, Course Code: T14, Do You See What I See? Recognition, Diagnosis and Treatment of Skeletal and Dental Malocclusion
- Thursday9:30 AM-12:29 PM, Course Code: T7, Beyond the Morning Huddle: Human Resource Management for a Successful Dental Practice