Hiring an Associate? Start With the Right Agreement.
Adding an associate is a big step for your practice. Dr. Blake’s detailed employment agreement template gives you a starting point for defining compensation, expectations, patient care, departure terms, and more.
There’s More to an Associate Agreement Than Compensation
It’s easy to focus on the big questions: What percentage will they earn? How many days will they work? When will they start?
But a strong agreement also needs to account for the details that come with bringing another provider into your practice.
This template helps you think through:
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Employment expectations, schedules, and responsibilities
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Compensation, collections, lab fees, and practice expenses
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Patient records and confidential practice information
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Continuing education and benefits
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Termination, final compensation, and departure expectations
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Multi-phase treatment and unfinished cases
Instead of starting from a blank page, you’ll have a comprehensive dental-specific framework to review and customize with your attorney.
Built Around the Realities of Employing a Dentist
This isn’t just a basic employment agreement.
The template accounts for situations that are specific to running a dental practice, including how compensation is calculated, who is responsible for certain lab costs, how CE funding is handled, and what happens to outstanding compensation after an associate leaves.
The template helps establish expectations around situations that can easily get overlooked.
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Start With a Framework. Make It Your Own.
Download Dr. Blake’s template, then customize it to fit your practice.
This template does not constitute legal advice. Customize it to fit your practice and applicable laws.
