At LADD Dental Group, our purpose has always been clear: provide exceptional, accessible dental care to Indiana families while creating an environment where great dentists can do their best work. One of the most important—yet often misunderstood—parts of achieving that mission is dentist recruitment.
Recruiting the right dentists isn’t just a growth strategy. It’s a patient care strategy.
Great Patient Experiences Start With Great Dentists
Every positive dental experience begins with the clinician in the operatory. Clinical skill, chairside manner, communication style, and judgment all directly impact outcomes, comfort, and trust. When we invest time and resources into recruiting talented, compassionate dentists, our patients feel the difference immediately.
Strong recruitment allows us to:
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Reduce wait times and improve appointment availability
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Maintain continuity of care as communities grow
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Match patients with dentists who fit their clinical and personal needs
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Avoid provider burnout that can affect care quality
Simply put, patients receive better care when dentists are supported, fulfilled, and not stretched too thin.
Dentistry Is Facing a Workforce Challenge
Across the country—and especially in the Midwest—dentistry is experiencing a real workforce shortage. Retirements are accelerating, dental school debt is rising, and many dentists are seeking better work-life balance, mentorship, and stability.
Ignoring recruitment today creates access-to-care problems tomorrow.
At LADD Dental Group, we take a proactive approach. We don’t wait until a schedule is overwhelmed or a community is underserved. We recruit early, intentionally, and with a long-term mindset so our practices remain healthy for decades, not just the next quarter.
Recruitment Protects Our Culture
Not all growth is good growth. Adding dentists who don’t align with our values, patient-first mindset, or team-based culture can erode what makes a practice special.
That’s why recruitment at LADD Dental Group focuses on fit just as much as credentials.
We look for dentists who:
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Value long-term patient relationships
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Believe in ethical, comprehensive care
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Appreciate teamwork and collaboration
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Want to keep learning and improving
By being selective, we protect our culture, our teams, and the trust our patients place in us.
Supporting Dentists So They Can Focus on Dentistry
Another reason recruitment matters is what happens after a dentist joins us.
Our model is built to remove the non-clinical burdens that drive many dentists out of the profession. We handle marketing, HR, compliance, technology, and operational support so our doctors can focus on what they trained to do—care for patients.
This support makes LADD Dental Group an attractive destination for dentists who want:
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Mentorship and collaboration
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Clinical autonomy without administrative overload
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Modern technology and digital workflows
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Long-term career stability and growth
Strong recruitment ensures we can continue offering this environment consistently across all our locations.
Recruitment Is an Investment in Our Communities
Every time we recruit a dentist, we are investing in the health of a community. More dentists mean:
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Better access to preventive care
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Earlier diagnosis of dental and systemic issues
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Fewer emergency-only situations
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Healthier smiles across all ages
This is especially important in smaller Indiana communities, where a single dentist can make a meaningful difference in quality of life.
Looking Ahead
Dentist recruitment isn’t a short-term initiative at LADD Dental Group—it’s a cornerstone of how we operate. By attracting and supporting outstanding dentists, we ensure our patients receive consistent, high-quality care today and well into the future.
Our commitment to recruitment is ultimately a commitment to our patients, our teams, and the Indiana communities we are proud to serve.
If you’re a dentist looking for a place to build a meaningful, sustainable career—or a patient wondering why we place such emphasis on our providers—this is why.
At LADD Dental Group, great dentistry starts with great dentists.
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