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Hiring New Dental Graduates Without Risking Your Practice
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Whether you are an associate dentist or hiring one, associate agreements can be complicated. The trend is for dental associate agreements to be long and full of legal language that dentists may not understand or appreciate. However, they are important to protect both the principal and the associate dentist, help manage expectations and even help prevent costly and time-consuming litigation.

Learn more about what you need to know in our articles below. And if you need someone to review, revise or negotiate your current associate agreement or help you draft a new one, contact DMC.

Jun 17 2025
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Hiring New Dental Graduates Without Risking Your Practice

By DMC Employment Law
Hiring a new grad? It’s an exciting opportunity — but one that comes with some unique responsibilities. Getting the legal and practical pieces right from…
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Jun 11 2024
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Essential Tips for New Dental Grads: Thriving as an Associate

By DMC Corporate, Practice Management
Congratulations – you graduated dental school! You've overcome rigorous academics, intense practical exams, and the pressures of clinic hours. While this time is full of…
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Feb 13 2024
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Associating as an Independent Contractor or Employee – Which is Better?

By DMC Employment Law
After dental school, most dentists begin their careers working as an associate for an established dental clinic. An associate dentist provides services in one of…
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Jun 20 2017
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Ontario Ministry of Finance Targeting Dentists?

By DMC Employment Law
Yes, it's true. The Ontario Ministry of Finance has started to audit dentists in order to ensure they have paid enough Employer Health Tax (EHT) for all…
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Nov 03 2016
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Transferring Associate Agreements: What Dentists Need to Know

By Michael Carabash Employment Law
What happens if you're buying / selling a practice or doing a corporate re-organization and you need to transfer an associate / staff agreement over…
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Feb 20 2015
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Associate Agreements: 5 Things Associates Need To Watch Out For

By DMC Employment Law, Practice Management
4th-year dental students are just a few more months away from graduating. It's been a long journey. And if they haven't already received them, they…
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Jan 15 2014
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The Associate Agreement

By Michael Carabash Employment Law
Associations exist because the Principal dentist is over capacity and needs professional help. Perhaps the Principal dentist is growing their practice and needs to ease…
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Dec 12 2013
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Dentist Associate Agreements: Terminating the Associate

By DMC Corporate, Employment Law
So we’re still on the topic of associate agreements. In the first blog, I talked about how they play a role in virtually every dental…
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Dec 11 2013
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Associate Agreements for Dentists: Restrictive Covenants

By DMC Employment Law
So we’re still on the topic of associate agreements. In the first blog, I talked about how they play a role in virtually every dental…
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Dec 11 2013
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Dentist Associate Agreements: Associate Responsibilities

By DMC Employment Law
So we're still on the topic of associate agreements. In the first blog, I talked about how they play a role in virtually every dental…
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