dentist

dental hygienist

dental assistant

periodontist

office manager

Great Lakes Dental Partners

I have a fantastic experience working with GLDP! Their approach to patient care is top-notch, emphasizing preventative dentistry and ensuring patients feel comfortable and informed at every step. The team is incredibly supportive, fostering a collaborative environment that enhances my ability to deliver the best care. The resources and training provided are excellent, keeping me up to date with the latest techniques and innovations in dental hygiene. GLDP truly values its staff, offering a positive and rewarding work culture. Overall, it is an amazing place to work, with great patient outcomes and professional growth opportunities.

The company talks about support and positive culture, but does not follow through with the actions to back it up. They expect their office staff to work like robots by having 1 person do the job of 4. They only care about the numbers, their people NEVER come first. I understand needing to be profitable and productive.  But when they are more concerned about reaching a target number of calls out to patients for appointments than actually caring about taking care of our patients and providing a great experience for them... i think there is a bigger problem here. They also have continuous payroll issues. Many employees have had to reach out to upper management about missing or incorrect pay on a number of occoasions. I've seen many temps come to work here that don't get paid for SEVERAL weeks, and the company doesn't seem to care or have any urgency to take care of it.  Ive seen so many employees get screwed over working here...  good, honest, and hard working people that dont deserve to be treated that way. Just awful business, and terrible culture for its employees. If you are considering joining this company, proceed with caution!!

I had a wonderful experience with this GLDP. The onboarding and orientation process was exceptional, providing me with detailed information about the company's values and goals. I particularly appreciated the emphasis on provider statements and the opportunity to have personal meetings with the HR team or RCM director if I had any questions or concerns.

One of the biggest advantages of working with this company is the support they provide. They understand that as a dentist, my main focus should be on dentistry, and they have a dedicated team to assist me with any administrative tasks or issues. Having a team like this just an email away is so convenient and allows me to fully concentrate on providing the best dental care to my patients.

I highly recommend GLDP to dentists who are looking to have a strong support system in place and want to be able to focus solely on their work in dentistry. All of the details I learned on my first day, the personal meetings, and dedicated team make it a great choice for dentists seeking a supportive and efficient work environment.

A typical day is fast-paced and involves assisting patients, coordinating schedules, handling communications, and helping ensure the office runs smoothly. I’ve learned valuable customer service, communication, problem-solving, and multitasking skills while working with both patients and coworkers. Management is supportive and works to provide the team with the resources needed to succeed. The workplace culture is collaborative, friendly, and focused on providing excellent patient care. The hardest part of the job can be balancing multiple priorities during busy times while maintaining a positive patient experience. The most enjoyable part is building relationships with patients and being part of a team that helps improve people’s oral health and confidence.

After offering a job and working for them for a month they decided to let me go for no reason apparently they couldn’t afford to give me the hours that they promised which it wasn’t true regarding the hours because they have plenty of offices to make sure that you get the hours that you need the pay is good but the frustration and the run around like chickens with their head cut off was worthless. I visit 10 of their offices which not one did I bump into anyone being happy of working for them. Their offices are like revolving doors every five minutes there’s someone new coming in because they don’t keep the word and they just sit at headquarters pretending to know what’s going on in this office is what they don’t know anything about it another thing that I noticed their offices are so messy and dirty there is embarrassing to even bring a patient in to the operatories

Throughout my tenure at this office, I have seen and worked through many changes, both in personelle and office culture.  After an acquisition almost 5 years ago, there has been a huge shift in the culture of the office.  Belief in the process of changes had led to a more cohesive office, where employees can take personal pride in the excellent patient care we provide.   I, along with a large handful of others, have put our trust in the process of change and remain loyal and proud to have provided care for our patient for decades.  

A typical day at work is an opportunity for me to empower my team to grow and become their best. Each day, I focus on supporting them while ensuring that we deliver high-quality patient care and exceptional customer service.
Like any healthcare environment, we occasionally face challenges such as unexpected billing concerns, but those moments are minimal compared to the positive impact we make every day.
The most rewarding part of my role is developing my team—helping them recognize their strengths, placing them in positions where they can thrive, and empowering them to go above and beyond. Seeing them grow in confidence and excellence is what makes this work so meaningful.

There's been a lot of change between management upgrades and handling corona.                     There's been a huge initiative to standardize and improve how things are done in almost every department. It's exciting but also overwhelming at times. Need to be on your toes to keep track of it all.                 New management faces are friendly and are open to empowering employees to execute changes. Corona halted most of the social environment, but the situation is encouraging people to take initiative on leading initiatives. Great place if you want to lead something. 

The benefits that come from working for GLDP are beyond the personal and professional growth within the company.  It is a great company to work for. 
The management team really care about their employees. They treat you like a person, not an employee. It is reflected in how management approaches employees both professionally and personally.  I recently took a short term medical leave.  Various levels of the management team personally reached out to me from helping me prepare for my leave to calling me to see how I was doing.  I have never expected to experience such support from a company. 

Typical corporate practices. Some offices are better than others. However, teams in office rarely get financial rewards similar to executive teams. Rewards and salary structure for in office teams are significantly executive members. High stress placed on managers in office to perform but are understaffed and positions are not able to get filled. Raises and promotions are talked about but never happen. Poor communication and delivery from upper management.  Work life balance is very poor! They care for you to work not your personal life. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Dentist 3 salaries reported	$250,029 per year
Dental hygienist 13 salaries reported	$48.15 per hour
Dental assistant 9 salaries reported	$19.50 per hour
Periodontist 4 salaries reported	$250,000 per year
Office manager 4 salaries reported	$57,875 per year

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