Great Practice for Dental Assistants to Work
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Dental assistants are valuable, high-contributing members of the dental team, as research on the Financial Impact of Dental Assistants shows. That’s why we’ve launched a new award that recognizes the dental practices and clinics that foster supportive and fulfilling environments for dental assistants.
The Great Practice for Dental Assistants to Work award celebrates dental practices and clinics that prioritize dental assistant recognition, satisfaction, and professional growth. Does this sound like your dental practice or clinic? We want to hear from you!
Nominate your practice or clinic by June 14!
About the award
Dental assistants are essential to dental practices and the patients they serve. Research shows that dental practices and clinics that value their dental assistants by offering competitive wages, benefits, work/life balance, and a positive team culture reap many rewards, including reduced turnover, increased productivity, and higher patient retention. The Great Practice for Dental Assistants to Work award celebrates the dental practices and clinics where dental assistants love to work.
Prizes
Winning practices will receive a plaque to display, a $250 gift card to host a staff party, public recognition of their award through DANB and the DALE Foundation, and materials for the practice or clinic to promote their award.
Details
The entry form includes short-answer and multiple-choice questions about factors that matter most to dental assistants, including workplace culture, work/life balance, compensation and benefits, and professional development.
Apply
Submit the entry form by June 14 to be entered to win. Although any dental team member can provide input on the entry form, only a dental assistant who is currently employed by the practice or clinic may submit the entry.
Official rules
Eligibility
The award is open to dental practices or clinics in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. By participating, you agree to these official rules and to the decisions of DANB’s judges, which are final and binding in all respects. While any member of a dental team can provide input on the entry form, only a dental assistant who is currently employed by the practice or clinic can submit the entry form.
Employees, officers, directors and trustees of the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) and the DALE Foundation; their respective advertising and marketing agencies, partners, ambassadors, and affiliates; their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, or sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside); and persons living in the same households as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate.
No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning. This award has no bearing on the exam or certification status of any exam candidate or certificant.
How to Enter
- Fill out the entry form by June 14, 2024.
- While any member of a dental team can provide input on the entry form, it must be a dental assistant who submits the form.
- You must be currently employed by the dental practice or clinic to nominate it.
- Limit one entry per practice. If more than one entry is received, only the first entry will be considered.
Entry Timeframe
Entries will be accepted starting May 15, 2024, through June 14, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time.
Winner Determination
Practices will be evaluated on the content submitted in the online entry form and the degree to which they value, support and appreciate their dental assistants, including their approach to dental assistant compensation, work/life balance, professional development, and team dynamics.
Winner Notification
Winners will be notified by July 15, 2024.
Winner Recognition
The winning practices will receive a plaque to display, a $250 gift card to host a staff party, public recognition of their award through DANB and the DALE Foundation, and materials to promote their award in their own marketing. The gift card will be sent to the person who nominated the practice.
No prize substitution, cash equivalent of prizes, transfer or assignment of prizes is permitted, except by DANB/DALE Foundation, which reserves the right to substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion.
Ownership of Entries
By submitting an entry, you agree to be bound by these official rules and grant DANB/DALE Foundation a non-exclusive, fully paid-up and royalty-free, worldwide license to use, modify, delete from, add to, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce and translate your entry, including without limitation the right to distribute all or part of the entry in any media formats through any media channels. You also consent to DANB/DALE Foundation the right to print, publish, broadcast, and use worldwide in any media now known or later developed, your name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, city and state of residence, and biographical information for any purpose, including but not limited to, in advertisements, publicity, and other communications, worldwide, in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission, except where prohibited by law. For uses beyond the consent that you grant above, you agree that DANB/DALE Foundation’s use of personal data will be governed by the Privacy Policy posted on DANB’s website.
Indemnity
By submitting an entry, you release, discharge and hold harmless DANB, the DALE Foundation, their employees, officers, directors, trustees, agents and respective advertising and marketing agencies or partners from any and all damages whether direct or indirect, which may be due to or arise out of your participation in the award entry or the acceptance, use, misuse or possession of any prize.
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these official rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants, winners, or sponsors in connection with this award shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws in the state of Illinois. Any legal action related to this award or the official rules shall be brought only in the courts of the State of Illinois.
Disclaimer
DANB and the DALE Foundation are not responsible for printing or typographical errors in these official rules or in any award-related materials. DANB reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual that tampers with the entry process. DANB also reserves the right to terminate, suspend, cancel or modify the award if it is not capable of running as planned due to any reason, including but not limited to technical failures, fraud, unauthorized intervention, or a force majeure event.