Staff every dental office without doing the sourcing
Tell Expa which role you need and which office it is for, whether it is a hygienist, an associate dentist or an EFDA. Expa finds the licensed people near that location, reaches out, screens the ones who reply and books your interviews.
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Ten minutes, three steps
What happens after you hit start
Describe the role
Paste a job description or say it in plain English. No boolean strings, no filters to learn, no sourcing skill required.
Approve the shortlist & outreach
Expa finds the clinicians, contacts them, follows up, and screens the ones who reply. You approve or reject.
Take the interviews
Approved candidates land in your calendar. That is the whole job on your side.
In plain terms
How Expa sources clinicians for dental groups and DSOs
Expa is an AI-powered healthcare recruiting and clinician sourcing platform. It identifies licensed clinicians who are in-market, verifies their contact details, runs outreach over email, SMS and LinkedIn until they reply, screens the ones who respond, and books interviews with the candidates you approve.
Dental groups and DSOs live and die by the chair. Each office runs a fixed number of operatories, and one hygienist typically covers one of them, so a single resignation can take a whole chair out of production until the seat is filled. The hard part is that hygienists and dentists rarely relocate for a job. They choose roles close to home with a schedule that works, which means every office is recruiting from the small local pool of licensed clinicians already living nearby, and so is every competitor on the same block.
For a multi-site group that pressure multiplies. Hiring usually falls to one regional recruiter or an office manager who is already running a front desk, and when several offices need a hygienist at the same time there is no way for one person to source, call and screen for all of them at once. Expa takes that off their plate. You describe the role, and Expa identifies licensed hygienists, associate and general dentists and EFDAs in-market around the specific office you are hiring for, verifies their contact details, reaches out over email, SMS and LinkedIn, follows up, screens the ones who reply and books interviews with the candidates you approve. It searches by credential and license and by distance from each office, so the shortlist for one location is never padded with people who would never make the commute.
Why dental roles stay open
A hygienist leaves and a chair goes dark
A dental practice is built around chairs, and a single hygienist covers one of them. The day a hygienist gives notice, that chair stops producing until someone fills it, so the vacancy is felt in the schedule almost immediately rather than slowly over a quarter.
Every office is fishing in the same local pool
Hygienists and dentists do not relocate for an opening the way some clinicians will. They want a short commute and a schedule that fits their life, which means each office is recruiting from the small number of licensed people who already live nearby, and so is every practice around it.
One regional recruiter cannot be everywhere
In a multi-site group, hiring often sits with a single regional recruiter or an office manager who is already running the front desk. When several offices need a hygienist at once, there is no realistic way for one person to source, call and screen candidates for all of them at the same time.
Roles Expa fills for dental groups
The licensed dental roles groups and DSOs struggle to fill, and the page that goes deeper on each.
Candidate examples
Mesa, AZ · 6 miles
8 years in group practice · full-time preferred
Gilbert, AZ · 12 miles
General dentistry · open to a multi-site group
Chandler, AZ · 9 miles
5 years chairside · restorative experience
Questions
Why is it so hard to hire dental hygienists right now?
Mostly because hygienists are scarce in most local markets and they are not quick to relocate. The people you want are already working somewhere nearby, they are choosy about schedule and commute, and every other practice in town is trying to reach the same handful of candidates. A job posting rarely moves them, so filling the chair usually means reaching hygienists directly with a specific office, schedule and pay range.
Can Expa staff a dental group with offices in several cities?
Yes. Expa searches around each office separately, so the shortlist for one location is made up of hygienists and dentists who actually live within a reasonable commute of that office, not candidates 40 miles away who would never make the drive. For a group or DSO, that means you can run searches for many offices at once without one regional recruiter having to work every market by hand.
What dental roles does Expa source?
Registered dental hygienists, associate and general dentists, and expanded-function dental assistants in the states that recognize the EFDA credential. Expa searches by credential and license, by years of experience, and by distance from the specific office you are hiring for. You can read more on the dental professionals page.
We lose production the moment a hygienist leaves. How fast can Expa move?
That is exactly the pressure a dental group feels, because an empty operatory is lost production every day it stays empty. Expa starts reaching out to in-market hygienists as soon as you describe the role, so you are not waiting on applicants to find your posting. The goal is to get interested, contactable candidates in front of you quickly rather than leaving the chair dark while a job ad sits online.
Does the office manager or regional recruiter have to do the sourcing?
No, and that is the point. In most groups the person responsible for hiring is already stretched across several offices or running the front of house. Expa does the searching, the outreach, the follow-up and the first screen, then books interviews with the candidates your team approves. Your recruiter reviews shortlists instead of building them from scratch for every location.
Can Expa help a DSO hiring across its whole portfolio?
Yes. Because Expa searches each office independently, a DSO can keep searches running across many locations at the same time and still get a shortlist tuned to each market. If you are hiring for six or more roles across your offices, the roles selector sends you to book a demo so we can set it up across your portfolio.
Do I have to do the sourcing myself?
No. You describe the role and approve a shortlist. Expa does the searching, the outreach, the follow-up and the screening, then books interviews with the candidates you approve. It takes about ten minutes of your time.
How fast will I see candidates?
A slate of interested, contactable clinicians within 48 hours of starting, often within 24. Time to hire from there depends on your interview process.
How much does Expa cost?
You can start free. For ongoing hiring, Expa pilots start at $6,000 for three months and cover all your open roles, with no per-placement fees. For comparison, a contingency agency placing a single clinician typically charges 15% to 22% of first-year salary.
Start filling your chairs in about ten minutes
Describe the role, approve a shortlist, take the interviews.