About Us

1975: A Pioneer in Temporary Dental Staffing

50 years ago, if a staff member at a dental office was out sick for the day or had a planned absence, the practice was often forced to reschedule patients or operate short-staffed, compromising their standard of care. Employment agencies at that time did not have dental industry knowledge or access to dental talent to help practices in need. This often led to lost revenue, disappointed patients, and lost pay for staff sent home due to business interruptions.

Recognizing that the dental field was in need of a specialized staffing service, in December 1974 our founder, Meryl Samii (formerly Merle Understein), setup a desk and phone in a nook at the dental office where she worked as a dental assistant, and began networking with dental professionals around her community. By early 1975, Meryl was scheduling dental hygienists and assistants to work on a temporary basis at dental practices around the Washington, DC region via her newly established staffing agency, Dental Power®.

As her local business grew, word spread to other cities about the services her team was providing to the DC area dental community, and the concept of temporary dental staffing blossomed across the country. During the 1980's Dental Power opened more than 40 offices across the U.S. and expanded its services to work with all dental field positions and provide permanent job placement. Dental Power soon became recognized as the premier dental staffing and placement company for the national dental community.

Celebrating our 50th year, Dental Power has maintained our reputation as an industry leader and enjoys working with national dental brands and local practices alike, offering a full suite of placement services to both commercial and government clients throughout the United States.

Staffing & Placement Services of Dental Power Today

Every day, thousands of dental office operators and dental professionals seeking work place their trust in Dental Power to provide them with expert employment services. To earn that confidence, our placement teams are guided by the following key principles: (1) we create relationships with the most experienced and reliable dental talent in the field built upon trust and long-lasting rapport, (2) we take the time to fully understand the needs of our client operators and their practices in order to connect them with the most suitable dental talent, (3) we utilize our extensive dental field experience and knowledge of placement industry best practices to provide the highest standard of support, and (4) we blend these philosophies with our proprietary built technology to deliver efficient and effective services.

Dental Power provides its services through the following placement divisions:

• Dentist Placement Advantage (DPA) - DPA is our specialized division for dentist placement. With oversight from our multi-provider Dentist Advisory Board, made up of seasoned and accomplished dentists and specialists, and leadership from our hands-on Clinical Director, Dr. Steven Peterson, the DPA team maintains an extensive network of dentist relationships throughout the country, placing general dentists and dental specialists for locum tenens, associate and partnership positions every day.
• Dental Power Staffing (DPS) - DPS is our network of Dental Power staffing teams and locations around the country, operated by dental field veterans who specialize in the placement of dental hygienists, dental assistants, EFDA's, front office personnel, office administrators and other dental support professionals.
• Government Services - This is our specialized team which identifies government based contract opportunities, and submits carefully crafted proposals that demonstrate Dental Power's extensive capabilities and past performance. They also handle all placement and post award requirements, delivering the exceptional experience and success rate our government clients have come to expect from us.  Dental Power has been awarded contracts which include nearly all 50 states in scope and maintains 13% of the federal contract market share for “Office of Dentists" (NAICS code 621210).

Dental Power is the nation’s largest and most experienced placement service dedicated to the dental field. With placement professionals from Florida to California, we have built tens of thousands of relationships in our relentless pursuit to assist the employment needs of dental communities across the United States and its territories.

If you seek additional information you can reach our corporate office at 800-710-9720.