The most effective team structure for a dental practice is a self-managed team structure. Why? In dentistry, the dentist-leader is the business's primary income producer. If the dentist-leader is not doing dentistry, the business is losing money. Over time, the stress of dealing with a dysfunctional team structure and being the number one producer will result in professional burn-out.

Professional burnout is an epidemic! In a survey of over 1,000 Human Resource managers, 98% indicated that burnout was actually “sabotaging” their businesses. Many managers indicated that professional burnout accounted for 50% of their employee turnover!