Candidate screening software for dental practices
Candidate screening software built for dental practices hiring without a recruiter
Truffle is candidate screening software that combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments in one workflow, built for the practice owner or office manager hiring a hygienist, assistant, or front-desk role without a recruiter. AI scores every candidate against the criteria you set with the reasoning attached. You still make every call.
7 days · 30 credits · no card required
You post a hygienist opening and the applications pile up between patients
Your practice runs on a handful of people. There's no recruiter to hand the pile to, and a resume can't show you who's actually good chairside with an anxious patient.
You post a role and the applications pile up before your next patient
Easy-apply pulls in dozens of candidates for an hourly hygienist or assistant role, and many don't hold the license or certification the job actually requires. You're the one reading through them between patients and after the last chart closes.
A resume can't tell you if someone's good chairside
Anyone can list "RDH" or "3 years experience" on a resume. You won't know how someone actually talks to a nervous patient or handles a parent in the waiting room until they're already on your schedule.
You're the owner-dentist or office manager, not a recruiter
On a team of six or ten, one wrong hygienist or front-desk hire means retraining, a disrupted schedule, and patients who notice. There's no recruiter to hand this to and no budget for an agency whose fee costs more than the raise you'd give a good one.
Three screening methods. One workflow. You design the process.
Screen for the license and experience a role needs, see how a candidate actually talks to a patient, and add an assessment when you want more to go on. You choose what applies per role.
Cut the obvious mismatches before you open a profile
Upload resumes from Indeed or your practice's careers page, one at a time or in bulk. Qualification Questions flag who says they hold the license or certification your role needs, and Truffle ranks the rest against your requirements.
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REC 0:42 See how a candidate talks to a patient before you meet them
Ask how they'd calm a nervous patient or handle a full waiting room, and candidates record their answer from any device, no app, no scheduling. You review a shortlist in the time one phone screen used to take.
Add evidence a resume and interview can't give you
Personality, Situational Judgment, and Environment Fit surface work style and judgment under real scenarios. No universal right answer, alignment is measured against your criteria, and gaps become questions for the interview.
Loop in your office manager or lead hygienist without paying per seat
Bring in whoever helps you decide: an office manager, a lead hygienist, a partner dentist. Structured scorecards and notes come standard, and unlimited team members are included on every plan.
What no job board or spreadsheet does for you
Most practices are stuck between reading every resume themselves and an agency fee that costs more than the role pays. Here's what changes with a screening layer built for this.
Reading every resume yourself, between patients
Truffle reads and ranks every resume against the license, experience, and requirements you set for the role. You open a shortlist, not a stack of forty unsorted applications.
An agency fee that costs more than the role pays
A staffing agency fee can run a fifth of the role's salary, and most agencies don't want a single hygienist or assistant req. Truffle is self-serve from $49/month, no contract, no sales call.
A job board or ATS that stores applications but doesn't screen them
A job board collects resumes. An ATS files them. Neither tells you who's worth a call. Truffle scores every candidate against your criteria, with the reasoning behind every score.
One hour of best behavior tells you less than you think
A resume and a single interview are easy to get wrong on a small team. Stack a one-way interview and an assessment on top of the resume read, and the evidence compounds before you ever schedule a working interview.
Everything included for screening dental practice hires
One flat price, every feature, every screening method. No per-seat fees, no quote process, nothing sized for a dental service organization.
Screen for what the role needs
- Qualification Questions flag license and certification status upfront
- Resume review reads work history and claimed experience against your role
- Candidate Profiles put resume, qualifications, and video in one view
- Candidate Filtering by match score, status, or date applied
See how they show up
- One-way video interviews with AI-suggested, role-specific questions
- Response Configuration controls thinking time, retakes, and length
- Candidate Shorts: 30-second highlights so you're not watching full recordings
- Position Link works on job boards, your careers page, or a direct email
Go beyond the resume
- Talent Assessments: Personality, Situational Judgment, Environment Fit
- Match Percentage Scoring against the criteria you define, with reasoning shown
- AI Summaries orient you before you open a candidate's profile
- Question-Level Evaluation shows what each response revealed
Built for a small team
- Unlimited positions and team members on every plan
- Magic Review: keyboard shortcuts to move through your pile in one sitting
- Candidate Sharing: read-only links for a partner or office manager, no account needed
- Plans from $49/month, credit-based, credits roll over
Candidate screening for dental practices, answered
What is candidate screening software for dental practices?
It's software that reads and ranks your candidates for you, so you're not the one reading every resume between patients. Truffle combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments in one workflow, built for a practice owner or office manager hiring without a recruiter.
How does Truffle help me screen hygienists and assistants without a recruiter?
You set the criteria for the role once (license or certification, years of experience, availability) and Truffle scores every candidate against it. You get a ranked shortlist with the reasoning attached instead of a stack of resumes to read one by one.
Can I screen for a specific license or certification, like RDH or a state radiology certificate?
Yes. Qualification Questions ask upfront whether a candidate holds the license or certification you require, and Resume review reads work history and claimed experience against your role. Nothing is auto-rejected, so a candidate close to your bar still shows up for you to review.
Will candidates for a hygienist or front-desk role actually complete a one-way video interview?
Most do when the interview is short. A well-configured Truffle interview runs about 10 minutes, and Candidate Reminders at 24 and 72 hours lift completion. For a thin-pool role like an experienced hygienist, you can skip video and screen on resumes and an assessment instead.
How does AI score candidates for a dental practice role?
You define what matters for the role at intake: certifications, experience, chairside manner, whatever you'd ask a recruiter to look for. AI analyzes each resume and response against that and produces a match score with the reasoning shown. AI surfaces the evidence. You decide who moves forward.
What roles can I screen with Truffle at my practice?
Dental hygienists, dental assistants, front-desk and patient coordinators, and office managers. Any role you hire for more than once is a good fit, since that's where a ranked, repeatable process saves the most time.
Can talent assessments tell me how someone handles an anxious patient?
An assessment can't predict that with certainty, and Truffle won't claim it does. A Situational Judgment assessment shows how a candidate says they'd approach a real work scenario, which gives you something concrete to ask about in the interview instead of guessing from a resume.
Does Truffle verify a candidate's license or certification with the state board?
No. Truffle asks whether a candidate holds the license or certification you require and reads what their resume claims about it. It doesn't run a background check or verify credentials with a licensing board, so you still confirm that directly before an offer.
Does Truffle replace a working interview or trial day?
No. Most practices still want a working interview or a trial day before an offer, and that's a good instinct on a small team. Truffle gets you to the few candidates worth a trial day faster, with a resume read, a recorded response, and an assessment already in hand.
How is this different from just posting on Indeed and reading resumes myself?
Indeed collects applications. It doesn't screen them. Truffle reads every resume against your role, flags who meets your must-haves, and ranks the pool, so you open a shortlist instead of forty unsorted resumes at 9pm.
Do I need a full ATS to use Truffle at a small practice?
No. Most practices this size don't have one and don't need one for this. Share your Position Link on your job boards or careers page, and Truffle handles the screening layer on its own. If you add an ATS later, Truffle connects through Zapier or the API.
How fast can I get a role live?
Usually under 15 minutes from a job description. Paste it in, accept or edit the AI-suggested questions, add your practice's branding, and share the link.
Can I use resume screening on its own, without video interviews or assessments?
Yes. Each method stands alone and you choose what applies per role. Many practices start with resume screening for licensed roles and add a one-way interview or assessment for front-desk and patient-facing roles.
What does Truffle cost for a small dental practice?
Plans start at $49/month (Starter), credit-based: a resume screened is 1 credit, an assessed candidate is 2, a completed one-way interview is 5, all from one shared monthly pool. Every feature is on every plan and credits roll over. See <a href="/pricing">pricing</a> for exact plans and roughly how many roles each covers. 7-day free trial, 30 credits, no card.
Screen your next hygienist hire without reading every resume yourself
Resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments on one platform. Use any one on its own. Stack all three when the role warrants it.
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