# Sample Dental Group — New Starter Onboarding Checklist

> **Fictional sample document.** Sample Dental Group is not a real business. For demonstration only.

Version 2.0 · Owner: Practice Manager

## Before Day One

- [ ] Signed employment contract returned
- [ ] Tax and superannuation forms completed
- [ ] Uniform sizes confirmed with your clinic manager
- [ ] Rostered buddy assigned

## Week 1

- [ ] Meet your clinic manager and your buddy on arrival
- [ ] Collect uniform, name badge, and locker key
- [ ] Read the Staff Handbook (sections 1–7) and sign the acknowledgement
- [ ] Complete the Infection Control SOP walk-through with your buddy
- [ ] Learn how to report an absence: **call your clinic manager at least 1 hour before your shift**; a text message alone is not enough. A medical certificate is required after 2 consecutive sick days
- [ ] Practice-software login and a supervised first booking (reception) or a chairside observation shift (clinical)
- [ ] Review the Front Desk Cancellations and No-Shows SOP (reception staff)

## Weeks 2–4

- [ ] Shadow at least two different roles in the clinic
- [ ] Complete mandatory training modules booked by the practice manager
- [ ] 30-day check-in with your clinic manager

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*Demo note: this checklist is cited in the sample conversation as "Onboarding Checklist, Week 1".*