They ignore dental-specific demands
Most frameworks overlook patient-facing energy and protocol adherence — two traits that can make or break front-office and clinical performance.
Perfect People. Perfect Practice.
The behavioral assessment built for dental.
PCI helps practices hire smarter, coach better, and map the right people to the right seats with a framework designed specifically for how dental teams actually work.
Built for dental practices
Team composition insights
3-minute assessment
PCI Match
94%
Dental-specific fit
Archetype
The Case Closer
Best Role Fit
Treatment Coordinator
The Problem
Generic personality tests miss what makes a dental team work.
DISC and Culture Index can describe behavior. They can’t reliably tell you who will thrive in a schedule-driven, patient-facing, protocol-heavy dental environment.
They weren’t built for team composition
You don’t just hire individuals. You build coverage across roles, personalities, workflows, and patient experiences. PCI maps the whole practice.
They create insight without action
PCI turns assessment data into role fit, archetypes, hiring priorities, and practical coaching paths your team can actually use.
The 7 Traits
A framework made for the realities of modern dental teams.
PCI blends foundational behavioral dimensions with two traits no generic framework captures well enough for dental.
Drive
Urgency, ambition, and willingness to push outcomes forward.
Connection
Relational warmth, trust-building, and communication strength.
Steadiness
Consistency, calm, and reliability under pressure.
Precision
Attention to detail, follow-through, and operational accuracy.
Reasoning
Judgment, problem-solving, and adaptability in changing situations.
Patient-Facing Energy
Chairside and front-desk presence, emotional pace, and visible engagement with patients.
Dental-specificProtocol Adherence
Comfort with systems, standards, compliance, and repeatable execution.
Dental-specificHow It Works
Fast enough for hiring. Deep enough for practice transformation.
Invite
Send an assessment link to a candidate, team member, or entire office in seconds.
Assess
Each person completes a simple 3-minute adjective checklist with no complicated test fatigue.
Match
PCI returns archetype, role fit, trait scores, and team composition insights you can use immediately.
Archetypes Preview
Give every profile a language your team can actually remember.
The Case Closer
Confident, persuasive, and energized by helping patients say yes.
DCE
The Steady Hand
Reliable, calming, and exacting in process-heavy clinical environments.
SPPA
The Operator
Execution-first, systems-minded, and strong at keeping the day on track.
DPPA
The Front Desk Connector
Warm, attentive, and excellent at turning first impressions into loyalty.
CES
The Clinical Driver
High-energy, standards-oriented, and built for fast-paced patient flow.
DEPA
For Practices
See the full team, not just the applicant.
- Team composition maps
- Hiring priorities by role
- Gap analysis across departments
- Role-fit comparisons for candidates
- Coaching insights for existing team members
For Individuals
Understand how you work best in dental.
- Personal PCI trait profile
- Archetype and strengths summary
- Career-fit guidance
- Growth path recommendations
- Sharable PDF report
Pricing
Start free, then scale from one profile to your whole practice.
Individual
$49/assessment
First assessment free
- Personal PCI profile
- Archetype match
- PDF report
- Growth recommendations
Practice
$199 setup
+ $49/month · First assessment free
- Unlimited assessments
- Team composition dashboard
- Hiring priorities
- Gap analysis
- PDF exports
- Dentek coaching integration
Trust
Built on data from 350+ dental practices and 1M+ referral cycles.
PCI is informed by real operational patterns inside dental organizations, powered by insight from Dentek and Referral Lab.
Referral Lab
Dentek
Specialty Group
DSO Partner
FAQ
Answers for owners, operators, and candidates.
How is PCI different from DISC or Culture Index?
PCI was built specifically for dental and includes patient-facing energy and protocol adherence, which generic frameworks typically don’t measure well.
How long does the assessment take?
About three minutes. It uses a lightweight adjective checklist designed to reduce drop-off and test fatigue.
Can I use PCI for hiring and for my current team?
Yes. Practices can use PCI for hiring, role alignment, coaching, and broader team composition planning.
What does an individual receive?
Individuals get a trait profile, archetype match, career-fit insights, and growth recommendations in a downloadable report.
What does a practice receive?
Practices get dashboards, team composition views, role-fit insights, hiring priorities, gap analysis, and exportable reports.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. The first assessment is free for both individuals and practices.
Who is PCI built by?
PCI is backed by Dentek and informed by data and insight from Referral Lab’s work across the dental industry.
Will more education or certification content be added later?
Yes. Future learning and enablement content is planned under pppp.academy.