When a husband and wife own and operate a dental office together, they typically liaison at work in a multitude of ways, from the initial planning steps, decorating, and purchasing dentist equipment to being in adjoining cubicles (as co-dentists, dentists/orthodontists, dentists/hygienists, dentists/periodontists, and dentists/assistants) and in the same office (as dentists/receptionists, dentists/office managers, and such). This is a big industry trend. Seventy percent of dentists now work like this with their spouses, and another twelve percent used to, according to a survey. Most dental spouses didn’t first work together then get married, although twelve percent did it that way-eighty-six percent first dated and became spouses, then decided to work together. Only eighteen percent of dentists have not worked with their spouses, three percent of which don’t have a spouse.

Dentists’ and their spouses’ opinions about the pluses and minuses of these kinds of working arrangements vary considerably and appear to be based on the quality of the marital relationship and the skills, work styles, personalities, and team-player tendencies of those involved. Some partners in these clinics found that having two bosses was a source of jealousy, confusion, and resentment for the staff whenever there were conflicts or differences. One dentist says he fired his first wife two times but that he loves working with his second one. Another dentist says he feels stuck because his wife’s work performance is less than proficient.

Dentists discuss the positive, overhead-saving, financially beneficial, practice-expanding aspect of trusting their wife/business partner to give the best customer service and protect the best interests of the practice more than employees would. Success as dental spouses seems dependent on the relationship stability; having the same goals, values, and clear rules; enjoying each other’s company; having good communication; both being team oriented; and getting along (in general). Positive perks of this arrangement include: spousal help allows for more down time or better functioning of the dentist; spouses can act as a buffer between dentists and staff; and spouses both gain a better appreciation for each other’s hard work and stresses.

Some of these dentists and their partners find that part-time togetherness in their work lives is all they want, need, or can handle. Some of them work out of the same practice but schedule alternating work days or hours. And some of them prefer their partners to help with the business from a distance, over the Internet.

One crucial behavior that dental-practice marital partnerships often assess as highly beneficial, but difficult to achieve, is that of separating their work lives from their home lives, and avoiding “taking their work home” or bringing marital conflict into work. Even those partners exceptionally good at solving issues and trusting each other’s intentions must sometimes find it difficult to “leave it at home” during work hours. But they can and do-for the benefit of the business and the people in the exam chairs.

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