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Dental Shift vs Seek.
Seek is Australia's largest job board and the default destination for dental clinics posting permanent or long-term roles. Dental Shift is a vetted dental-staffing platform — not a job board. Here's how they compare when you actually need someone in the chair.
| Feature | Dental Shift | Seek |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Vetted dental staffing platform | General jobs board |
| Specialisation | Dental-only | All industries |
| AHPRA verification done for you | Yes | No |
| Identity + reference checks | Yes | No |
| Real-time candidate availability | Yes | No |
| Same-day shift cover | Yes | No |
| Recurring / locum bookings | Yes | No |
| Pay-per-post pricing | Per booked shift | Per ad, per 30 days |
| Permanent role listings | Coming | Yes |
Seek is the right tool when you're hiring permanently and have weeks to interview. Dental Shift is the right tool when you need a vetted dentist, hygienist, assistant or receptionist for a shift this week — without writing an ad, screening 80 CVs, and chasing AHPRA verification yourself.
Comparison based on publicly available information from Seek as of 2026. Get in touch if anything is out of date.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use both Seek and Dental Shift?
- Yes — most clinics do. Seek handles long-term permanent recruitment; Dental Shift handles shift cover, locum work and recurring bookings without the overhead of running an ad campaign.
- Is Dental Shift cheaper than posting on Seek?
- For one-off shift cover, almost always — you only pay when a shift is booked, not for the ad. For high-volume permanent recruitment, Seek's flat per-ad model can be competitive.
- Why don't I just post 'urgent locum needed' on Seek?
- Most locum dentists and hygienists don't refresh Seek daily — they sit in vetted pools and wait for matched shifts to come to them. By the time a Seek ad gets responses, the shift you needed cover for has often passed.