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Over the past 6 years we have blossomed into a world-class Consumer Goods company with **explosive growth and great opportunities**. The excellent performance of new hires and the performance of the overall company can very much be attributed to the success of Topgrading. It was the major change right before we started our **strong growth curve of 25% annually.**"* \- David Fox, President  DenTek Oral Care is a leader in developing and marketing oral care products sold in retail stores around the world. The company's original owner, John Jansheski, started the company when his father, a dentist, invented an at-home tartar removal device, now known to many as a dental pick. DenTek implemented [Topgrading](https://topgrading.com/our-story/) after four costly managerial mis-hires.   Number of Employees : 75  Industry : Dental Equipment Highlights : - Improvement from 0% to 100% A Players hired in management - Improvement from 10% to 92% A Players hired in staff jobs - Turnover declined from 37% to 6% ### Solutions Initially the emphasis was on [managerial hiring](https://topgrading.com/candidate-assessment/), but since the original roll-out, simplified versions of Topgrading methods have been implemented for hiring non-managerial employees. #### Advice for Future Topgraders from David Fox, President - **Topgrade from the top down.** Begin by using Topgrading to hire executives at the top first, then continue to use Topgrading at the next levels down. 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Managerial hiring improved from 0 out of 4 A Players to 4 out of 4 A Players - **from 0% to 100%**. **Employee turnover has declined every year**, starting at 37% before Topgrading and decreasing to 6% at the time of the case study. 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