The survey was taken as part of the ADA’s monthly “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry” report for the week of May 15. The ADA received 1,000 responses to a question about which positions they were recruiting at their practices.
Here are the percentages of dentists recruiting at their practices:
Dental hygienists
Yes: 37.9 percent
No: 59.5 percent
Not sure: 2.6 percent
Dental assistants
Yes: 41.2 percent
No: 56.4 percent
Not sure: 2.4 percent
Dentists
Yes: 16.1 percent
No: 81.8
Not sure: 2.1 percent
Administrative staff
Yes: 25.9 percent
No: 69.7 percent
Not sure: 4.4 percent
