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Forty-six percent of dental assistants who voluntarily left the field did so because of insufficient pay, according to the American Dental Association's "Dental Workforce Shortages" report.

According to the American Dental Association's "Dental Workforce Shortages" report, 42.9 percent of dental hygienists voluntarily left the field because of the culture.

Cyberdontics, a dental robotics company, raised $15 million for the development of a root canal robot, TechCrunch reported Oct. 17.

According to the American Dental Association's "Dental Workforce Shortages" report, 57.5 percent of the dentists surveyed said the most challenging aspect of recruiting dental assistants was a lack of applicants or shortage.

An estimated 3.75 percent of dental hygienists voluntarily left the workforce in 2021, according to the American Dental Association's "Dental Workforce Shortages" report.

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David Manzanares, DDS, was elected second vice president of the American Dental Association Oct. 15.

Here are five dentists making moves in the industry:

Here are three dental policy updates Becker's has reported on since Sept. 13:

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