For the week of May 17, 891 dentist owners actively recruiting dental staff responded to the question, “Compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, how challenging has it been to recruit the position(s) below?”
Below is the percentage of dentists responding “extremely challenging” per dental staff role:
Dental hygienists: 66.3 percent
Dental assistants: 59.2 percent
Administrative staff: 44 percent
Dentists: 32.2 percent