The U.S. now has 8,033 dental professional shortage areas, according to the latest data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The HRSA updates its dashboard showing data on health workforce shortage areas Oct. 20. The dashboard shows that 13,211…
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Patients book dinner reservations, travel and banking services in seconds. Then they call their doctor and wait on hold. Amid rising demand, workforce shortages and tighter margins, healthcare organizations continue to struggle with familiar frustrations: long hold times and missed…
Nov 18, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST
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- Frank Fawzi, CEO, Aqurio
- Selena Castellanos, VP of Marketing, Aqurio
- Gregory Corbett, CEO, Digestive Health Partners
Chicago-based Delta Dental Plans Association has committed nearly $3 million to five organizations through its 2026 Future Workforce Fund. The three-year grants will support programs that introduce young people to oral health careers and build pathways into the profession, according…
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson will lead the effort to pass the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act in the next Congress. The bill would repeal the statutory exclusion that currently prohibits Medicare from covering most dental, vision and hearing…
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has reached 2,000 supported dental offices in its network, becoming the first DSO in the U.S. to reach the milestone. So far in 2026, Heartland Dental has added more than 106 practices, including 55 locations through…
Every patient brings a different set of circumstances to the dental office. While treatment approaches vary, how patients pay for care can be a deciding factor. The average dental practice reports that as many as 55% of treatment plans go…
Here are six updates on the dental workforce since September: 1. One-fifth of dentists stated that hygienist positions had been open for more than six months before being filled, according to the American Dental Association’s “State of the U.S. Dental…
Here are six recent updates that have led to optimism and skepticism in the dental industry: Good news Graduation rates increase The total number of dental school graduates has increased by 20.7% since 2015, according to data from the American…
The workforce shortages that have defined the last several years are expected to continue into 2027, but technological advances could alleviate some of the pressure on dental practices. Two dentists recently spoke with Becker’s to discuss the workforce challenges they…
Artistic Smiles, a dental practice in Longmont, Colo., has provided notice of a data breach, according to a recent post on the practice’s website. The practice discovered unauthorized access to its network that occurred between June 14 and June 21,…