Dental practices' appointment schedules were 2.7 percent less full in October than September, according to data from the American Dental Association's monthly "Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry" report.
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Francisco Ramos-Gomez, DDS, was recently awarded the Oral Health Service Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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.
The average dental school graduate in 2019 owed $292,169 in student loan debt, according to the most recent data from the Education Data Initiative, a resource that collects data and statistics about the U.S. education system.
The American Dental Association's next president and six other dental leadership moves since Oct. 11:
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Dental technology company SprintRay recently launched a hybrid ceramic resin for 3D-printed dental prosthetics.
Staffing shortages are one of the biggest challenges dentistry is up against, and with those hurdles come burnout.