More than 37 percent of dentists are recruiting dental hygienists, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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