Florida career academy aims to reduce dental assistant shortage

Suncoast Career Academy opened a training facility in Brandon, Fla., to help alleviate the state’s dental assistant shortage, according to an April 18 report by ABC affiliate WFTS.

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The program will be open to high school graduates and adults looking to pursue a career as a dental assistant, medical assistant or pharmacy technician. 

The new facility will help students gain more hands-on experience. 

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the country will need 25,700 more dental assistants by 2032.

The program has had 50 graduates since its inception, the report said.

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