Staffing Issues

Here are seven dental staffing updates Becker's has reported on since Oct. 30:

Recruiting challenges for dental practices have slightly fluctuated since the start of 2023, according to polls from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Concorde Career Colleges has launched an additional dental hygiene program.

Northeast Delta Dental is investing $5 million to help alleviate dental workforce shortages and rising costs in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. 

West Virginia was ranked the worst state for jobs, according to a Nov. 29 report by personal finance website WalletHub.

Washington was ranked the best state for jobs, according to a Nov. 29 report by personal finance website WalletHub.

There were 202,536 general practitioner dentists in the U.S. in 2022, an increase of 39,127 dentists since 2001, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

There were 363,880 active dental assistants in the U.S. in 2022, an increase of 96,040 assistants since 2001, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

There were 214,700 active dental hygienists in the U.S. in 2022, an increase of 64,820 hygienists since 2001, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Here are four updates on dental therapy legislation that Becker's has reported on in 2023: