Pocatello-based Idaho State University has requested additional funding from the state to expand the Idaho Dental Education Program, idahoednews.org reported Feb. 11.
Staffing Issues
The shortage of dental professionals has significantly affected New Mexico, especially in rural communities, according to a Feb. 11 report from Albuquerque Journal.
Missouri legislators are considering joining the interstate Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.
The Indiana House of Representatives approved a bill that outlines the framework for the state to join the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.
The persistent shortage of dental hygienists is leading to scheduling backlogs at dental practices, according to a Feb. 4 report from CBS affiliate WKRC.
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More than 20 states increased minimum wage on Jan. 1, increasing wages for more than nine million workers by a total of nearly $6 billion, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Two more states are looking to join the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, while participation in the compact was recently challenged in another state.
Resident dentists at the University of Buffalo in New York voted to unionize and negotiate for better training, staffing and pay, NBC affiliate WGRZ reported Jan. 28.
Approximately 37.5% of dental practice managers are planning or are actively pursuing a job change within the next few years, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.
About 22.9% of dental office managers plan to retire within six years, according to Dentalpost's 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.