The Maine legislature recently passed a bill creating a new pathway for prospective clinicians to earn an adjunct dentist license, WGME reported Oct. 8. The bill allows applicants with international dentistry degrees to practice under the general supervision of a…
Staffing Issues
The American Dental Association has asked U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to clarify recent policy changes that could affect the dental education workforce. The new policies include restrictions for the entry of certain nonimmigrant workers and a new $100,000 fee…
The American Dental Association is advocating for CMS to support strategies aimed at expanding the oral healthcare workforce. In response to new guidance for the agency’s Rural Health Transformation Program, the ADA highlighted the accessibility issues faced in rural areas…
Dental hygienists and dental assistants continue to be the most challenging roles for dentists to recruit, according to the American Dental Association’s “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry” report for the third quarter of 2025. The ADA’s Health Policy…
California currently has the highest employment of dental assistants, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are five states and five cities with the highest employment of dental assistants: States California: 54,580 Texas: 31,360 Florida: 23,020 New…
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California is the state with the highest employment of dental hygienists, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are five states and five cities with the highest employment of hygienists: States California: 22,940 Texas: 16,010 Florida: 13,860…
The authorization of dental therapists is expected to be up for consideration again during Florida’s 2026 legislative session, but pushback from the Florida Dental Association could hinder this initiative once more, Florida Politics reported Sept. 22. Six notes: 1. The…
The U.S. dentist workforce is growing and overall becoming younger, more female and more racially and ethnically diverse, according to data from the American Dental Association. Here are 15 things to know about the U.S. dentist workforce from the ADA’s…
Several dental organizations joined a coalition of groups urging Congress to back legislation aimed at boosting the healthcare workforce. Five notes: 1. The coalition, which includes 67 organizations, sent a letter to lawmakers Aug. 19 advocating for legislation that would…
Here are 10 updates in the dental staffing space for dental leaders to know, as reported by Becker’s since June 12: