More than half of dental hygienist positions at practices in the top 20 largest cities are open, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association.
Staffing Issues
Beam Dental, an employee benefit company, has rebranded to Beam Benefits. The company has a new brand identity and website to go along with the change.
Several Southern states are facing a shortage of dental practitioners, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated ongoing staffing challenges facing the dental industry, largely affecting the supply of dentists, dental assistants and dental hygienists.
Here's how a dental company, practice, nonprofit clinic and college are working to alleviate staffing issues in dentistry:
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Dental recruitment company DirectDental is partnering with the Harbor Dental Society to help dental practices in California fill vacant roles.
A Texas dentist has begun offering dental assisting classes at his practice to help meet the high demand for dental assistants in the area.
Residents in Humboldt County, Calif., are struggling to find dental care amid a dental workforce shortage hitting the area, ABC affiliate KRCR reported May 5.
New York has the lowest job resignation rate in the country, according to a survey from WalletHub.
A sense of unappreciation, COVID-19 and a lack of training programs are all contributing factors to the ongoing shortage of dental hygienists in the industry, according to William Simon, DMD.