Staffing Issues

The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration recently awarded $1.6 million to the Nevada Medicaid program to help alleviate dental workforce shortages.

The dental industry is facing recruitment challenges, but recruiters in some states may find it harder than others to find staff.

The number of vacant faculty positions at U.S. dental schools rose during the 2020-21 academic year, according to data from the American Dental Education Association.

Dental staffing platform DirectDental has seen record growth this year amid the ongoing workforce shortages rocking the dental industry. 

The number of dental assisting graduates dropped 18.7 percent over five years, according to the American Dental Association's "Dental Education Program Enrollment and Graduates Report: 2021-22."

Paid vacation, sick time and holidays are the top three benefits offered to employees at dental practices, according to a June poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy institute.

A large percentage of dentists offered dental assistants and hygienists raises in the past year as staff recruitment continues to be a top priority at practices nationwide, according to a June poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.…

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. 

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.