From new dental schools to university leadership moves, here are 10 essential updates for dental educators:
Staffing Issues
Dental hygienists and assistants continued to be the most recruited roles for dental practices in March, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Batesville, Ark.-based Lyon College is planning to create a new dental school in Little Rock, Ark., ABC affiliate KATV reported April 12.
Workforce recovery in the dental industry is slow despite COVID-19 cases and restrictions improving, according to new data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
2021 – The Great Resignation + The Great Reshuffle In 2021, both terms came to frequent use. They were phrases we hadn’t heard before. What was this about? Well, after a long 2020 with the pandemic, we expected people to…
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The labor shortage rippling through the economy is affecting all positions in the dental industry. Today’s competition for top talent is forcing dental support organizations to adopt creative approaches for the recruitment and retention of top talent. To get insight…
Nine out of 10 dental specialties saw increases in the number of practitioners between 2001 and 2021, according to data from the American Dental Association.
There was a nearly 14 percent increase in the number of periodontists in the U.S. from 2001 to 2021.
There was a 108 percent increase in the number of pediatric dentists in the U.S. from 2001 to 2021.
The number of oral and maxillofacial pathologists in the U.S. has only increased by 1.6 percent from 2001 to 2021, according to data from the American Dental Association.