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Staffing Issues

California had the highest number of employed dentists in 2021, while Virginia had the highest concentration of dentist jobs, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

California had the highest number of employed dental hygienists in 2021, while Idaho had the highest concentration of hygienists per 1,000 jobs, according to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From which roles are most in demand to which specialties have grown in the last 20 years, here are seven dental staffing stats to know:

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From new dental schools to university leadership moves, here are 10 essential updates for dental educators:

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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