Staffing Issues

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…

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. 

Three states have recently taken action to expand dental care by introducing and passing legislation to change how services are performed. 

The Wisconsin legislature has passed a bill authorizing the practice of dental auxiliaries in the state.

There were 10,921 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentists in the U.S. in 2021.

The amount of endodontists in the U.S. has increased 41 percent from 2001 to 2021.