More than half of DSO-affiliated dental practices could not fill their appointment schedule 100 percent due to vacant staff positions, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Staffing Issues
The majority of dentists who own a practice consider recruiting dental hygienists and dental assistants "extremely challenging," according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The majority of dental practices in the U.S. have not recently recruited and are not currently recruiting staff, according to a monthly poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Lincoln Technical Institute introduced a new dental assisting program at its Iselin, N.J., campus.
Military dental hygienists on average make about $20,000 more annually than mobile clinic dental hygienists, according to a 2022 salary survey by DentalPost released Jan. 11.
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The dental workforce could see major changes in demographics and size over the next few years, according to several studies reported on by Becker's.
Staffing shortages are affecting dentists across Illinois, according to a Jan. 24 WTTW article.
Washington legislators are considering a bill that would expand dental therapy in the state to reduce healthcare inequities, according to a Jan. 24 article from State of Reform.
Nader Nadershahi, DDS, dean of the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, has been selected to serve on the Health Workforce Education and Training Council, the California Dental Association said Jan. 24.
The Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 13 that there will be no federal COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate.