Staffing Issues

Phoenix-based Toothio, a dental staffing marketplace, has received an additional $5 million in financing.

Orem-based Utah Valley University has opened a dental hygiene lab and community dental clinic, according to an Oct. 25 news release. 

Staffing shortages have plagued the dental industry, creating an ongoing problem for dental practices and DSOs. 

Thirty percent of dentists are doing more hygiene procedures compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the American Dental Association.

Fresno (Calif.) City College is offering a Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene for the first time, according to a Sept. 27 report by ABC 30.

The American Dental Association expressed concerns about policy shortcomings in the model legislation for dental therapy adopted by the American Legislative Exchange Council, according to a Sept. 26 news release.

Staffing shortages are one of the most pressing issues to plague dentistry since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delta Dental of Wisconsin pledged to provide funding to 14 technical colleges in Wisconsin to aid the expansion of dental workforce programs.

The U.S. is now in need of 10,046 dental practitioners to fill shortage areas across the U.S., according to new data from the Health Resources & Services Administration.

Atlanta-based Georgia School of Orthodontics graduated its largest class from its advanced specialty education program in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.