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5 Things You Can Do to Ride Out the Hiring Crisis in Dentistry

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The job “dental hygienist” has ranked in the top half of best 100 jobs on US News for several years running. And yet, dental practices are finding hiring a hygienist more and more difficult. Over 95% of dental hygienists and 85% of dental assistants are female. Know Your Team.

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Overcoming Hiring Challenges for Your DSO

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As the world starts to return to normal, dental practices, including those belonging to a dental service organization (DSO) are stretched to meet patient demand. Less than half of dental hygienists who left their job when the pandemic started returned to the workforce in 2021. Post Job Listings on Social Media.

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Keep the Operating Costs of Your Private Dental Practice Healthy

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Median hourly salary of other private practice dental staff: Full-time dental hygienist: $36.65. Full-time chairside dental assistant: $19.27 [1]. For example, social media and digital marketing have more appeal to a younger and middle-aged demographic than it might with the senior-aged.