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

Planet DDS

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. Think about that.

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Don’t Lose Focus: Your Hygiene Team Needs Attention

Off the Cusp

Burnout, Backaches and Better Offers Understanding the current challenges hygienists face is key to better hiring and retention practices. Burnout also plays a role in hygienist turnover. You also may want to talk to the team about whether the practice is supportive enough of their work/ life balance needs.