Job Market Updates

4 Top Considerations When Applying for a New RDH or Dental Assistant Job
If you’re a registered dental hygienist or a dental assistant considering a new opportunity in the dental industry this year, you’re in good company. Our latest Dental Salary Report revealed […]

Posted March 20, 2024
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Practicing In A New State Is About To Get A Whole Lot Easier
Moving to another state may become easier for dental health care providers. Especially if you are moving to a state part of the Dental and Dental Hygienist Compact Agreement. Over […]

Posted August 22, 2023
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Is Dental Job Temping the New Normal?
Where have all the active dental job seekers gone? From dentists to dental hygienists and assistants, job vacancies for permanent dental positions abound in 2022. At the same time, dental […]

Posted September 29, 2022

4 Tips to Reengage and Retain Your Dental Team
Disconnects can occur even in great cultures. Dental employees who were once highly engaged can lose their interest and enthusiasm. For example, a disconnect (gap) between an employee’s new sense […]

Posted August 15, 2022
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6 Reasons Why Dental Employees Leave Great Practice Cultures
You’ve done a phenomenal job of building a great culture of behaviors, systems, and practices based on core values the entire team seems to embrace. Team members support one another […]

Posted August 08, 2022

Dental Job Market Update: Increase Employee Engagement & Retention
Halfway through 2022, The Great Resignation has continued to plague the dental job market. Potential dental receptionist candidates are deciding to go into other industries where remote work is possible. […]

Posted July 11, 2022

What We Can Do About Dental Professionals’ Early Retirement
More dental professionals are considering retiring earlier than ever before. In an already challenging labor shortage, what can we do about it? What the Survey Says… In 2022, DentalPost published […]

Posted May 02, 2022
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Here’s Why Expanded Function Dental Assistants Earn More
In DentalPost’s 2022 salary survey, 50% of the responding 2,158 dental assistants reported they have expanded functions (EF) certification. DentalPost teamed up with Tija Hunter, a global expert on all […]

Posted April 13, 2022

Dental Job Satisfaction Poll Reveals How to Boost Retention & Engagement
Following DentalPost’s recently released annual salary survey, we conducted a dental job satisfaction poll of 551 dental professionals in February to find out: Here’s what we learned from respondents, which […]

Posted February 24, 2022

The Earnings Glass Ceiling—Is It Real?
Over the last three years, the dental industry has seen its ups and downs. The pandemic forced us all into a giant pause. And in that pause, we began reviewing […]

Posted January 19, 2022

At Risk For Dental Employee Turnover In 2022?
Over the last year, dental workers have returned to the job market in large numbers, and many returning workers took positions with new employers. With the current shortage of dental […]

Posted January 19, 2022
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Which States Have the Highest RDH & Dental Assistant Wages (& the Lowest)?
As the demand for dental hygienists and assistants increases, wages are rising for dental hygienists and assistants. DentalPost’s 2023 Salary Report includes multiple income statistics, including income averages for the […]

Posted February 12, 2019