Dental employment dips as health-care hiring climbs
Health care added 42,000 jobs in October, while dental offices moved in the opposite direction.
New federal employment data show dental offices lost about 1,200 jobs between September and October, even as hospitals, home health care, and outpatient centers added staff. One month doesn’t make a trend, but the dip is worth watching in an industry where staffing has already been one of the biggest constraints on practice growth.
Below, we take a closer look at the workforce pressures shaping oral health care, what employers can do about them, and how professionals can build satisfying careers.
—Amelia Williamson DeStefano, Market Content Director
