The Staffing Shortage is Limiting Dentistry's Recovery. What's Next?

COVID-19 hit dentistry with a force never felt before, not unlike the pandemic’s effect on other sectors and society as a whole. In March 2020, the New York Times identified dentistry as one of the highest risk occupations and settings for the spread of coronavirus.1 Nearly overnight, dental practices across the country closed their offices and sent their teams home. Employment in dentistry in April 2020 dropped to 44% of what it was in January 2020.2 Had it not been for the relatively swift action taken by Congress to implement measures such as the Paycheck Protection Program, which 92% of private practices took advantage of, employment likely would have plummeted even further...


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