Here are 10 statistics and trends showing how the dental assistant workforce is evolving:
1. Dentalpost reported that dental assistants are the likeliest dental professionals to be seeking new opportunities, with 47% considering changing jobs within the next two years.
2. Sixteen percent of dental assistants plan to retire within the next five years.
3. Seventy-four percent of dental assistants work at general dentistry practices.
4. Ninety-five percent of dental assistants are female.
5. Seventy-one percent of dental assistants work in private practice.
Source: The shifting dental assisting landscape / Becker’s Dental