Staffing Crisis Management
Inside Dentistry provides the latest in endodontics, implantology, periodontics, and more, with in-depth articles, expert videos, and top industry insights.
April 1, 2023
Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2023
Page(s): p. 2
Keeping a dental practice properly staffed has always presented challenges, but the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a full-blown staffing shortage in the industry, making it difficult for dentists in many areas to recruit dental hygienists, dental assistants, and even experienced front office staff. This month, our April cover story examines some of the factors and challenges that are contributing to dentistry's staffing shortage and discusses strategies to mitigate the fallout from having to work understaffed as well as how to attract and retain talent.
Other articles in this issue include a CE on using screw-retained implant-supported restorations with angulated screw channels to improve esthetics, a clinical and histologic evaluation of a gingival recession defect that was treated with a hydrated acellular dermal matrix material, and a great case demonstrating the power of clear aligners in which the patient's crowded lower anterior teeth are intruded by 6.6 mm in less than 6 months to correct her two-plane occlusion. There are also informative strategy articles, including one on how the power of saying no can help dentists protect their patients and practices, articles offering product insights, and more. I hope you enjoy the issue!
Robert C. Margeas, DDS
Editor-in-Chief, Inside Dentistry
Private Practice, Des Moines, Iowa
Adjunct Professor
Department of Operative Dentistry
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
robert.margeas@broadcastmed.com
