Employment Patterns of Dental Hygienists in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
JoAnn R Gurenlian, Rachel Morrissey, Cameron G. Estrich, Ann Battrell, Sue K Bessner, Ann Lynch, Matthew Mikkelsen, Marcelo W.B. Araujo, Marko Vujicic
2021PubMed16 citations
Abstract
COVID-19 has led to a reduction in the dental hygienist workforce that is likely to persist until the pandemic passes.The dental hygienist labor market has tightened and employers may continue to experience difficulties in filling vacant dental hygienist positions until the pandemic subsides. There is also likely to be a longer term, yet smaller, impact on dental hygiene employment levels.
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