One of the biggest challenges that dentists and dental organizations face is staff turnover. This has been especially acute during the upheaval in a post-COVID inflationary world. Having great staff is paramount in operating an efficient practice that provides superior patient care. However, overpaying for staff can mean other parts of the practice get short changed.
To the help the dental practice solve this problem of optimizing, the most powerful tool is data. However, overly broad and general information isn’t really all that helpful – because every economy is local.
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Given this, ImageWorks has done an in-depth analysis based the latest dental employee wage data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. This data was released in April of 2024.
The report below includes data on median and upper percentile wage data for dental hygienists and dental assistants across over 500 regions in the US. This data is useful to help dentists and practice owners audit of their own employment incentives because you can find data specific to your region.
Based on BLS data, you can see how he rate of inflation affected the national median wage for dental assistants and hygienists. While assistants saw a more dramatic change year over year, it is starting to normalize. However, hygienists have seen steadier growth that has persisted into the most recent year recorded.
Download the in depth regional report below to see how your employees compare in your region.
Download Hygienist and Dental Assistant Regional Wage Report
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