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What drives dental assistants, hygienists to join the field
- Source
- Becker's Dental + DSO Review
- Author
- Ariana Portalatin
- Originally at
- beckersdental.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Owners and hiring managers can use the ADEA survey data to shape outreach and recruitment messaging that matches what most dental assisting and hygiene graduates say influenced their career choice.
Key points
- 01
American Dental Education Association surveyed 2,773 students from 264 allied dental programs between April 7 and June 29.
- 02
Personal dental experience was the top influence for 38% of dental assisting graduates and 44.6% of dental hygiene graduates.
- 03
Shadowing a hygienist influenced 13% of hygiene graduates, while shadowing a dental assistant influenced 7.6% of assisting graduates.
- 04
A family member, relative or friend who works in the field influenced 11.4% of assisting graduates and 11.2% of hygiene graduates.
Who should care
- Owner
- Staff
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