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CODA's Own Data Shows Dental Assisting Programs Are Vanishing. The Practices That Ignored the Warning Are Already Feeling the Shortage.

Careers & Education · 6 min read

CODA Suspended Its DEI Standards to Satisfy a Federal Memo. The Dental Workforce Will Be Paying That Tab for Twenty Years.

Careers & Education · 6 min read

CODA Suspended Its DEI Standards to Satisfy a Federal Memo. The Dental Workforce Will Be Paying That Tab for Twenty Years.

Careers & Education · 6 min read

Dental Assistants Just Got Clinical Superpowers in Multiple States. Practices That Haven't Noticed Are Already a Year Behind.

Careers & Education · 6 min read

The DDH Compact Is Now Live in 12 States. DSOs Already Have a Deployment Plan. Does Your Independent Practice?

Careers & Education · 6 min read

Women Are 55% of Dental Graduates and Still Less Than 30% of Practice Owners. That Gap Is a Structural Indictment.

Careers & Education · 5 min read

One in Three Hygienists Plan to Retire Within Five Years. Dental Schools Won't Fill That Hole — and Neither Will a Hiring Bonus.

Careers & Education · 6 min read

Virginia Wants to Redefine Who Can Clean Teeth. The Rest of the Country Should Be Watching.

Careers & Education · 6 min read

Virginia Wants to Redefine Who Can Clean Teeth. The Rest of the Country Should Be Watching.

Careers & Education · 6 min read