Is dentist job saturated?

In many markets, there are more dentists and dental hygienists than the market requires. Add that number to the more than 5,000 new dentists coming into the fold each year and you have a lot of people to fill not nearly as many jobs. …

Is dental hygiene oversaturated?

As we all know, the job market became oversaturated as more and more dental hygiene programs were created. According to American Dental Hygiene Association, there were just 202 dental hygiene programs in the United States as of 1990. (1) By 2014, this figure had swelled to 335 schools.

Are dentists too many?

As of 2017, there were 60.9 working dentists per 100,000 people in the US, which is an increase of 4.1\% since 2007. So despite an increasing US population, the number of dentists is still increasing relative to that.

Does dentistry have a future?

The authors surmise that: Total dental visits will increase from 294 million in 2017 to 319 million in 2040. Dental visits per person will decrease from 0.92 in 2017 to 0.84 in 2040. The percentage of the population with a dental visit will rise from 41.9\% in 2015 to 44.2\% in 2040.

Are dental hygienists respected?

US News and Report recently ranked dental hygiene seventeenth on its 2018 list of the 100 Best Jobs. It achieved an overall score of 7.4/10 and the prestigious ranking of first on the Best Health Care Support Jobs of 2018.

Do dental hygienists make a good living?

Dental hygienists are in demand and integral to every dentist office, and often earn a decent wage. According to the BLS, the national median annual wage for this career in May 2017 was $74,070 or $35.61 per hour. ² This varies depending upon location, experience, and whether you are a full-time or part-time employee.

Will dentists be replaced by robots?

Dental practitioners are among the least likely to be replaced by robots, according to a 2015 study by researchers at Oxford University and Deloitte on the risk of computerisation of current jobs in the next 20 years.