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 The market for dental talent has always been competitive. Several factors have combined to make what was already a tight market even more challenging. These include:

1. Graduation vs Retirement Imbalances: For many years, there has been a long-term trend of fewer dentists coming into practice than those retiring. This has continued to compound and is further evidenced in today’s dental employment market.
2. Covid-19 Disruptions: The pandemic made the entry of new dentists into the market irregular. Despite the best efforts of dental schools, proctored clinical work was largely put on hold at the beginning of the pandemic. 
3. Dental Licensing Barriers: Processes necessary for licensing were delayed in many areas at the onset of COVID-19 as well, leading to a backlog of dentists and dental specialists trying to acquire licensure.
4. More Specialization: Increasing specialization results in many dentists who may be trained as full-service dentists focusing on cosmetic dentistry or some other aspect of the field. 
5. Growing Number of Corporate Practices: The continued emergence of regional and national dental providers has intensified competition among practices for early-career dentists. 
6. Retirement Goals: The burgeoning investment market and record-high stock market have accelerated some late-career dentist’s retirement horizons. 

If your practice is struggling to keep up with your patient count, there’s never been a better time to contact us. We have conversations with qualified candidates every day. Many of these dentists are not looking for jobs – they would never look at the job boards – but they are looking for the right fit. We will work with you to spotlight your opportunity and give you the best chance of landing the perfect candidate.  Along the way, we will save you the time, effort, and expense of advertising your position and screening candidates who might not be a good fit. We may already know your perfect candidate!