Pennsylvania’s dental care teams are burning out and leaving the field resulting in geographic disparities, longer wait times for care, and a need to re-think training and finance.
some Pennsylvania residents have wait times up to three years to receive dental treatment for tooth decay. Thedetermined the average wait time for a new dental appointment in Pennsylvania is 2 months with an additional month wait to have a filling placed. Rural residents can face up to a two to three year wait for care.
Over the last three years, Pennsylvania has been affected by a significant number of dental hygienists and dental assistants leaving dentistry as well as increases in dentist retirements. This has resulted in dwindling availability of dental appointments. The findings also revealed that one-third of dentists are leaving the Pennsylvania workforce in the next six years. Most of these dentists are 65 years or older and mainly located in rural counties.
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