Oral Health Workforce Decreasing: New Report from PA Coalition for Oral Health
The Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health has issued a new dental health workforce report that describes a worsening crisis in oral health access for Pennsylvania’s rural and underserved communities. The report documents a 10% decrease in Pennsylvania’s dental health workforce since 2015, with faster attrition during the COVID-19 pandemic and in rural communities. The report also found that Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom nationally for the annual salaries of licensed den