Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a fundamental shift in the labor market, leading to unprecedented job losses. Between February and April 2020, approximately 22.2 million jobs were lost nationwide. Notably, dentistry was among the top ten industries impacted, accounting for 555,000 of those job losses. When positions were reopened, only 76% of all employees across all industries returned to work by August 2020.
As the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically disrupted workforce stability, particularly within dental practices, effective talent management emerged as a critical strategy for rebuilding and sustaining the dental workforce. Talent management is of increasing importance in today’s labor market, and it is defined as the process of recruiting, hiring, and retaining quality staff to maximize organizational outcomes. The issues of recruiting, hiring, and retaining employees, particularly in the dental field, are highly interrelated and move in direct proportion to one another.
Recommended Citation
Passey, Logan DDS, MSD; Shroff, Bhavna DDS, M.D.Sc., MPA; Philips, Christina B. DDS, MSD; Carrico, Caroline K. Ph.D.; Lindauer, Steven J. DMD, M.D.Sc; Hawkins, Daniel R. DMD; and Chiang, Siddharth DDS
(2026)
"AN EXAMINATION OF HIRING PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION TODAY COMPARED WITH PRE-PANDEMIC CHARACTERISTICS IN ORTHODONTICS,"
Virginia Dental Journal: Vol. 103:
No.
2, Article 12.
Available at:
https://commons.ada.org/vadentaljournal/vol103/iss2/12