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Registered Dental Hygienists in California: Regional Labor Market Chart Book

Categories: Workforce, Supply & Demand, Recruitment and Retention, Education and Training, Forecast, Diversity, Population Demographics

Tag: Dentistry

Authors: Timothy Bates, Elizabeth Mertz

REPORT: Registered dental hygienists (RDHs) focus on providing critical preventive and therapeutic dental hygiene services for the population of California. The labor market for dental hygienists is responsive to variations in multiple factors at the local level. This study explores the labor market for the California dental hygiene workforce at a regional level, providing policy makers, professionals and educators an... Read More

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