47% of Dental Assistants Are Thinking About Leaving. Here's What the 2026 Data Actually Says.
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By Dental Strategy Institute | June 2026 | 7-Minute Read
The 2026 Dentalpost Dental Salary Survey found something that should concern every practice owner and DSO operator reading this: dental assistants are the only dental professional group where satisfaction declined across every single measur...
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