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Workforce issues remain a top concern for safety-net dental clinics struggling with issues of recruitment, retention, training, salary, and turnover rates. NNOHA has compiled some workforce resources that have been valuable tools to safety-net programs attempting to build a strong, high-quality, dental workforce:

 NNOHA's Workforce Resources:

1. JOB BANK: NNOHA has job bank available for members with openings in their dental clinics. As dental capacity grows, the need for dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants committed to caring for underserved patients is growing as well. 
2. Employer Compensation Analysis: The benefits of working at a Health Center are substantial. This Employer Compensation Analysis tool allows for a side-by-side comparison of the value of working in a Health Center compared to independent contracting or self-employment. This tool is useful to illustrate to prospective job applicants or current staff the value of employer-provided benefits. The formulas are all calculated; you have to fill in the cells in red font color with the numbers that are applicable for your facility.  Sample numbers are included for illustrative purposes using national averages. The analysis has been updated with 2011 FICA information. This resource was originally developed by NNOHA Board Member Dr. Janet Bozzone of Open Door Family Medical Centers in New York.
   • Click here for the Full-Time Compensation Analysis 
     
   • Click here for the Part-Time Compensation Analysis 
3. Dental Recruitment Tips for Human Resources and Dental Directors: This short document compiles recruitment and retention tips for programs attempting to build a strong, high-quality, dental workforce.
4. Dental Vacancy Catalog: NNOHA regularly monitors PCA job boards and other resources to estimate the number of dental vacancies nationwide. 
5. Publications: NNOHA continues to develop publications on oral health workforce, including the Salary and Retention Survey. 
6. Webinar - The NNOHA Survey of Health Center Dental Salaries: Trends and Analysis: NNOHA's Board member Dr. Wayne Cottam presented a webinar on the salary survey in August 2010.  

Other Resources:

1. The Center for California Workforce Studies (CCHWS) examines critical issues in the distribution, diversity, supply and competence of health professionals in California and other western states. 
2. The following document published in September 2008 from eMaxHeath.com describes general salary and employment statistics for Dental Hygienists. Click here to read the entire article.
3. Help Wanted: A Policy Maker's Guide to New Dental Providers:  is designed to provide state policy makers with objective information and the tools they need as they consider developing new mid-level dental professionals.  The full report co-authored with the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) and funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
4. Health Insurance Survey of Farm and Ranch Operators.
5. History of National Oral Health Surveillance System - This article, published in the April issue of Preventing Chronic Disease Journal, describes the history of the National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS).  Health Center Dental Directors and Executive Directors may wish to refer to the data collected by the NOHSS to assist their grant writers in the development of applications that can compare and contrast the oral health needs of the local community to that of their overall state specific to decreasing oral disease burden and the
   prevention of oral disease. 
6. Click Here for links to each state’s practice acts and to the state dental associations.
7. December 2009 Issue of the Health Workforce News has a feature on dental workforce.  Click here to read articles on challenges in dental workforce, new models, and a successful initiative in Wisconsin.
8. Georgia Oral Health Access Report, June 2010.
9. Homeless Dental Clinic has an article on the "no-show phenomenon" and ideas on how to manage it.
10. National Health Service Corps developed a great video titled "A Day in the Life of NHSC Dental Providers."