Dental Hygiene Educator Workforce Shortage: A review of the literature.

A literature review identified four structural factors driving dental hygiene educator shortages: pay differences between clinical and teaching roles, limited graduate pathways, accreditation constraints, and excessive workloads. Solutions include competitive compensation, mentoring, balanced workloads, and technology support.

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