onDiem launches PPO health insurance for temp dental workers to improve hiring, retention, and production for dental practices

 onDiem is now the first nationally-available dental staffing platform to provide temp dental workers with a comprehensive PPO health insurance plan in partnership with UnitedHealthcare ®. This development comes in the midst of a severe labor shortage in dentistry —as the company’s effort to help practices better retain top talent and build more responsive and flexible dental teams.  PORTLAND, ORE., November 6, 2023 — onDiem, the country ’s first fully W-2 compliant and nationally-available dental staffing platform, will now also be the first to offer a PPO health insurance plan for temp dental workers. onDiem ’s latest launch, in partnership with UnitedHealthcare ®, is part of the company’s larger strategy to drastically improve hiring, recruitment, and production for dental practices and DSOs in the midst of a serious dental staffing shortage.  According to a study by the Health Policy Institute, American Dental Hygienists Association, and the Dental Assisting National Board, 32.6% of dental hygienists and 29.8% of dental assistants who voluntarily left the field cited “inadequate benefits” as the reason for their departure. “The research is clear. When temp dental workers feel adequately cared for, they are more likely to become reliable, dependable, and invaluable team members for practices and DSOs across the country,” affirmed Joe Fogg, Founder& CEO o...
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