Brewer Dental in Billings, Montana starts program to grow its own assistants

The national shortage of dental assistants is being felt in Billings, too, and it won’t get better anytime soon.

Much of the demand is being pushed by the growing wave of senior citizens, who are living longer and taking better care of their teeth.

Although the dental-assistant profession is one of the fastest-growing occupations – it’s expected to grow 31 percent by 2020 – it isn’t growing fast enough.

Brewer Dental http://www.brewerdentalcenter.com/ in Billings has decided it won’t wait around.

By Cindy Uken

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