Estimated Retirements That Will Lead to Lost and Vacant Positions Dental Assisting (N=154) Dental Hygiene (N=197) Dental Lab Tech (N=10) Total (N=361) 2016-17 Academic Year Count % Total Estimated Retirements 8 35 43 Resulting in a Lost Position 1 12.5% 10 28.6% - 11 25.6% Resulting in a Vacant Position 5 62.5% 17 48.6% 22 51.2% (N=153) (N=360) Next 5 Academic Years 119 285 415 16 13.4% 42 14.7% 0% 58 14.0% 63 52.9% 106 37.2% 7 63.6% 176 42.4% Note: Some programs did not report the number of Lost and Vacant positions; as such, the sum of these positions may not equal the total number of Estimated Retirements. Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Allied Dental Program Directors, 2016