{"id":9493,"date":"2024-08-29T23:15:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T23:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotu.com\/?p=9493"},"modified":"2024-09-30T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T15:50:51","slug":"gotu-expands-digital-marketplace-amid-nationwide-dental-staffing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotu.com\/dental-practices\/gotu-expands-digital-marketplace-amid-nationwide-dental-staffing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"GoTu Expands Digital Marketplace Amid Nationwide Dental Staffing Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"wysiwyg-69393af189c8c\" class=\"component wysiwyg wysiwyg--default\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row wysiwyg__row\">\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col wysiwyg__col component__header\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n\n\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">GoTu, a pioneering digital talent marketplace for the dental industry, has announced its expansion into the Western US corridor, to help markets that are suffering from a critical shortage of dental professionals. As of\u00a0July 15, GoTu is available in\u00a0California\u00a0and has strengthened its presence in\u00a0Arizona,\u00a0Nevada,\u00a0Colorado\u00a0and\u00a0Utah. The digital marketplace will expand to\u00a0Washington\u00a0and\u00a0Oregon\u00a0this fall.<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">This expansion highlights the urgent need for reliable dental professionals amid an ongoing shortage of registered dental hygienists. According to Becker&#8217;s Dental + DSO Review,\u00a0California\u00a0has 517 dental professional shortage areas. The data also found that the U.S. needs nearly 10,000 dental professionals to curtail the shortage.<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">&#8220;GoTu&#8217;s expansion into the Western U.S. corridor represents our commitment to solving the dental staffing crisis,&#8221; said\u00a0Cary Gahm, co-founder and co-CEO of GoTu. &#8220;Our innovative platform ensures communities receive the dental care they need by connecting practices with top-tier professionals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">According to\u00a0Ed Thomas, GoTu co-founder and co-CEO, the company is uniquely positioned to address this challenge with its innovative platform, connecting dental offices with highly skilled professionals and ensuring communities receive the dental care they need.<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">&#8220;Our mission is to provide an immediate solution to the dental staffing crisis by creating immediate communication between dental offices in need and professionals seeking shifts,&#8221; said Thomas. &#8220;As our platform evolves, we recognize the growing demand to serve areas of need.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">Founded in 2019 to address the dental industry&#8217;s chronic staffing crisis, the platform has connected more than 25,000 dental offices with over 45,000 dental professionals. 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Most recently, the company launched a transformative scholarship aimed at advancing diversity and excellence in dentistry.<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">Dental practices and dental professionals can access the GoTu platform by downloading the app.<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-9493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-practices","tag-blog"],"acf":[],"card":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"col archive__col\">\n\t\t<div id=\"blog-post-9493\" class=\"blog-post card post-9493 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dental-practices tag-blog\" data-mobile=\"swiper-slide\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/dental-practices\/gotu-expands-digital-marketplace-amid-nationwide-dental-staffing-crisis\/\" class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/West-Coast-expansion-2-600x350.webp\" class=\"card-img-top card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"West-Coast-Dental\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle blog-card__catgeory\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-tax\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/types\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a><span> \u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/topics\/dental-practices\/\">Dental Practices<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a class=\"card-more btn btn-tertiary\" href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/dental-practices\/gotu-expands-digital-marketplace-amid-nationwide-dental-staffing-crisis\/\">\n\t\t\tRead Article\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"card-title blog-card__title\">\n\n\t\t\tGoTu Expands Digital Marketplace Amid Nationwide Dental Staffing Crisis\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-text blog-card__excerpt\">\n\n\t\t\tGoTu, a pioneering digital talent marketplace for the dental industry, has announced its expansion into the Western US corridor, to help markets that are suffering from a critical shortage of dental professionals. 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