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8/22/2018 |
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Dentists Working Longer Before Retiring
by Tammy Adams
The dental industry is trending right alongside the rest of America where retirement ages are concerned. In a nutshell, we’re working longer and longer before formally exiting the workforce.
According to the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute, the average dentist currently retires just before they turn 69, although back in 2001 their average retirement age was about 65.
Across the board, Americans are working longer. Why?
First, the positives…
One reason people in just about all sectors are working longer is that they are living longer and enjoying better health. Another reason might be that the nature of work has changed for many people over the years.
For the most part, it is less physically strenuous than it used it to be. People are also better educated, and the more education a person has, studies have found, the longer he or she is likely to keep working in their chosen profession.
Now, the harsh reality…
With the economy and the stock market so unpredictable, many people are retiring later because they worry they cannot afford not to.
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