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The providers of dental services *
Author(s) -
Barnard P. D.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1981.tb03913.x
Subject(s) - workforce , dental auxiliary , dentistry , relation (database) , population , medicine , family medicine , business , environmental health , political science , law , computer science , database
A bstract — The relative increase of dentists and the marked increase of dental auxiliaries is discussed in relation to the dentist:population ratio and the role of the auxiliary in the different States. The trend in enrolments in Australian universities, the impact of dentists from overseas, and the increase in auxiliaries is presented in relation to the future levels of recruitment to the dental profession. The need for the co‐ordination of relevant registration authorities in workforce planning is stressed.