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Workforce diversity in dentistry – current status and future challenges
Author(s) -
Garcia Raul I.,
Blue Spruce George,
Sinkford Jeanne C.,
Lopez Michael J.,
Sullivan Louis W.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of public health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1752-7325
pISSN - 0022-4006
DOI - 10.1111/jphd.12219
Subject(s) - workforce , diversity (politics) , ethnic group , underrepresented minority , oral health , cultural diversity , health care , population , dental care , medicine , medline , family medicine , gerontology , nursing , dentistry , medical education , environmental health , political science , law
The racial and ethnic diversity of the US oral health care workforce remains insufficient to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population and to address persistent health disparities. The findings from a recent national survey of underrepresented minority dentists are reviewed and recommendations are made for enhancing diversity in the dental profession.