title: Endodontists: a manpower projection.
abstract: Since endodontics was first recognized as a specialty of dental practice in 1963, numerous postdoctoral programs have been established or expanded to meet a growing demand for endodontic manpower. There is evidence that a serious threat of overproduction now exists. Projections of active dentist and endodontist populations provide a basis for adjusting endodontic program size.
mesh_terms: D003815:Dentists / Q000600:supply & distribution; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate; D004708:Endodontics; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D011336:Probability; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce