title: Will there be a difference in the pediatric dentists of the future?
abstract: In addition to the marked downsizing of most schools of dentistry, there has been a significant increase in the number of women and minority students, with percentages for both groups having approximately doubled during the last decade. Furthermore, with increasingly higher percentages of minority students applying to pediatric dental programs, the reality is that there will be an increasing number of pediatric practitioners from minority groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Health, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8715.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D003815:Dentists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology