title: Dentistry for children: personnel needs in the future.
abstract: Despite the changing pattern of dental disease, there are a number of factors that augur well for dental care for younger patients. These factors include the increasing numbers of children (in particular those who are physically or mentally compromised), an increasing demand for services by a wider range of patients, a continuing underserved population, a decrease in the overall production of dental practitioners, and better control of the number of pediatric dentists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Health, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000639:trends; D000078329:Workforce