title: Contribution of women dentists to dental research.
abstract: Since the mid-1960s, the number of women in dentistry in the USA has increased dramatically, including women in dental research. Their attraction to the dental profession is motivated by the following factors: the desire to be a part of the delivery of health care in the community; independence and the opportunity to develop individual expression of career goals; and a career that is compatible with the demands of a family. There is every indication that the proportion of women in dental research will continue to increase in the next decade.
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, MD 20205.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lipton
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003813:Dentistry; D003816:Dentists, Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012106:Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States