title: Changing number and distribution of pediatric dentists.
abstract: A review is provided of the 1982 and 1987 ADA Survey of Distribution of Dentists with regard to the changing number and distribution of pediatric dentists. A pediatric dental manpower equilibrium is examined on a state-by-state basis, comparing changes between 1982 and 1987 in this report. The general slowing down in the increasing numbers of pediatric dentists and an essentially constant pediatric-dentist-to-population ratio should continue in the future.
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 / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000639:trends; D011153:Population; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce