title: Prosthodontists in a period of decreasing number of dentists and changing realities of practice.
abstract: The availability of prosthodontic dental services is considered in terms of projected decreases in the number of dentists to provide services to the general population in a changed environment for the delivery of services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Health, State University of New York, School of Dental medicine, Stony Brook.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000639:trends; D003815:Dentists / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D011476:Prosthodontics; D000078329:Workforce