title: Not all dental students complete the course of training.
abstract: The withdrawal of students from dental schools increased during the mid 1980s and has slowed in the early 1990s. A review is provided of the demographics and general circumstances involved with these developments.
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: D004497:Education, Dental / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States