title: Solo and nonsolo dental practices: impact of increasing number of female dentists and the cost of a dental education.
abstract: Solo practice is declining, but it remains the dominant mode for the delivery of dental health care services. The increasing number of women in the dental profession with a preference for nonsolo arrangements, together with the impact of debts by students of both sexes may accelerate a decline in the number of solo dental practices in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Dental Health Services, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook 11794-8715, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003816:Dentists, Women / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006124:Group Practice, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011331:Private Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States