title: Dental workforce.
abstract: The dental workforce refers to the number, distribution, and characteristics of dentists, dental auxiliaries, and other support staff involved in the provision of oral health care. This article reviews the changes in the dental workforce that have taken place, especially during the last 50 years, the present status of the workforce, and projections about the adequacy and composition of the dental workforce in the coming years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Institutional Research, The Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, TX, USA. esolomon@bcd.tamhsc.edu
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D003727:Dental Auxiliaries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003813:Dentistry; D003815:Dentists / Q000600:supply & distribution; D004468:Economics, Dental / Q000639:trends*; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce