Use of oral healthcare and need to expand population that is served: a commentary.
General population demographics are undergoing dramatic changes. Long-term customary populations that provided the bulwark for successful dental practices are being replaced by the many minority populations. Despite these significant general population developments, the demographic profile of the dental profession has experienced (and, apparently, based on dental student populations, will continue to experience) limited changes. The economic strength of the profession may well be predicated upon its responses to these developments. The question remains, "Is the profession preparing for them?".
H Barry
HB
Waldman
Steven P
SP
Perlman
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003815:Dentists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult