Workforce diversity in dentistry - current status and future challenges.

Abstract:

:The racial and ethnic diversity of the US oral health care workforce remains insufficient to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population and to address persistent health disparities. The findings from a recent national survey of underrepresented minority dentists are reviewed and recommendations are made for enhancing diversity in the dental profession.

journal_name

J Public Health Dent

authors

Garcia RI,Blue Spruce G,Sinkford JC,Lopez MJ,Sullivan LW

doi

10.1111/jphd.12219

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-03-01 00:00:00

pages

99-104

issue

2

eissn

0022-4006

issn

1752-7325

journal_volume

77

pub_type

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