Changing number and distribution of pediatric dentists

A review is provided of the 1982 and 1987 ADA Survey of Distribution of Dentists with regard to the changing number and distribution of pediatric dentists. A pediatric dental manpower equilibrium is examined on a state-by-state basis, comparing changes between 1982 and 1987 in this report. The general slowing down in the increasing numbers of pediatric dentists and an essentially constant pediatric-dentist-to-population ratio should continue in the future.