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  • Health Services Research
  • Health Disparities
  • Dental Public Health

Background:

  • Underrepresentation of Black, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian or Alaska Native individuals in the dental profession is a significant concern.
  • This disparity impacts dental workforce diversity, access to care, oral health outcomes, and social justice.
  • Existing data highlights the need to quantify this shortage and understand practice patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the shortage of underrepresented minority (URM) dentists in the United States.
  • To examine the practice patterns of URM dentists in relation to the communities they serve.
  • To inform policy for improving dental workforce diversity and health equity.

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative analysis of URM dentist workforce data.
  • Examination of practice patterns and community demographics.
  • Comparison of counties with and without URM dentists.

Main Results:

  • The URM dentist workforce is disproportionately smaller and unevenly distributed compared to minority populations.
  • URM dentists serve larger proportions of minority patients than are present in their surrounding communities.
  • Counties with URM dentists are more diverse and affluent but exhibit greater socioeconomic inequality.

Conclusions:

  • Current policies are a necessary first step but insufficient to achieve dental workforce diversity.
  • Enhanced strategies are required to address the systemic issues contributing to underrepresentation.
  • Improving URM dentist representation is critical for achieving dental health equity and social justice.