Abstract
The first page discusses recent data from 2022 licensure surveys of Virginia dentists and dental hygienists, revealing a two percent decrease in the number of dentists and an increase in dental hygienists to pre-pandemic levels. It highlights that most new dental hygienists are trained in Virginia, while many new dentists come from outside the state or the country. The data also shows demographic shifts, with younger dentists more likely to be female and the profession becoming more diverse. Regional disparities in dentist and hygienist concentrations are noted, with Northern Virginia having a higher dentist-to-population ratio compared to rural areas.
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Logan, Paul
(2024)
"WHAT’S CHANGING IN VIRGINIA’S DENTAL WORKFORCE?,"
Virginia Dental Journal: Vol. 100:
No.
2, Article 13.
Available at:
https://commons.ada.org/vadentaljournal/vol100/iss2/13