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Slipping Through the Cracks: Just How Underrepresented Are Minorities Within the Dental Specialties?

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Description
Assesses a survey of 11,137 Hispanic/Latino, Black, or American Indian/Alaska Native dentists to determine the diversity of the dental workforce and predictors of dental specialization for underrepresented minorities (URM). Discusses the role rural residence plays in predicting specialization in dentistry.
Author(s)
Tera Poole, Matthew Jura, George Taylor, Paul Gates, Elizabeth Mertz
Citation
Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 82(S1), 53-62
Date
2022
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Dental workforce · Statistics and data · Tribal communities