The Black dentist workforce in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this paper is to describe the Black dentist workforce, the practice patterns of providers, and their contributions to oral health care for minority and underserved patients.

Methods

A national sample survey of underrepresented minority dentists was conducted in 2012 and received a 32.6 percent response rate for self-reported Black dentists. Data were weighted for selection and response bias to be nationally representative. Descriptive and multivariable statistics were computed to provide a workforce profile of Black dentists. National comparisons are provided from published data.

Results

Among all Black dentists (weighted n = 6,254), 76.6 percent self-identify as African-American, 13.2 percent as African, and 10.3 percent as Afro-Caribbean. T

SUBMITTER: Mertz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5471137 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature