ADA.org: Future of Dentistry Full Report

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY

U

U.S. Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health
Resources and Services Administration, 62
U.S. Department of Defense, 119, 147, 161
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(USDHHS) ,31, 32, 48, 53, 62, 85, 89, 119, 169
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 62, 117
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 24, 147,
165
Dental Device Acts, 165
Underserved, 3, 8, 10, 16, 20, 23, 25, 44, 47, 68-70,
72, 113, 116, 119, 121, 135, 148
Utilization, 16, 46, 59, 62-64, 66, 68-72, 74, 140,
158
Dental Visits, 11, 31, 62-68, 71, 158
Expenditures, 23, 33, 46, 57-60, 62-67, 69,
70, 73

W

Workforce
Allied Dental Personnel, 22, 42, 102, 104, 105
Dental Output,10, 37-39
Dentist, 3, 8-11, 17-20, 28, 30, 34-42, 46, 47,
49, 78, 94, 97-99, 108, 109
Diversity, 8, 10, 19, 37, 49, 96, 100, 109, 120
Education, 8, 35, 98
Female Dentists, 35-38
Geographic Distribution, 4, 10, 39, 105
International, 28, 156
Male Dentists, 36, 38
Part-Time Practice, 36, 37
Productivity
Dentists, 10, 37-39, 102
Faculty, 22, 109
Women, 38
Research, 25, 119
Workforce Model, 10, 49
World Health Organization (WHO), 27, 146, 158,
159, 161
Global Oral Health Database, 158

Index