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E S Solomon

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PubMed1995

Gender and the transition into practice.

Since 1990, over half the enrollees in advanced education pediatric dentistry programs have been women. The higher proportion of women in pediatric dentistry should permit examination of the practice patterns of groups of men and women at similar stages in their careers. In 1991 the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry surveyed 4,950 dentists about a variety of issues related to practice patterns and demographics, obtaining 2,362 responses. This study conducted a secondary analysis of the survey data by developing three age-matched graduation cohorts based on gender and years since graduation: 1 to 5 years, 6 to 10 years, and over 10 years. Four areas were investigated: practice patterns, practice arrangements, distribution of time, and income. The overall differences in practice patterns between males and females were statistically significant for the Early Career Group (1 to 5 years). More males were in private practice and a higher proportion of them were practice owners. More women were dental school faculty or in private practice as an employee or contractor. The differences in practice patterns for males and females were not statistically significant for the Intermediate Career Group (6 to 10 years). In the Established Career group (over 10 years), the differences were again statistically significant, with more males as practice owners and shareholders and more women in solo practices. Analysis of time distribution showed that, in the two earlier career groups, women spend about twice as much time as men in child care. These findings may help to explain why many women in the early stages of their careers might prefer the flexibility of working for someone else. When the effects of gender and employment status on income were tested, significant differences were found for the Intermediate and Established groups, with males and practice owners having higher income levels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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PubMed1995

Survey of clinic fees and clinic revenue--summary report, 1993-94.

Figure 4 shows the mean unadjusted revenue-per-student by program type. Advanced Education General Dentistry programs had the highest revenue-per-student this year and in two of the three previous years. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery programs generated the second highest mean amount of clinic revenue-per-student, followed by General Practice Residencies, Orthodontic programs, and Prosthodontic programs. Pediatric Dentistry, Endodontics, and Periodontics programs also had similar mean revenues-per-student. The smallest revenues-per-student were generated by D.D.S./D.M.D. and dental hygiene programs. These data should be interpreted with care. A review of the information for each program shows that there are significant variations in these data from school to school. These variations could be caused by different accounting procedures as well as differences in program size and location. Consequently, these data are best viewed in general terms.

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PubMed1993

The primary dental care workforce.

With health care reform at the forefront of our nation's policy agenda, an assessment of the current status of the dental primary care workforce is required as an essential reform component. There has been much written in the literature about manpower but relatively little about the primary dental care workforce. The purpose of this paper is three-fold: 1) to describe the current primary dental care workforce; 2) to identify the distribution of this workforce; and 3) to describe the current delivery system. Characteristics, distribution, and delivery systems of the primary dental care workforce in the private and public sectors are described, and workforce issues relevant to health care reform are identified for future discussion.

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PubMed1991

Issues in the dental care management of patients with bloodborne infectious diseases: an opinion survey of dental school seniors.

This study revealed some significant findings concerning the views of dental school seniors. Through a series of questions, we determined the opinions that seniors had about treating patients with bloodborne infections and the way they regarded their professional responsibility to provide care to these patients. We were able to identify that the majority of seniors had knowingly treated patients with one of these diseases, and believed that they had a professional obligation to do so. The study showed that these future professionals were aware of the risks related to disease transmission and they had real concerns about those risks; nevertheless, they were prepared to accept their professional obligation to provide care to these individuals. More than half of the survey population was fearful of treating patients with these diseases, and over half indicated that they would not treat these patients given the choice. This fear was compounded by their presumption that other patients would not want to be treated by a dentist who provides care to HBV/HIV patients, and by the presumption of increased cost of infection control. More than three fourths of these dental seniors agreed that treatment of infected patients would place them at higher risk. Nevertheless, in the face of this perceived danger, 62 percent indicated that they were willing to treat these patients, 79 percent said that they were capable of treating them, and 76 percent acknowledged the responsibility of the profession to treat. Another finding of note involves the treatment of infected patients and the effect that treatment experience had on the seniors' attitudes.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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PubMed1991

Association membership of full-time faculty in dental schools.

Based on the current participation rates in the Association, most full-time faculty who are members of the AADS are White males tenured in the clinical sciences. The American Association of Dental Schools has captured a fair share of the full-time dental school faculty as members, but there is still considerable room for growth. In particular, as the composition of the dental school faculty diversifies, we must be sure that all elements of dental education are represented in the Association. Membership in the ranks of junior faculty is low, and currently the members of ethnic minorities and women are disproportionally represented there. There are 2,381 additional potential members among full-time faculty at U.S. dental schools who represent a large and important force for dental education. The effectiveness of the Association would be enhanced by the inclusion of these full-time faculty along with the thousands of part-time faculty, allied dental educators, and members of postdoctoral dental educational programs. In terms of attendance at the AADS Annual Session, almost all the attenders at the meeting this year were Association members (97 percent). Overall attendance at the Annual Session was quite good with about 60 percent of the full-time faculty Association members attending. Attendance rates among the categories we investigated did vary somewhat but not as much as membership by category. In general, dental school faculty who join the Association attend the Annual Session.

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