Workforce diversity in dentistry – current status and future challenges

Authors

Raul I. Garcia, Boston University
George Blue Spruce, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health
Jeanne C. Sinkford, American Dental Education Association
Michael J. Lopez, University of California, San Francisco
Louis W. Sullivan, Sullivan Alliance to Transform the Health Professions, Inc.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Abstract

The racial and ethnic diversity of the US oral health care workforce remains insufficient to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population and to address persistent health disparities. The findings from a recent national survey of underrepresented minority dentists are reviewed and recommendations are made for enhancing diversity in the dental profession.

First Page

99

Last Page

104

DOI

10.1111/jphd.12219

Publication Date

3-1-2017

Recommended Citation

Garcia, Raul I.; Blue Spruce, George; Sinkford, Jeanne C.; Lopez, Michael J.; and Sullivan, Louis W., "Workforce diversity in dentistry – current status and future challenges" (2017). ASDOH Faculty Publications. 316.
https://scholarworks.atsu.edu/asdoh-faculty/316