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      The Hispanic and Latino Dentist Workforce in the United State

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          Abstract

          Objectives

          The purpose of this paper is to describe the Hispanic/Latino (H/L) dentist workforce, their general practice patterns, and their contributions to oral health care for H/L and underserved patients.

          Methods

          A national sample survey of underrepresented minority dentists was conducted in 2012 and received a 35.4% response rate for self-reported H/L dentists. Data were weighted for selection and response bias to be nationally representative. A workforce profile of H/L dentists was created using descriptive and multivariable statistics and published data.

          Results

          Among all H/L dentists (weighted n=5,748), 31.9% self-identify their origin as Mexican, 13.4% as Puerto Rican, 13.0% as Cuban, and 41.7% as another H/L group. The largest share of H/L dentists are male, married, and have children under age 18. Fifty percent of H/L dentists are foreign-born and 25% are foreign-trained. H/L dentists report higher than average educational debt, with those completing International Dentist Programs reporting the highest debt load. Sixty-nine percent of clinically active H/L dentists own their own practices, and 85% speak Spanish in their practice. Among clinical H/L dentists, 7% work in safety-net settings, 40% primarily treat underserved populations, and, on average, 42% of their patient population is H/L.

          Conclusions

          H/L dental providers are drastically underrepresented in the dentist population, and those that are in practice shoulder a disproportionate share of dental care for minority and underserved communities. Improving the workforce diversity of dental providers is a critical part of strategy to address the unacceptably high burden of dental disease in the H/L population.

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          Contributors
          Role: Associate Professor
          Role: Research Analyst
          Role: Chairman
          Journal
          0014207
          5220
          J Public Health Dent
          J Public Health Dent
          Journal of public health dentistry
          0022-4006
          1752-7325
          14 February 2017
          26 December 2016
          March 2017
          19 June 2017
          : 77
          : 2
          : 163-173
          Affiliations
          UCSF School of Dentistry
          UCSF School of Dentistry
          UCSF Dental Student Class of 2017
          Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Dental Deparment
          Article
          PMC5476499 PMC5476499 5476499 nihpa849599
          10.1111/jphd.12194
          5476499
          28025830
          efe55bf7-5bdb-4bb2-902b-44a031df5ebf
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          Survey Research,Health Workforce,Dentists’ Practice Patterns,Hispanic/Latino

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