Projection of the dental workforce from 2011 to 2020, based on the actual workload of 6762 dentists in 2010 in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 527-536

  Huang, Chiung Shing ^a,b   Cher, Tsang Lie ^c,d   Lin, Chun Pin ^c,e,f   Wu, Kai Ming ^e,f,g,h  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^h Taipei Municipal Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dental workforce projection; Dental workload; Dentist to population ratio; Dentists; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL PRACTICE; DENTIST; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

DENTAL WORKFORCE PROJECTION; DENTAL WORKLOAD; DENTIST-TO-POPULATION RATIO; DENTISTS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84884701859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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