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U.S. Designated Dental Health Professions Shortage Areas 1991 , 2000 - 05. Source: Shortage Designation Branch, Office of Workforce Evaluation and Quality Assurance, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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U.S. Designated Dental Health Professions Shortage Areas 1991, 2000 - 05 Source: Shortage Designation Branch, Office of Workforce Evaluation and Quality Assurance, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Population Living in D-HPSAs* and Estimated Underserved Population Living in DHPSAs, 1991 and 2000 - 05 Source: Shortage Designation Branch, Office of Workforce Evaluation and Quality Assurance, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Designated Health Professions Shortage Areas
Dentists Needed to Achieve Target Ratio and Remove Designation in D-HPSAs*, 1991 and 2000 - 05 Source: Shortage Designation Branch, Office of Workforce Evaluation and Quality Assurance, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Designated Health Professions Shortage Areas
Dental Health Profession Shortage Areas (DHPSA) • 3,296 Shortage Areas • 46 million People Living in Shortage Areas • 9,000 Estimated additional dentists needed eliminate DHPSAs These 9,000 dentists would employ an additional • 15,228 dental assistants • 11,016 dental hygienists Or the equivalent of • Nearly three graduating dental hygiene classes • More than two graduating dental assisting classes Source: American Dental Education Association, “Unleashing the Potential.”
The U.S. population is projected to increase by almost 50% between 2000 and 2050 With people increasingly living longer and improving oral health, the number of teeth to be cared for is increasing at a faster rate than the population U.S. Resident Population Projection, 2000 - 2050 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2004, U.S. Interim Projections, http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/
U.S. Population by Race and Ethnicity Source: http://www.censusscope.org/us/chart_race.html
U.S. Population by Age and Gender, 1950 Source: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
U.S. Population by Age and Gender, 2000 Source: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
U.S. Population by Age and Gender, 2025 Source: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
U.S. Population by Age and Gender, 2050 Source: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
Projected Percentage Growth of Minority Populations in the United States • In 2000, people of minority racial or ethnic groups composed 31 percent of the population. • By 2050, 50 percent of the U.S. population will be people of minority racial or ethnic groups. Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Projected Percentage Growth of U.S. Population Age 65 and Over • In 2000, 12 percent of the U.S. population was age 65+. • People ages 65 and over will increase to 16 percent of the population by 2020, and to 21 percent in 2050. Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Projected Number of Dentists per 100,000 U.S. Population • The dentist-to-population ratio is declining. • There were 55 dentists per 100,000 people in 2005. • There will be only 50 dentists per 100,000 people in 2050. Source: American Dental Education Association, “Unleashing the Potential.”