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Dental manpower in India: changing trends since 1920
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AIM: To analyse the changing trends in dental manpower production of India since 1920 and its development to date. METHODS AND MATERIAL: The databases consulted were those provided by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence, Dental Council of India, and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Descriptive statistics. RESULTS: In India, dental education was formally established in 1920 when the first dental college was started. Current data revealed that there are 301 colleges nationwide granting degrees in dentistry, with a total of 25,270 student positions offering annually. Both the distribution of dental colleges and of dentists varies among the regions of the country with the greatest concentration in major urban areas, resulting in limited coverage in rural regions. CONCLUSIONS: The current scenario indicates that there is lack of systematic planning in the allocation and development of dental colleges in India.
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Some countries have recently seen significant increases in numbers of dental schools, many of which are private, for-profit institutions responding to competition and demand for dental courses, with no reflection on the needs of their local populations.
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- Jaiswal, A. K., Srinivas, P., & Suresh, S.
- Corresponding author
- Jaiswal, Ashish K.
- Venue
- International Dental Journal
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-08
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 213-218
- ISSN
- 0020-6539 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9376396
- OpenAlex
- W2159523030
- Cited by
- 45
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- FWCI
- 4.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
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- International Dental Journal (publishedVersion, public-domain)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health Workforce Issues
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Education
- Keywords
- dental workforce, dental education, dental schools, dentist workforce, urban-rural differences, health workforce planning, India
- MeSH terms
- Dental Auxiliaries, Dentists, Education, Dental, Humans, India, Rural Population, Schools, Dental, Students, Dental, Urban Population, Resource Allocation
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