Table 1.
Details of the reviewed articles discussing dental workforce diversity in the U.S.
| Articles Discussing Dental Workforce Diversity in the U.S. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Publication Year | Journal | Aim of the Study |
| Casamassimo et al. [20] | 2004 | Journal of Dental Education | Describes the changes in pediatric dentistry faculty numbers and teaching loads between 1995 and 2002 for postdoctoral pediatric dentistry education. |
| Aziz [15] | 2010 | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Reviews the racial demographic of American oral and maxillofacial surgery as it compares with the racial demographic of the U.S. |
| Bazargan et al. [21] | 2010 | BMC Health Services Research | Describes the potential impact of foreign-trained dentists have on improving access to dental care for vulnerable populations. |
| Al-Sowygh & Sukotjo [16] | 2011 | Journal of Prosthodontics | Reviews perspectives of foreign-trained dentists in comparison with U.S.-trained Dentists in Advanced Education in Prosthodontics programs on their current clinical training and future goals. |
| Lacy et al. [17] | 2012 | Journal of Dental Education | Describes an educational program implemented in Texas A & M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry, to increase the number of underrepresented minorities dental students. |
| Ramesh et al. [18] | 2014 | Journal of Dental Education | Describes the transition of an oral and maxillofacial radiology course from a traditional lecture format to an interactive case-based, team-based, interdisciplinary, and intra-professional learning model in advanced dental education. |
| Mertz et al. [7] | 2016 | Journal of Public Health Dentistry | Describes sources of data on underrepresented minority dental providers in the U.S. |
| Garcia et al. [14] | 2017 | Journal of Public Health Dentistry | Reviews the underrepresented minority dentists in the U.S. workforce. |
| Mertz et al. [19] | 2017 | Journal of Public Health Dentistry | Describes the Hispanic/Latino dentist workforce in the U.S., their general practice patterns, and their contributions to oral health care for Hispanic and underserved patients. |