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Supply and requirements of dentists
| Year | Indian population | Supply | Requirement |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population ratio (1:7,500) | WHO/FDI method using demand for care | WHO/FDI method using effective demand for care | |||
| 2001 | 47,204 | – | – | – | |
| 2011 | 1,210,193,422 | 117,825 | 161,359 | 91,411 | 64,592 |
| 2020 | 1,326,093,000 | 309,700 | 176,812 | – | – |
WHO, World Health Organisation; FDI, International Federation for Dentistry.
