Transcript U.S. Designated Dental Health Professions Shortage Areas

U.S. Designated Dental Health Professions
Shortage Areas 1991, 2000 - 05
American Dental Education Association
Number of U.S. Designated Dental Health
Professions Shortage Areas
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
1991
2000
2001
2002
Year
2003
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
2004
2005
U.S. Population Living in D-HPSAs* and
Estimated Underserved Population Living in
DHPSAs, 1991 and 2000 - 05
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D-HPSA Population
Underserved Population
50,000,000
Population Size in DHPSAs
45,000,000
40,000,000
35,000,000
30,000,000
25,000,000
20,000,000
15,000,000
10,000,000
5,000,000
0
1991
2000
2001
2002
Year
2003
2004
2005
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
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Dentists Needed to Achieve Target Ratio
Dentists Needed to Remove Designation
10,000
Number of Dentists Needed
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
1991
2000
2001
2002
Year
2003
2004
2005
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)
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3,296
46 million
9,000
DHPSAs
Shortage Areas
People Living in Shortage Areas
Estimated additional dentists needed eliminate
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.”
U.S. Resident Population Projection,
2000 - 2050
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Projected Resident Population (in millions)
450

The U.S. population is projected to
increase by almost 50% between 2000
and 2050
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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
400
350
300
250
2000
2010
2020
2030
Year
2040
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
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Two or More Races
Non-Hispanic Other
Non-Hispanic Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Non-Hispanic Asian
Non-Hispanic American Indian
Non-Hispanic Black
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic
200,000,000
180,000,000
160,000,000
Population
140,000,000
120,000,000
100,000,000
80,000,000
60,000,000
40,000,000
20,000,000
0
1980
Source: http://www.censusscope.org/us/chart_race.html
1990
Year
2000
U.S. Population by Age and Gender,
1950
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80+
70 - 74
Age Range
60 - 64
50 - 54
40 - 44
Female
Male
30 - 34
20 - 24
10 - 14
0-4
0
1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000
Population Size
Source: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
U.S. Population by Age and Gender,
2000
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80+
70 - 74
Age Range
60 - 64
50 - 54
Female
40 - 44
30 - 34
20 - 24
10 - 14
0-4
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
Source: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
6,000,000
Population Size
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
Male
U.S. Population by Age and Gender,
2025
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80+
70 - 74
Age Range
60 - 64
50 - 54
Female
40 - 44
Male
30 - 34
20 - 24
10 - 14
0-4
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
Source: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
6,000,000
8,000,000
Population Size
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
U.S. Population by Age and Gender,
2050
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80+
70 - 74
Age Range
60 - 64
50 - 54
Female
Male
40 - 44
30 - 34
20 - 24
10 - 14
0-4
0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
Population Size
Source: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html
20,000,000
25,000,000
Projected Percentage Growth of Minority
Populations in the United States
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60%
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In 2000, people of
minority racial or
ethnic groups
composed 31 percent
of the population.
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By 2050, 50 percent
of the U.S. population
will be people of
minority racial or
ethnic groups.
Percent
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2000
2050
Year
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Projected Percentage Growth of U.S.
Population Age 65 and Over
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25%
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In 2000, 12 percent
of the U.S.
population was age
65+.
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People ages 65 and
over will increase to
16 percent of the
population by 2020,
and to 21 percent in
2050.
Percentage
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
2000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
2020
Year
2050
Projected Number of Dentists per
100,000 U.S. Population
Dentists per 100,000 People
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56
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The dentist-topopulation ratio is
declining.
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There were 55
dentists per 100,000
people in 2005.
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There will be only 50
dentists per 100,000
people in 2050.
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
2005
2050
Year
Source: American Dental Education Association,
“Unleashing the Potential.”