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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of All Newly Licensed Dentists, U.S.-Trained Dentists, and Foreign-Trained Dentists in Washington State

From: Exploring the potential for foreign-trained dentists to address workforce shortages and improve access to dental care for vulnerable populations in the United States: a case study from Washington State

Measure

All Dentists

U.S.- Trained Dentists

Foreign-Trained Dentists

Significance Testing between U.S.-Trained and Foreign-Trained Dentists (α = 0.05)

Individual-Level Characteristics*

    

Dental school training

   

n/a

   Foreign-trained dentist

139 (20.2)

n/a

n/a

 

   U.S.-trained dentist

549 (79.8)

n/a

n/a

 

Age (years)

   

P = 0.865

   Mean ± Standard Deviation

34.7 ± 8.4

34.7 ± 9.0

34.8 ± 5.1

 

Sex, n (%)

   

P < 0.0001

   Female

258 (37.5)

177 (32.2)

81 (58.3)

 

Method of licensing, n (%)

   

P < 0.0001

   Examination

443 (69.5)

327 (65.5)

116 (84.1)

 

   Endorsement

194 (30.5)

172 (34.5)

22 (15.9)

 

Participated in the Medicaid

   

P = 0.011

Program

    

   Yes

143 (20.8)

125 (22.8)

18 (12.9)

 

Practice-Level Characteristics**

    

Practice is in a dental Health

   

P = 0.726

Professional Shortage Area

    

   Yes

66 (46.2)

57 (45.6)

9 (50.0)

 

Rurality of practice

   

P = 0.683

   Urban

114 (79.7)

99 (79.2)

15 (83.3)

 

   Rural

29 (20.3)

26 (20.8)

3 (16.7)

 
  1. * Includes all dentists in the study population (N = 688)
  2. **Includes only dentists in the study population with a Washington State Medicaid provider number (n = 143)