2015 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce A Report on the 2015 Survey of Dentists and Dental Hygienists Volume 7, March 2018 Bureau of Health Planning Division of Plan Development TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... i List of Figures ............................................................................................................................. v Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. ix Methods and Technical Notes ..................................................................................................... x Executive Summary .................................................................................................................. xii Dentists All Dentists Licensed in Pennsylvania Age ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Sex ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Race and Ethnicity ..................................................................................................................... 3 Residence .................................................................................................................................. 4 Dental Education ........................................................................................................................ 5 Board Certification ..................................................................................................................... 6 Licensure ................................................................................................................................... 6 Employment ............................................................................................................................... 7 Volunteering ............................................................................................................................... 8 All Dentists Practicing Direct Patient Care in Pennsylvania Age ...........................................................................................................................................10 Sex ...........................................................................................................................................11 Race and Ethnicity ....................................................................................................................12 Dental Education .......................................................................................................................13 Board Certification ....................................................................................................................14 Licensure ..................................................................................................................................14 Specialty ...................................................................................................................................15 Geography ................................................................................................................................16 Hours Providing Direct Patient Care ..........................................................................................17 Practice Setting .........................................................................................................................18 Practice Ownership ...................................................................................................................19 2015 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Dentist March 2018 and Dental Hygienist Workforce Accepted Dental Coverage .......................................................................................................20 New Patients .............................................................................................................................22 Sedation....................................................................................................................................23 Children ....................................................................................................................................24 Volunteering ..............................................................................................................................25 Dental/Medical Translation ........................................................................................................27 Professional Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction ...................................................................................28 Length of Practice .....................................................................................................................32 Leaving Direct Patient Care in Less Than Six Years .................................................................36 Dental Hygienists Dental Hygienists Licensed in Pennsylvania Age ...........................................................................................................................................39 Sex ...........................................................................................................................................40 Race and Ethnicity ....................................................................................................................40 Residence .................................................................................................................................41 Dental Hygiene Education .........................................................................................................41 Dental Hygiene Certification ......................................................................................................44 Employment ..............................................................................................................................45 Volunteer Services ....................................................................................................................46 Dental Hygienists Who Provided Direct Patient Care in Pennsylvania Age ...........................................................................................................................................48 Sex ...........................................................................................................................................49 Race and Ethnicity ....................................................................................................................50 Dental Hygiene Residence and Education ................................................................................51 Dental Hygiene Certification ......................................................................................................53 Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioners ...............................................................................54 Volunteer Services ....................................................................................................................57 Hours Providing Direct Patient Care ..........................................................................................58 Geography ................................................................................................................................59 2015 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Dentist March 2018 and Dental Hygienist Workforce Employment ..............................................................................................................................60 See Children in Practice ............................................................................................................63 Level of Work ............................................................................................................................64 Professional Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction ...................................................................................65 Length of Practice .....................................................................................................................68 Leaving Direct Patient Care in Less Than Six Years .................................................................70 Dental/Medical Translation ........................................................................................................71 Appendices Appendix 1: Dentists by County of Primary Practice...............................................................72 Appendix 2: General Dentists by County of Primary Practice .................................................73 Appendix 3: Dentist Age by County of Primary Practice .........................................................74 Appendix 4: Accepted Dental Coverage by County of Primary Practice .................................76 Appendix 5: Years Anticipcated Practicing Dentistry In Pa. by County of Primary Practice ....78 Appendix 6: Accepting New Patients by County of Primary Practice and Coverage ...............80 Appendix 7: Comparison of Responses to the Pa. Survey of Dentists, 2005-2015*................82 Appendix 8: 2015 Dentist Survey ...........................................................................................84 Appendix 9: Dental Hygienists by County of Primary Job .......................................................87