The changes of the number and regional distribution of dentists and dental institutions 9 years after the implementation of postgraduate year training program for dentists in Taiwan

Background/purpose: In Taiwan, there are three major dentist occupation problems: a surplus of dentists, an uneven regional distribution of dentists, and a concentration of dentists in the metropolitan areas. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the distributions of the population and dentists...

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Main Authors: Feng-Chou Cheng, Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Tzu-Chiang Lin, Po-Fang Tsai, Yung-Ta Chang, Chun-Pin Chiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790220302282