רופאי שיניים בישראל: עבר, הווה ועתיד

Translated title of the contribution: Dental practitioners in Israel: past, present and future

י. מן*, יובל ורד, אברהם זיני

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Abstract

Since 1980 various studies have been published in Israel dealing with dental manpower issues, utilizing several methods such as manpower to population ratio. The dental literature pointed out that dentistry in Israel has an over supply of dentists and that manpower to population ratio is one of the highest in the world 1:770. All studies were based on the information provided by the Ministry of Health which showed that Israel has over 9500 dentists. The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics figures showed a much smaller number which was 5700 active dentists. This enormous gap in between two sources of information, following strict examination of the data revealed that the Bureau of Statistics information is reliable and hence, the real manpower to population ratio in Israel in 2008 was 1:1271. Prediction of manpower is extremely important and the base line information is crucial for future evaluations.

Translated title of the contributionDental practitioners in Israel: past, present and future
Original languageHebrew
Pages (from-to)34-37
Journalרפואת הפה והשיניים
Volume27
Issue number2
StatePublished - Apr 2010

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