Practice and personal characteristics, 1988 survey
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A survey of practice patterns among male and female dentists was conducted in 1988 by the Bureau of Economic and Behavioral Research of the American Dental Association. Of the 5,030 dentists contacted, 2,729 responded; 1,053 of the respondents were women. The results that were obtained complement a study reported in the April 1990 issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association about female dentists. The Bureau's survey found that more than 88 percent of the women responding were younger than 45, and 88 percent of the women were general dental practitioners. Approximately 50 percent of the male respondents were under 45, and 85 percent of the male dentists were general dental practitioners. Most dentists were married, with male dentists having an average of 2.24 children, and females, 0.94 children. Among married dentists, 88 percent of females had spouses with a college education, compared with 73 percent of males. Leaves of absence from dentistry differed considerably for men and women: men reported an average of 0.1 weeks of leave for child rearing, compared with 5.8 weeks for women. Women dentists who are parents spent approximately 22 hours per week involved in child care, and males, 7.5 hours. Housework, not including home maintenance, occupied another 8.6 hours per week for females, and 3.5 hours for males. Among dentists younger than 45, 89 percent of the males and 68 percent of the females owned their dental practice. Men spent slightly more hours per week working in their practice. Females spent about five minutes longer (a total of 45 minutes) with each patient than male dentists, and females tend to have smaller staff sizes. During 1987, the average net income for female private dental practitioners under 45 was 61 percent of a male dentists' income. Women dentists who owned their own practices earned about 68 percent of the income of males who owned their practices. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1990
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Using lasers in clinical dental practice
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The use of lasers in dentistry has been increasing since the early 1980s. Lasers are used to perform both soft tissue and hard tissue surgery on dental patients. A laser beam is created from the passage of excitation energy through a tube of laser medium. Laser light is monochromatic and does not diverge. The beam can be either continuous or pulsated. A laser beam may interact differently with different types of tissue. Different types of lasers used in dentistry include carbon dioxide lasers, neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) lasers and holmium:YAG lasers. Laser safety guidelines should be followed carefully to protect the dentist, patient and staff from injury. Eye protection is one very important factor. Lasers are used in dentistry to perform a wide variety of procedures. Most dentists use lasers because they have certain advantages over other types of technologies.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1993
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