| The feminisation of the orthodontic workforce. | |
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PMID: 16990889 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the status and activity of women in the UK orthodontic workforce. DESIGN AND SETTING: Postal questionnaire based on the UK orthodontic workforce. SUBJECTS: All orthodontic providers in the UK. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire was circulated to the total study population. The variables studied relating to sex were numbers, age, number of sessions worked, productivity, professional status and retirement intentions. RESULTS: The response rate was 72.7%. 31.4% of the participants were female. The average age of female providers was 42.7 (SE 0.48) years, who were on average 4 years younger than males. Sixty-six percent of specialist trainees are women and 34% men. 41.5% of male providers and 31.6% of female providers plan to retire in the next 15 years. The mean number of sessions worked by women was 7.2 (SE 0.1) and men 8.2 (SE 0.1). Women completed 24.2 (SE 1.9) cases per session and men 25.6 (SE 1.3). CONCLUSIONS: The orthodontic workforce is becoming increasingly feminised. The cumulative effect of more women completing fewer cases will mean that workforce planners will need to consider increasing numbers to allow for this feminisation. |
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Authors:
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T C Murphy; N A Parkin; D R Willmot; P G Robinson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British dental journal Volume: 201 ISSN: 0007-0610 ISO Abbreviation: Br Dent J Publication Date: 2006 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-09-22 Completed Date: 2007-01-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513219 Medline TA: Br Dent J Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 355-7 Citation Subset: D; IM |
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Montagu Hospital, Mexborough, S64 0AZ, UK. tania.murphy@btopenworld.com |
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Adult Dentists, Women / statistics & numerical data* Female Great Britain Humans Male Middle Aged Orthodontics / manpower* Questionnaires Workload / statistics & numerical data |
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