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Fai Wah Hugo Ma, DMD (he/him/his)
Resident PGY-2
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States
Cheen Y. Loo, DMD, PhD
Department Chair
Tufts University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Matthew Finkelman, PhD
Tufts University
Gerald Swee, DMD
Tufts University
Meletia Laskou, DMD, DDS, FAAPD
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Abstract Type: Research Poster Abstract Title: Racial Diversity and Gender Trends of Pediatric Dentist in the U.S. Ma F, Swee G, Finkelman M, Loo C (Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA) Research supported by the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
Participant(s)
Members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the membership organization representing the specialty of pediatric dentistry.
Co-Author(s)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to shed light on racial diversity and gender trends in pediatric dentistry providers in the United States.
Methods: A survey was developed and administered electronically on Qualtrics. The survey was distributed to 8,577 AAPD specialist and resident members practicing in the United States. The questionnaire consisted of 9 questions regarding participants’ background information, including race, gender, educational background, geographic location, and practice type.
Results: Response rate: 634 out of 8560 (7.41%). 594 responses (93.7%) meet the requirement of the survey, 40 responses (6.3%) were excluded. Gender: 247 (41.6%) responses identify as male, 316 (53.2%) responses identify as female, 3 (0.5%) responses as non-binary/third gender, 5 (0.8%) responses as prefer not to say, and 23 (3.9%) responses left as blank. Age range: 26 to 90 year old, mean is 45 year old with a standard deviation of 13.5 years.
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Conclusion: “Pending”.