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Dentist Workforce Data 2001

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This publication presents summary information for Wisconsin
PATIENT-RELATED INFORMATION
PLANNED CHANGES IN PRACTICE
from the 2001 Dentist Workforce Survey. Wisconsin had 4,563
Number
%
licensed dentists in 2001, of whom 4,301 (94%) responded to the
Number
%
survey. The data in this publication are self-reports, not verified
• Accept new patients
2,616
92%
• Dentists planning within the next year to:
with other sources of data. The General Information section
• Accept new Medicaid/BadgerCare patients
539
19%
includes data on all reporting Wisconsin-licensed dentists. The
Move practice to another location in Wisconsin
65
2%
remaining sections present information for the 2,842 dentists
• Serve Medicaid/BadgerCare patients
1,143
40%
Reduce patient hours
199
7
practicing in Wisconsin.

• Provide any pro-bono† care:
1,269
45%
• Dentists planning to retire or leave practice in
Wisconsin in the next:
GENERAL INFORMATION
To children and adults
978
34
Number
%
To children only
159
5
Year
51
2%
• Wisconsin licensed dentists*
4,563
--
To adults only
132
5

Two to five years (2003-2006)
356
13
567
20
• Reporting Wisconsin-licensed dentists
4,301
100%
• Have a sliding fee scale for patients based on
Six to 10 years (2007-2011)
• Year degree granted
income or ability to pay
432
15%
DENTISTS BY REGION‡
1990-2001
412
10%
• Participate in the Wisconsin Donated Dental
Rate per
1980-1989
762
18
Services program
566
10,000
1970-1979
943
22
20%
Total
population
1960-1969
480 11
• Volunteer services at a clinic serving uninsured
Prior to 1960
232 5
or under-insured patients
(1)
604
5.0
436
15%
Northeastern
(2)
247
5.1
• Location of degree granting institution
Northern
U.S.
4,230
PRIMARY PRACTICE SETTINGS
(3) Southeastern
1,165
5.6
Wisconsin
2,674
62%
(4) Southern
427
4.2
Number
%
Other states
1,556
36

(5) Western
332
4.3
46%
Outside U.S.
28
• Individual proprietor (i.e., only owner)
1,308
• Group practice
672
24
• Practicing dentistry in Wisconsin**
2,842
66%
• Government
39
1
SELECTED SPECIALTIES
• Shareholder in an incorporated dental practice
223
8
Number
%
• Primary Practice Size: Number of Dentists
• General practice (no specialty)
2
2,272 80%
1
1,313
46%
• Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics
2-4
152 5
826
29
5-9
5
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery
122 4
134
5
10+
• Pediatric dentistry
116
4
71 2
1
• Endodontics
59 2
DENTAL HYGIENIST INFORMATION
• Periodontics
53 2
• Dentists using dental hygienist(s) for:
Number
%
• Prosthodontics
47 2
Patient care (prophylaxis, etc.)
1,995
70%
• Dental public health
1,958
69
10 0.3
Patient education/counseling
4
• Oral and maxillofacial pathology
Patient education program development
1,058
37
4 0.1
3
Delegated administration of anesthesia
760
27
Surgical assistance
75
3
* Obtained from the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Case management
561
20
‡ Regions are shaded by rate per 10,000 population, with the
** The percentages in the remaining sections are derived from the 2,842
Community education
914
32
darkest shade representing the highest rate and the lightest shade
dentists practicing in Wisconsin.
† Services provided without compensation for the public good.
representing the lowest rate.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
The data source for these tables is the 2001 Dentist Workforce
Survey. The 2001 Dentist Workforce Survey was conducted by the
Wisconsin Division of Health Care Financing, Bureau of Health
Health Counts
Information, in cooperation with Wisconsin-licensed dentists.
Completion of the 2001 Dentist Workforce survey was required for
all Wisconsin-licensed dentists, pursuant to Chapter 153, Wis.
Stats.
in Wisconsin
The survey instrument was developed from previous dental surveys
and comments from a variety of sources, including the Wisconsin
Division of Health Care Financing, the Wisconsin Division of
New Findings from the Bureau of Health Information
Public Health, the Wisconsin Dental Association, the Southwest
Wisconsin Area Health Education Center, the Wisconsin Primary
Care Association, the Madison Area Technical College Health
Occupations Program, and the Marquette Dental School. Dentist
mailing addresses and other licensing data were obtained from the
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing.
The surveys were mailed on March 23, 2001 and were due April
23, 2001. Dentists who did not return initial surveys were sent
follow-up mailings in May. The final response rate was 94 percent,
with 4,301 of 4,563 licensed dentists returning the survey.
Additional Information
DENTIST
To receive additional copies of this publication call Joan Gugel at
(608) 267-7955. For additional survey information, call Stephanie
WORKFORCE
Ward at (608) 267-0246.
Dentist workforce data and other health statistics are also
DATA
available on the DHFS Web site:
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/stats/index.htm
Address mail requests to:
Bureau of Health Information
2001
Division of Health Care Financing
Department of Health and Family Services
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701-0309
2002
Division of Health Care Financing
PHC 5327 (01/02)
Department of Health and Family Services