PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Weintraub, Jane A.
AU  - Burgette, Jacqueline M.
AU  - Chadwick, D. Gregory
TI  - Educating North Carolina's Oral Health Workforce in an Evolving Environment
AID  - 10.18043/ncm.77.2.107
DP  - 2016 Mar 01
TA  - North Carolina Medical Journal
PG  - 107--111
VI  - 77
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/2/107.short
4100  - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/2/107.full
SO  - N C Med J2016 Mar 01; 77
AB  - In 2014, North Carolina had 4,681 actively practicing dentists and ranked 47th among US states in dentist-to-population ratio. The need for dentists is increasing as the population grows, and underserved areas persist. This commentary discusses the impact of the state's 2 dental schools and external factors on dental workforce trends.