by Devan Gannon | Aug 27, 2019
The oral health workforce is critical to achieving Healthy People 2020 objectives focused on promoting and sustaining oral health for all Americans. Dentists and dental hygienists are licensed health professionals whose primary focus is dental disease prevention and oral health promotion and restoration. These professions are the foundation of the oral health workforce. Understanding the number, distribution and characteristics of dentists and dental hygienists can be useful to inform policy discussions related to oral health and access to dental care. Data on Indiana’s dentist and dental hygienist workforce are gathered through a voluntary survey administered by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) in conjunction with biennial license renewal. This report includes information on 2,697 dentists (67.4% response rate) and 3,521 dental hygienists (70.4% response rate) who renewed their license in 2018 and that met inclusion criteria (briefly described inclusion criteria in footnote). Additional information on inclusion and exclusion criteria can be found in the Data Report: 2018 Indiana Oral Health.
by Devan Gannon | Aug 27, 2019
In 2020 all Dentists who biennially renewed their license electronically were invited to complete this voluntary Survey Instrument administered by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). The data will be used for the 2020 Oral Health Data Report were extracted from the survey data from these files provided by IPLA through the Indiana State Department of Health.
by Devan Gannon | Aug 27, 2019
This report examines the barriers that Indiana physicians and dentists encounter in participating in Medicaid. The information was collected from the 2017 Physician Licensure Survey and 2018 Dentist Licensure Survey.
by Bart Caylor | Jul 10, 2019
In 2016 all Dentists who biennially renewed their license electronically were invited to complete this voluntary Survey Instrument administered by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). The data used for the 2016 Oral Health Data Report were extracted from the survey data from these files provided by IPLA through the Indiana State Department of Health.
by Bart Caylor | Jul 10, 2019
In 2017 all Dentists and Dental Hygienist who biennially renewed their license electronically were invited to complete this voluntary Survey Instrument administered by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). The data used for the 2018 Oral Health Data Report extracted from the survey data from these files provided by IPLA through the Indiana State Department of Health.
