Women in oral and maxillofacial surgery: the Australasian experience.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q3 SURGERY

ANZ Journal of Surgery Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI:10.1111/ans.19422

Ven Min Woo, Emilija Daina Jensen, Kristen Anne Candy

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Abstract

Background: There continues to be an underrepresentation of women in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) despite an increase in the number of female medical and dental students. This study aims to characterize the number of female OMS surgeons and the number of female specialists among surgical and dental specialties in Australia.

Methods: The number of registered dental and medical specialists was publicly available from the Health Workforce (2013-2022). Data was requested from the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS) and Australia and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ANZAOMS) regarding distribution by sex, surgical and dental specialty. The results were collated descriptively.

Results: There were 49 registered OMS surgical trainees with RACDS in 2023, 7 (14%) of whom were female. There were a total of 304 members of ANZAOMS in the same year, 33 (10.86%) were female. Female surgical specialists compromised of 16.6% of all registered surgical specialists and female dental specialist compromised of 31.3% of total registered specialists.

Conclusion: While there has been a steady increase in the number of females in OMS, the number remains low; especially when compared to other surgical and dental specialties. There remains a need to further the opportunities for women aspiring to be OMS surgeons.

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ANZ Journal of Surgery 医学-外科

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

11.80%

发文量

720

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： ANZ Journal of Surgery is published by Wiley on behalf of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons to provide a medium for the publication of peer-reviewed original contributions related to clinical practice and/or research in all fields of surgery and related disciplines. It also provides a programme of continuing education for surgeons. All articles are peer-reviewed by at least two researchers expert in the field of the submitted paper.