Educational Pathways of Delaware Dentists: An Investigative Review of Dental Educational Records Dating Over 85 Years.

Delaware journal of public health Pub Date : 2025-11-24 eCollection Date: 2025-11-01 DOI:10.32481/djph.2025.11.10

Matt McNeill, Timothy E Gibbs, Katherine Smith

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Objective: This report summarizes the findings from a comprehensive study conducted by The Delaware Academy of Medicine & Public Health's Delaware Health Force program on the educational pathways of Delaware dentists from 1939-2024.

Methods: Delaware undergraduate education, dental school attendance, residency hospital training, and stage transition records were stratified by gender and license activity status for practicing Delaware dentists, and trends based on Delaware proximity and regional movements were identified. Shifts in the Delaware dental pipeline were also identified.

Results: The most common educational pathway for Delaware dentists was to complete their undergraduate education in Delaware, move to Pennsylvania for dental school, and then return to Delaware for residency and training. Most Delaware dentists remained in the Northeast for their entire training pathway.

Conclusion: There is subtle regional diversity in the pathways of Delaware dentists, with an overwhelming leaning towards educational training at all levels in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the country.

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特拉华州牙医的教育途径：超过85年的牙科教育记录的调查审查。

目的：本报告总结了特拉华州医学与公共卫生学院特拉华州卫生力量项目对1939-2024年特拉华州牙医教育途径的综合研究结果。方法：按性别和执业牙医执照活动状况对特拉华州本科学历、牙科学校出院率、住院医师医院培训和阶段转换记录进行分层，并根据特拉华州邻近度和区域运动确定趋势。特拉华州牙科管道的变化也被确定。结果：特拉华州牙医最常见的教育途径是在特拉华州完成本科教育，搬到宾夕法尼亚州的牙科学校，然后返回特拉华州住院和培训。大多数特拉华州的牙医在整个培训过程中都留在了东北部。结论：特拉华州牙医的路径存在微妙的地区多样性，在美国东北部和大西洋中部地区，各级教育培训都有压倒性的倾向。

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