Oral health practitioners in Australia, 2006

In 2006, there were 1,171 dental therapists, 674 dental hygienists and 371 oral health therapists practising in Australia. The oral health practitioner workforce was overwhelmingly female, with 98.8% of dental therapists, 96.7% of hygienists and 94.8% of oral health therapists being female. Dental therapists were the oldest group among the oral health labour force, with an average age of 42.9 years.

ISSN 1445-775X; ISBN 978-1-74249-157-8; Cat. no. DEN 201; 10pp.; Internet Only