Newly registered dental practitioners, by division

KPI 21: The proportion of newly registered dental practitioners, by dental practitioner division

The aim of this indicator is to monitor trends in dental practitioner initial registrations to assist in future oral health workforce planning strategies.

The proportion of newly registered dental practitioners has declined slightly over time, from 5.0% in 2014 to 4.0% in 2017. The dental practitioner division which showed the greatest decline was that of Oral Health Therapists, dropping around 10 percentage points from 16% in 2014 to 5.8% in 2017.

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KPI 21: Proportion of newly registered dental practitioners, by practitioner type

This figure shows the proportion of newly registered dental practitioners, by practitioner type. National, state and territory data is presented for 2013 and 2017. In 2017, 4% of all dental practitioners were newly registered.

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