Oral health practitioners in Australia, 2006
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Topic: Dental & oral health
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2011) Oral health practitioners in Australia, 2006, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026.
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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
- Pages: 10