TABLE 301

TABLE 301. PROFESSIONALLY ACTIVE AND PRIVATE PRACTICE DENTISTS AND DENTIST-TO-POPULATION RATIOS, SELECTED YEARS: 1975-2000
YEAR	NUMBER OF DENTISTS			PROFESSIONALLY ACTIVE	PRIVATE PRACTICE
YEAR	PROFESSIONALLY ACTIVE	PRIVATE PRACTICE	TOTAL (THOUSANDS)	PROFESSIONALLY ACTIVE	PRIVATE PRACTICE
1975	107,100	97,000	217,095	49.3	44.7
1976	110,300	100,100	219,179	50.3	45.7
1977	113,600	103,400	221,477	51.3	46.7
1978	117,000	106,700	223,865	52.3	47.7
1979	119,400	109,000	226,451	52.7	48.1
1980	121,900	111,300	228,937	53.2	48.6
1981	124,400	113,800	231,157	53.8	49.2
1982	127,000	116,200	233,322	54.4	49.8
1983	129,100	118,200	235,385	54.8	50.2
1984	131,300	120,200	237,468	55.3	50.6
1985	133,500	122,200	239,638	55.7	51.0
1986	135,700	124,300	241,784	56.1	51.4
1987	138,000	126,400	243,981	56.6	51.8
1988	141,100	129,200	246,224	57.3	52.5
1989	144,300	132,100	248,659	58.0	53.1
1990	147,500	135,100	251,340	58.7	53.8
1991	150,800	138,100	254,051	59.4	54.4
1992	152,900	140,300	256,866	59.5	54.6
1993	155,100	142,600	259,450	59.8	55.0
1994	157,200	144,600	261,906	60.0	55.2
1995	158,600	146,100	264,331	60.0	55.3
1996	160,400	147,200	266,840	60.1	55.2
1997	160,800	147,800	269,379	59.7	54.9
1998	163,300	151,300	271,841	60.1	55.7
1999	164,700	152,200	274,271	60.1	55.5
2000	168,000	155,200	276,740	60.7	56.1

SOURCE: American Dental Association. Dental Manpower Model: 1995-2020. Chicago, 1996. American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center. Dental Workforce Model, 2001. Chicago, 2001; U.S. Bureau of the Census. Current Population Reports, Series P-25 Nos. 1045, 1113, and 1128. Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2001 Edition.