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TABLE 307. GRADUATES FROM DENTAL SCHOOLS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, 1980 TO 2000

YEAR
TOTAL 1/
TOTAL
MINORITIES
UNDERREPRESENTED
MINORITIES 2/
BLACK
HISPANIC 1/
NATIVE
AMERICAN
ASIAN/
PACIFIC
ISLANDER
WHITE/
OTHER
NUMBER
PERCENT
1980 5,256 583 386 7.3 190 182 14 197 4,673
1981 5,550 619 373 6.7 214 145 14 246 4,931
1982 5,371 681 416 7.7 227 177 12 265 4,690
1983 5,756 637 422 7.3 200 210 12 215 5,119
1984 5,337 724 420 7.9 219 192 9 304 4,613
1985 5,353 831 453 8.5 223 213 17 378 4,522
1986 4,957 795 413 8.3 195 208 10 382 4,162
1987 4,744 848 452 9.5 210 231 11 396 3,896
1988 4,581 921 462 10.1 227 221 14 459 3,660
1989 4,312 1,024 503 11.7 193 296 14 521 3,288
1990 4,233 1,068 544 12.9 216 320 8 524 3,165
1991 3,995 1,141 564 14.1 204 348 12 577 2,854
1992 3,918 1,122 482 12.3 174 296 12 640 2,796
1993 3,778 1,078 471 12.5 171 288 12 607 2,700
1994 3,875 1,102 499 12.9 194 292 13 603 2,773
1995 3,908 1,169 509 13.0 201 300 8 660 2,739
1996 3,810 1,116 423 11.1 205 209 9 693 2,694
1997 3,930 1,196 429 10.9 201 210 18 767 2,734
1998 4,041 1,297 409 10.1 196 196 17 888 2,744
1999 4,095 1,404 405 9.9 174 204 27 999 2,691
2000 4,171 1,495 440 10.5 189 229 22 1,055 2,676

1/ Includes students from the University of Puerto Rico.
2/ Includes Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans.

SOURCE: American Dental Association. 2000/01 Survey of Predoctoral Dental Education. Academic Programs, Enrollment, and Graduates, Vol 1.Chicago, 2002. Also prior annual reports.