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Development and retention of the dental workforce: findings from a regional workforce survey and symposium in England

To help promote a flexible and sustainable workforce in dentistry, it is necessary to access accurate and timely data about the structure and nature of the evolving dental team. This paper considers the results and learning from a region-wide dental workforce survey conducted in one area of Health E...

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Conferences, meetings and seminars
Contract reform
Dental assistants
Dental care
Dental insurance
Dentistry
Dentists
Employee development
Employees
Health care access
Health education
Health services
Labor supply
Medicine
Nurses
Oral hygiene
Patients
Practice
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Professionals
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