“…1 Most studies evaluating gender differences in dentistry have examined differences in working patterns, including numbers of hours worked, time taken off, days worked per year, practice ownership status, number of patients treated, and income. For the most part, these studies have found that women are less likely to own their own practices, 3,4 work fewer hours [5][6][7][8][9][10] and fewer days, take more time off, 3 see fewer patients, 4,7,9 and earn the same amount as their male counterparts per day worked. 5 It was also found that a greater percentage of female dentists than male dentists work part time.…”