Workforce Analysis of Dentists in Private Clinics in Al-Ahsa Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Alkhamis, Ali A.; Alsalem, Muneer M.; Alsaad, Abdullah H.; Alsalleeh, Fahd

doi:10.36348/sjodr.2020.v05i08.010

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“…Moreover, it also stated that private clinics are mainly operated by non-Saudi male dentists, many areas inside Riyadh city lacks dental clinics [ 39 ]. Similar reports were found in a recent publication based on Al Ahsa private clinics [ 33 ]. Al Ahsa private clinics are mostly operated by Egyptian dentists.…”

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“…Al Ahsa private clinics are mostly operated by Egyptian dentists. Although Saudi general dentists are joining private clinics in Al Ahsa for the last three years, specialists are still lacking [ 33 ]. In addition, it was also noted that fresh dental graduates are reluctant to work in the rural areas of Riyadh; therefore, there is still a shortage of dentists in many parts of Riyadh [ 40 ].…”

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“…Improving the healthcare system is one of the main areas of Vision 2030. According to the highlight of vision 2030, the private sector would play an important role in economic growth; therefore, the privatization of healthcare services and expanding the resourceful utilization of accessible sources is one of the goals [ 33 ]. Consequently, the private sector requires to simulate responsibilities.…”

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“…The last study was published in 2016. Some authors have updated the regional distribution of dentists recently [ 19 , 33 ]; however, a distribution for the whole country is missing at this moment. Based on the previous studies conducted in the KSA and the efforts government is delivering to the healthcare system, the total number of dental workforces should increase along with the increasing population, which ultimately reduces the dentist-to-population ratio compared to the previous studies.…”

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Analysis of Trends in Demographic Distribution of Dental Workforce in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Dental professionals are playing an imperative role in the healthcare system. It is important to distribute the dental workforce across the country. Therefore, this study aimed at analyzing the recent distribution of the dental workforce in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and determining the current dentist-to-population ratio in the KSA. This is a cross-sectional study focused on the dental workforces working in the KSA between 2015 and 2020. Complete data of dentists working in the KSA with different professional ranks were obtained. The data were stratified by gender, professional rank (Saudi and non-Saudi), area of working (13 provinces in the KSA), and sector of working (public and private). A complete list of all dental universities was obtained to identify the increasing number of dental institutes at this current moment. In addition, the dentist-to-population ratio was also evaluated based on the current inhabitant in the KSA and the total dental surgeons. There are a total of 27181 dental surgeons and 8022 dental auxiliaries registered in different specialties as of 2020. Saudi citizens are holding the majority of the posts in both dentist and dental auxiliary categories. The percentage of males and female is slightly higher in dentists and dental auxiliaries, respectively. It also indicated that where most of the dental personnel work in the private sector, dental auxiliaries work in the public sector. Moreover, the highest number of dental workforces is identified in the Riyadh region among all the 13 provinces. Based on the databases, the current dentist-to-population ratio is 1 : 1288.16. In conclusion, the number of dental professionals is ample; however, rural areas lack specialists. Saudi dentists are progressively replacing foreign dentists in different professional ranks working in the KSA.

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