Table 3 Developments in professional groups in oral health care in the Netherlands between 1995 and 2018

number of dentists

6.887

7.397

7.994

8.590

proportion of female dentists

18%

21%

26%

32%

proportion of dentists aged 39 years or younger

nda

28%

26%

31%

proportion of dentists 40–49 years

nda

38%

32%

21%

proportion of dentists 50–59 years

nda

28%

34%

34%

proportion of dentists 60 years or older

nda

6%

8%

14%

proportion of dentists who graduated abroad ^a

nda

5%

7%

10%

 orthodontists

255

287

283

317

 oral and maxillofacial surgeons

194

198

214

245

 periodontologists

44

61

80 ^b

84

 dentists for maxillofacia prosthetics

nda

nda

nda

39

 gnathologists

nda

45

47 ^b

52

 endodontologists

nda

26

37 ^b

64

 oral implantologist

–

–

188 ^b

448

 dentists for disabled patients

–

–

nda

35

 geriatric dentists

–

–

15

18

 pedodontologists

–

14

nda

41

 anxiety counselling dentists

–

–

1

27

 sleep medicine dentists

–

–

–

nda

 restorative dentists

–

–

–

–

 dental hygienists

1.489 ^b

1.789 ^b

2.267

2.425 ^b

 dental prosthodonitists

nda

nda

293 ^b

350 ^b

 dental technicians

nda

nda

nda

5.000 ^b

 prevention assistants

nda

nda

2.375 ^b

6.300 ^b

 dental assistants ^c

8.533 ^b

nda

14.125 ^b

11.900 ^b

 number of inhabitants (× 1.000.000)

15,5

16,0

16,3

16,7

 number of inhabitants per dentist^a

2.250

2.161

2.043

1.939