{"id":9836,"date":"2024-10-25T17:22:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/?page_id=9836"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:44:12","slug":"demographics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demographics\/","title":{"rendered":"Characteristics of the Oral Health Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover hide-for-small\" id=\"banner-1781874783\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/5-scaled.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-545888946\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y80 md-y80 lg-y80 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"2\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-570706848\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1253038507\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 360px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/WOHWLogotransparentbackground_filled.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:110px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-545888946 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-545888946 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1781874783 {\n  padding-top: 100px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_336533148\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ux-shape-divider ux-shape-divider--top ux-shape-divider--style-waves-opacity-3 ux-shape-divider--to-front\">\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 1000 300\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.05\" d=\"M1014 264V386H206L34 300C34 300 344.42 277.16 436 221C542 156 590 160 704 209C811 255 899.11 214.94 979 346L1014 264Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.1\" d=\"M-302 55C-302 55 -66.73 263.25 50 214C178 160 283 116 353 141C445.68 174.1 534.28 256.19 588 249C692.9 235 764.52 75.94 855 131C940.61 183.09 1000 254 1000 254V328L-306 338L-302 55Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.15\" d=\"M-286 255C-286 255 -72 152 52 126C176 100 255 155 436 227C581.57 284.91 614.7 277.79 708 227C787 184 1009 3.0001 1093 164C1146 265.63 1031 293 1031 293L924 377L-288 389L-286 255Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.3\" d=\"M-24 69C-24 69 275.68 370.66 389 314C397 310 622 316 673 356C690.47 369.7 845 224 890 182C944.8 130.85 1018 92 1078 143C1154.12 207.7 1196 242 1196 242L1184 374L-28 386L-24 69Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" d=\"M-12 201C-12 201 58 284 182 258C306 232 342.29 221.23 456 264C565 305 640.82 288.36 721 249C776 222 837.5 191.31 935 253C984 284 1030 279 1030 279L1024 430L-12 440V201Z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1030974447\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-201705313\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Funding for WOHW ended on 12\/31\/2025. 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Descriptions<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion mini-menu-dropdown\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-1916491791\" class=\"accordion-item button secondary is-underline is-large lowercase\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-1916491791-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-data-&#038;-findings\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1916491791-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Data &amp; Findings<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1916491791-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-1916491791-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/current-supply\/\">Distribution of Dental Occupations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demographics\/\">Demographics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/survey-findings\/\">Survey Findings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demand-and-population-access\/\">Employer Demand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/education-training\/\">Education and Training<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/population-need\/\">Population Need<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/reports-briefs\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Reports &amp; Briefs<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/news\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>In the News<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/links-to-related-reports-resources\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Related Resources<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/about\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>About<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/contact\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Contact<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-4291647898 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1621448301\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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