As of March 31, 2009
Number of D-HPSAs: 4,091
U.S. population living in D-HPSAs: 49,053,752
Estimated underserved population living in D-HPSAs: 32,132,417
The number of practitioners needed to achieve a target ratio of 1 dentist per 3,000 patients is 9,579.
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration
As of December 31, 2006
Number of D-HPSAs: 3,527
U.S. population living in D-HPSAs: 46,759,654
Estimated underserved population living in D-HPSAs: 30,651,911
The number of practitioners needed to achieve a target ratio of 1 dentist per 3,000 patients is 9,164.
As of December 31, 2001
Number of D-HPSAs: 1,853
U.S. population living in D-HPSAs: 38,538,524
Estimated underserved population living in D-HPSAs: 26,525,684
The number of practitioners needed to achieve a target ratio of 1 dentist per 3,000 patients was 7,956.
D-HPSA data provided by the HRSA-BHPr Shortage Designation Branch, Office of Workforce Evaluation and Quality Assurance.