The Presence of Women in the Dental Profession: A Global Survey.

Objectives: The aim of this research was to acquire knowledge about the female dental workforce, identifying factors to pursue specialty training and career choices and working in dental institutions/associations.

Methods: An original online questionnaire was developed, validated (n = 22), and sent to 189 member associations in 133 countries of the Women Dentists Worldwide section of the FDI World Dental Federation.

Results: In all, 3232 female dentists from 81 countries participated.