Dentist availability in Egypt: a 20-year study of supply, potential demand and economic factors.

Background: Egypt is one of the most populated countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region with historically large numbers of trained professionals providing services in and outside the country. Data about dentist availability are needed to plan for workforce production and training.

Aims: We assessed dentist availability in Egypt including (1) changes over 20 years; (2) spatial distribution; and (3) association with supply, potential demand for care and economic conditions.

Regional caries data availability in Saudi Arabia: Impact of socioeconomic factors and research potential.

Background And Aims: Monitoring oral diseases is needed to allocate resources, plan health services and train dental workforce. Caries is one of the oral diseases most commonly included in oral health surveillance systems. The present study assessed (1) caries data availability in the administrative regions of Saudi Arabia and (2) factors associated with this availability.

Prevalence and Data Availability of Early Childhood Caries in 193 United Nations Countries, 2007-2017.

Objectives: To assess the relationship between health care system and economic factors and early childhood caries (ECC) data availability and prevalence.

Methods: We estimated ECC data for 193 United Nations countries from studies published between 2007 and 2017. We obtained other variables from the World Health Organization and the World Bank databases.