2006 Colorado Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey

In August 2006, survey questionnaires were sent to nearly 3,000 individuals who held an active license to practice as a dental hygienist in Colorado and who also had work or home addresses in the state. CHI received survey responses from around 1,700 dental hygienists or about 60 percent of those who were mailed a survey form. The survey included questions related to such issues as education and licensing; work status and satisfaction; future education and work plans; salary and health insurance status.

Expand the menu below for related publications and presentations from the survey. The research data file is currently being reconfigured and will be available for download soon.

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2006 Dental Hygienist Survey Form

Publications and Presentations

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2/19/2010

Presentation: Colorado’s Oral Health Workforce, Dentist and Dental Hygienist Survey Findings: 2006-08

An overview of Colorado’s oral health workforce using survey findings from CHI's 2006 Dental Hygienist Survey, 2008 Rural Dentist Survey, and 2009 Urban Dentist Survey.

Presented to: Colorado Health Professions Workforce Collaborative

2/16/2010

2009 Colorado Urban Dentist Workforce Survey - Public Use File
Codebook and Variable Frequencies Report
Many Coloradans have difficulty getting access to the oral health care they need, not only in rural areas but also in urban locations. In order to address this problem, policymakers at both the state and local levels need a better understanding of the training, practice and reimbursement issues related to recruiting and retaining dentists throughout Colorado’s urban communities.

2/16/2010

2009 Colorado Urban Dentist Workforce Survey - Research File
Codebook and Variable Frequencies Report
Many Coloradans have difficulty getting access to the oral health care they need, not only in rural areas but also in urban locations. In order to address this problem, policymakers at both the state and local levels need a better understanding of the training, practice and reimbursement issues related to recruiting and retaining dentists throughout Colorado’s urban communities.

2/11/2010

2008 Colorado Rural Dentist Workforce Survey - Research File
Codebook and Variable Frequencies Report
In July 2008, CHI sent a survey questionnaire to all individuals holding an active dentist license and practicing in rural areas of Colorado. Responses were received from 251 rural dentists or 70 percent.

2/11/2010

2008 Colorado Rural Dentist Workforce Survey - Public Use File
Codebook and Variable Frequencies Report
In July 2008, CHI sent a survey questionnaire to all individuals holding an active dentist license and practicing in rural areas of Colorado. Responses were received from 251 rural dentists or 70 percent.

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Data Resources

2009 Colorado Urban Dentist Survey

Many Coloradans have difficulty getting access to the oral health care they need, not only in rural areas but also in urban locations. In order to address this problem, policymakers at both the state and local levels need a better understanding of the training, practice and reimbursement issues related to recruiting and retaining dentists throughout Colorado’s urban communities.

The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) was asked by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Oral Health Program to survey Colorado’s non-rural dentists to provide a more comprehensive picture of the state’s dental workforce. The survey was mailed in July 2009 to a stratified random sample of 887 dentists in urban and suburban areas of the state.

2008 Colorado Rural Dentist Survey

Many Coloradans living in rural areas of the state have difficulty getting access to oral health care because of an overall shortage of practicing dentists. To obtain an accurate and current picture of the state's rural dentist workforce, including training and practice issues related to recruiting dentists to work in rural areas, the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) was asked by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Oral Health Program to survey Colorado's rural dentists.

In July 2008, CHI sent a survey questionnaire to 365 individuals holding an active dentist license and practicing in rural areas of Colorado.

Findings from the survey were released in late fall 2008.

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