Table 10
Active Dentists in Maine*
Age by Primary Specialty
January 1, 2006

                                                  **************************** Age ************************
           Primary                                 25-34     35-44     45-54     55-64                Age
           Specialty                     Total     Years     Years     Years     Years   65+ Years  Unknown
           ***************              ********  *******   *******   *******   *******  *********  *******

           Total                          585        45        97       202       197        43        1
           
           Anesthesiology                   1         0         0         0         0         1        0
           Endodontics                     11         1         5         3         2         0        0
           General Practice               464        36        72       161       154        40        1
           Oral Pathology                   3         0         0         0         3         0        0
           Oral Surgery                    32         1         8        13        10         0        0
           Orthodontics                    40         4         7        11        17         1        0
           Pedodontics                     11         3         1         4         3         0        0
           Periodontics                    11         0         2         5         3         1        0
           Prosthodontics                  12         0         2         5         5         0        0

           *Licensed, active professionals working in Maine who responded to the survey.

           Source of Data: Maine Cooperative Health Workforce Resource Inventory, ODRVS.

                                                               Maine Department of Health and Human Services
                                                              Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics

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