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Active Dentists in Maine*
Form of Employment by Age
January 1, 2006

                                                               Form of Employment

                                * Self-Employed * **************** Employed by Other *******************
                                                                   Group   Other   State/
                                                  Indiv.  Partner- Health   Non-   Local  Federal
      Age              Total      Solo    Group  Practice   ship    Plan    Govt    Govt    Govt   Other  Unknown
      *************   ********  ******** ******* *******  ******** ******  ******  ****** *******  ****** *******

      Total              585      374       95      37       27      1       14       2     26       6       3
      
      25-34 Years         45        9       10      11        2      0        2       0      7       1       3
      35-44 Years         97       54       21       7        9      0        1       0      5       0       0
      45-54 Years        202      138       34       7       10      0        6       0      7       0       0 
      55-64 Years        197      141       27      10        5      0        4       2      6       2       0
      65+ Years           43       31        3       2        1      1        1       0      1       3       0
      Age Unknown          1        1        0       0        0      0        0       0      0       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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